It takes more than technology to be productive.

Most everyone appreciates technology and its promise. The flip side is it can also be a pain. It could be you have the right tools but you aren’t sure how to use them to your advantage. How many times have you stared at a screen and wondered, “now what?”. I have and it’s frustrating. The goal of this site is to pass on my learnings.

Whether you’re frustrated or simply trying to level up your skills, we’d like to help. We’ve written a number of tutorials and informative articles covering everything from Amazon’s Alexa to Microsoft Excel with lots in between. And we’re open to suggestions.

FEATURED ARTICLE

Transcribe Audio Files with Word

Have you ever listened to a podcast, webinar, or class lecture and wished you had a written transcript? Microsoft released a new feature for Word for the web that simplifies transcription for English speakers. It's a great start, but like all audio transcription tools, you still need to do editing ...
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EASY TUTORIALS

Essential Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts & Customization

Keyboard shortcuts can enhance your productivity. The benefits are compounded the more you use a program like Gmail. The problem is learning them and committing them to memory. In the case of Gmail, there are many and some don't seem ...
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Quick Guide to Excel Solver

Some time back, I wrote an article about a useful function in Microsoft Excel called Goal Seek. It quickly allows you to solve easy “what-if” scenarios. Although helpful, it comes with limitations. However, Microsoft has a more powerful add-in analysis ...
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How to Add a Signature in Outlook.Com

Microsoft has several email products. One of the most popular ones is the free version called Outlook.com. However, the feature set is different than the paid counterpart in Microsoft 365 (Previously called Office 365). One difference deals with creating your ...
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Make Your Own Word Keyboard Shortcuts

Sometimes Microsoft Word menus and toolbars are slower. Granted many built-in commands have keyboard shortcuts, but many do not. This was the case for me when I wanted to use Word's Reading Mode. Instead of finding the correct tab and ...
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Simple Ways to Protect Your Online Accounts

I met a friend for dinner who found out that some hacker got access to his online accounts. Naturally, he was concerned about identity theft, but also the amount of time it would take to fix the problem. I told ...
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GIFTS & PLANNERS

Practical Gift Ideas For Anytime

This is not your typical gift-giving guide. Those tend to be centered around specific holidays whereas I wanted to do one which was date agnostic. I plan to continually revise this one. Also, keep in mind that these prices fluctuate during the year so they may not be in the ...
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