Monday, May 6, 2013

Tech Shortcuts

I found this great video with a short TED talk by David Pogue sharing 10 great little Tech Shortcuts that everyone should know about. You may know about some or all of these, but there will be some out there who don't. I've listed a couple of my favourite tips, but it's worth watching the video below to see what the others are (it's only about 6 minutes after all!)
My Favourite tips:
1. Don't use the mouse to scroll down a page! Pressing the space bar in any internet browser will allow you to scroll down. Alternatively pressing the shift key and spacebar at the same time will scroll up.
2. When the text on your page is too small press the CTRL and + keys at the same time to enlarge the text - keep pressing these keys and the text will get bigger each time. Alternatively pressing the CTRL and - keys together will cause the text to grow smaller.
3. Google is not only a tool that allows you to look up webpages but it is also a dictionary, a calculator, a flight tracker and much more.
Dictionary: type define and the word you want to look up (eg. define doppelganger) and your definition will appear
Calculator: type your equation into the search bar and your answer will appear
Flight Tracker: Type the flight you wish to find in the search bar
Have a look at this article for more great Google Shortcuts


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