Monthly Archive: April 2020

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When In Doubt, Right-Click

Tricia’s Rule #2. You already know this, right? How many times do you do it? I am always surprised at how often this solves a problem. It works in so many applications and in so many circumstances. Basically, right-clicking gives...

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Tricia’s Top Office Tips

These are my favorite tips for getting the most out of your time staring at your computer. Before you roll your eyes, give each a fair hearing. If you are already fully confident in some, give yourself a pat on...

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The Universe Word Search Puzzle

So I obviously have waaaaay too much time on my hands. For those of you who like puzzles, here’s a Word Search puzzle to celebrate Hubble’s birthday. (Run a virus scan on the file before opening it – an extra...

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Happy 30th to Hubble

Have you seen some of the absolutely amazing and mind-blowing photos from the Hubble Space Telescope? Of course you have…who hasn’t? In this time of Stay-At-Home orders that many people are finding too onerous to bear and feeling like it’s...

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Tricia’s Top Ten Tech Tips

After training thousands of people, I found some tips that seemed to rise to the top of my list. After not doing anything with them for over a decade, I assumed they wouldn’t really hold up anymore. However, much to...

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Spring is springing!

Spring is in the air and I’ve finished my first article: Spring Cleaning. Because just like the pollen got everywhere and had to be cleaned off our back porch (that screen does nothing to slow pollen’s progress), you need to...

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Greetings!!

I’m taking advantage of the stay-at-home order and working on my writing! I’m looking at this as a sort of paid vacation. I’ve been surprised to see many of the things I wrote 15 years ago are still valid with...