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March 19, 2006
Tips to improve your laptop or tablet use
The Student Tablet PC blog has been collecting user tips. The post Master list of 220 submitted tips, plus some of Tracy's favorites is a useful list not just for tablet users but also for anyone who uses a laptop. Here are a few of the ones I plan on using on my laptop.
- Most tableteers want one-touch access to their favourite programs, but don't like to navigate through the Start menu or put the Quick Launch in taskbar to waste space. To solve this, enable a toolbar (Quick Launch, or create a new toolbar from a folder full of shortcuts) by right clicking on the taskbar when it is unlocked. Now, drag the toolbar onto the desktop, and then onto one of the sides of the screen. You can now right click on this new bar, click Always on Top, and customise it to your liking (e.g. auto-hide, small icons, etc.).
- Earphones/Headphones are good when you are in class and you've forgotten to mute the speakers before shutting down last. Just plug in the headphones when starting up, and the disruptive Windows Sounds won't be heard. Another approach is to go into Sound Properties in the Control Panel, click the sounds tabs, and select the "No Sounds" scheme.
- For those who have tendency to multitask and get distracted often, you can create a set of windows users. Each user will be associated to a context you use your PC, as example, Study, Class, Entertainment, Work, Research. And set those users only the software and the files you use in that context without share information that are not related or deny Internet connection to those contexts were you need concentration.
- BACKUP! Many people use their tablet PCs to store their entire life, and find backup methods such as external hard drives and DVDs cumbersome and expensive. Here is a good way to back things up:
- Use the SyncToy to transfer and keep your Desktop and My Documents folder in sync with your PC over the network
- Be sure to transfer your Outlook PST file (usually located in C:\Documents and Settings\(USERNAME)\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook) to the PC as well, regularly
- Use the Microsoft Office Settings Wizard (in All Programs>Microsoft Office>Office Tools>Save my Settings Wizard) to keep your toolbar configurations backed up, and save the resulting file on the PC as well
- Take a day to create a CD full of installation files for all of your programs (name the files accordingly). [I need a file I title "Downloads" that includes all my downloaded programs by year, so I always have the install files.]
- Now, you won't have to spend as much money or time backing up.
- Always "optimize" your PDFs. Advanced --> PDF Optimizer. My settings (to minimize HDD space) include Deskew: Automatic, Background removal: Off, Edge shadow removal: Off, Despeckle: Low, Descreen: Automatic, Halo Removal: On.
Posted by prolurkr at March 19, 2006 08:05 AM
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