Excuses, Excuses

by Dave Miller 

My readers, to you I do apologize for my absence. I sincerely want to write again and will. Another blog is forth coming. I ask that your forbearance endure a little longer. 

Excuses are like belly buttons, everyone has one and they are of little to no use. But I will give you one anyway; our family took a two and a half week vacation to the west, that and the catch up after our return has consumed an immense amount of time. When time is short we shift things. My blog drew the short straw. Maybe it is time for me to review my own advice by reading “A Kick in the Buttocks”.

As we traveled my wife was writing and an exhilarating writer she is. I hope that she will allow me to post some of her views on our excursion. 

I bid you adieu, till next time.

Quotable Quote; There is no such thing as a list of reasons.  There is either one sufficient reason or a list of excuses.  ~Robert Brault

Published in: on October 5, 2010 at 7:31 pm  Leave a Comment  

Top 10 keyboard shortcuts to help improve efficiency

Are you spending too much time moving your cursor, pointing and clicking just to accomplish simple tasks on your PC? Did you know that you can use your keyboard to work more efficiently?

Below is a list of 10 keyboard shortcuts that will help you increase your productivity by eliminating the need to reach for the mouse.

 

  •  CTRL + C will copy text after it has been highlighted.
  • CTRL + V will paste text that you have copied.
  • CRTL + Z will undo any change that you have done.
  • CTRL + ESC will bring up the Start Menu.
  • SHIFT + F3 will turn all capitalized text into lowercase.
  • SHIFT + DELETE will delete an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin.
  • ALT + TAB will bring up a Window with a list of icons representing programs which are currently running on your computer. While holding the ALT key, press and depress the TAB button to cycle between each icon task.
  • ALT + ESC will switch to the next task running on your computer. Hold down the ALT before pressing and depressing the ESC key to cycle to the next task.
  • CTRL + ALT + DELETE will bring up Task Manager and allow you to end a process (terminate a program) if it has crashed or has stopped responding. Select the process which has stopped responding, and then press “END PROCESS”.
  • SHIFT + INSERT will paste any text that is in your clipboard.
    Your cursor must also be placed in an area that will accept keyboard input for this to work.

 

When I come across an article like this I like to print it out and keep it close by when typing. My goal is to implement one of these shortcuts. I know I will not learn all of them so I focus on one or two in hopes of making one come as second nature.

Published in: on June 19, 2010 at 10:15 am  Comments (2)  
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Hello world, together we learn!

 Today starts a new day, as every day before it. Only this one is new in a different way - for I blog. Today I start to share my thoughts with mankind in hopes of helping someone, even if only in a small way. This world is a place where we can learn as we go or learn as others go. If you can discover something from my successes and mistakes then you are ahead. Herein lays my goal; that you would learn as I have learned and I as you.

My topics will consist of:

  • Real Estate Investing
  • Investment Strategies
  • Business Consulting
  • Economics
  • Random Thoughts

Enjoy and learn, and I will do the same.

Quotable Quote ”We really teach ourselves. If you want to learn, you will always find someone to learn from, be they dead or alive, great or unknown. You learn from everything you see and hear around you – if you are willing to pay attention.”  – Alexander Volkov

Published in: on April 3, 2010 at 3:13 pm  Comments (1)  
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