Everyday Computing Tips Archives
By Jason Sherrill
Posted on Feb 18, 2008
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The clipboard is probably the feature of Windows that I use more often than any other on my computer. There are two main problems I have with the clipboard:
- It holds only one item at a time
- There is no easy way to see what's in your clipboard
Today, Jeff Atwood's blog introduced me to a tool to solve both of these problems in one lightweight application.
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By Jason Sherrill
Posted on Sep 18, 2007
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Google offers a cool advanced search technique that you can use to find out which new pages Google discovered on your website in recent days. You can also use the same technique to find any new web content on a topic, such as a breaking news story.
Continue reading "Google Plain Sight Secret: How to Tell Google to Return Only Recent Results" »
By Jason Sherrill
Posted on Aug 29, 2007
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If you haven't already heard or seen the term BACN, you will soon. So, what is BACN and why should email marketers care?
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By Jason Sherrill
Posted on Aug 13, 2007
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Roughly 40 to 60 legitimate emails establish residency in my inbox every business day. About 25% of them require me to perform some type of follow up action, like replying or completing a task. Combine those emails with the 10 to 30 phone calls I receive, plus my own prioritized To Do list that I create each day, and it would be easy for a few emails that require action to slip through the cracks. But Outlook 2003 offers a handy two-click method to easily track these emails so they don't end up in inbox oblivion.
Continue reading "Here's A Quick Way to Keep Important Emails from Falling Through the Cracks" »