The Opera browser is great for a number of reasons. A superior rendering engine, good memory management, and a wealth of functions that provide a great browsing experience. But what I appreciate most about Opera are its keyboard shortcuts. You can get a list of keyboard shortcuts from Opera Help, (Press F1). Here I'd like to highlight some of the most useful and interesting shortcuts.
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tags: Browser, Opera, productivityWhat's an easy and effective way to protect yourself from viruses? Connecting your cable modem or DSL modem to a router instead of directly to your computer. The reason is simple, when you connect your computer directly to your modem, attackers have access to and can interface directly with your computer. By default, unless you are running a good firewall, all ports are exposed. Theoretically this shouldn't be a problem since the operating system should be secure and won't allow unauthorized access. Unfortunately, virus writers are quite good at circumventing security.
The most powerful yet least known tool in the Microsoft Office Suite is definitely OneNote. The concept is simple - it's a virtual electronic notebook. I've used OneNote 2003 and OneNote 2007 and it's become a tool that I can't live without. Part of the reason why it's not as popular as it should be is because it's difficult to explain the appeal and usefulness of the application to someone who's never used it. I'll attempt to shed some light on OneNote 2007 in this article.
What is it and what does it do?
Basically, OneNote provides pages where you can write down notes and information. Well that's not so special right? You can do that in Microsoft Word. However, it's the flexibility and interface in which you can organize this information that sets it apart. First of all the paradigm is that of a notebook. The pages are automatically divided into notebooks, sections, pages, and sub pages, just like a physical notebook. So, as soon as you start the application, you are on a page of a section in a notebook. This natural hierarchy lends itself to easy organization and more importantly reorganization of important information. People tend not to immediately plan out an entire structure of how they want to organize all the information and documents that encompass all aspects of their lives. That would be a full time job in and of itself. Instead, we tend to think and work on a micro level and along the way, a structure and hierarchy naturally forms by itself. Continue reading »
Over the years, one of my biggest complaints about Microsoft operating systems since Windows 3.1 is that every time I install a new piece of software, I'm putting my entire system in jeopardy. Most of the times things work fine, but every so often, I install something and from that point on, the computer just starts doing something weird. It might be something minor like increasing startup times (although after a while this becomes a major problem as the system becomes slower and slower), or it might completely render the system inoperable. The truth of the matter is that every time you run a new installer for some software that looks promising, you run the risk of doing some damage to your computer - at least on a software level. You're not going to physically damage the computer but it's a problem nonetheless. How can you avoid these hassles?
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