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We never think about the number of clicks we do on the computer every day, we just do them. Going from the keyboard to the mouse to make a click does cause carpal tunnel problems. You can reduce this and increase productivity, just by learning new ways to use your search engine functions.
Here are 17 ways you can reduce the number of clicks and increase your efficiency at the same time:
1. When searching for a particular book, type in the book’s title in the search field. You will want to do this even if you know you are interested in purchasing it from a particular vendor. This way you can check the competitive pricing.
2. Allow the search field to do your math. When you need to complete a calculation, simply enter it into the search field. Ex: 5*9(sqrt 10) ^3=. Or even simple addition. Ex: 5863+91/3= Always end with the equal sign.
3. Convert measurements. One of my favorite ways to use the search engine field is for converting measurements. The most common conversions are miles to feet and metrics and pixels to inches or the reverse. Here’s how to enter what you want converted: ”10.5 cm in inches. ”
4. You can also find public data fast this way. For instance, if you want to find the population numbers for your city, type in “population City State.” Use the two-letter code for your state.
5. If you need a synonym for a word, type a “~” in front of the word.
6. If you need a word definition, type in the word “define” (without quotes) and add the word or phrase. Example: “Define abundance.”
7. Check spelling using the search engine field. Type in the word the way you think it’s spelled. Instantly you have the most common spelling information. This also works from an iPhone.
8. To find a nearby restaurant, enter the type of food followed by the zip code. For instance, Chinese 22201. If you’re in a new area, type in the street name, city, state, and the zip code will appear. Then type in the type of food you want and the zip code.
9. You can find movie theaters the same way — type in movies + zip code.
10. What if you are driving around and looking at homes for sales. You find a street or area you really like. Enter “homes sales, name of street, city, and state, or leave out the city and state and just add the zip code. (If you don’t have the zip code, see #8 above).
11. Is your mother’s plane going to be on time? Type in the airlines, flight number, and the airport name. Enter the airline, flight number, airport name (without commas). Example: American airlines 3110 DCA.
12. Use the search engine field to convert currencies. Let’s say you’re completing your expense report at work. You need to know what 130 rubbles equal in US dollars. To achieve this, enter 130 rubles in USD. You can also enter in 130 GBP in USD.
13. Another way I like to use the search field is the “fill in the blank” feature. This works especially well when you can ask a question. All you do is add an asterisk (*) at the end of the sentence or question you want finished. Example: Isaac Newton discovered *. This is fantastic for school projects.
When I was standing at a statute in France and I wanted to know more about the statute, I entered the name followed by an *.
Last week, I used this feature for a sculpture in a local park. In a few minutes I knew all about the artist.
14. When you need to track a shipping number, don’t spend extra time going to the UPS, FedEx, or USPS web site. Just type the number into the search engine field.
15. Need to find a patent? Type in “patent” + the number.
16. Do you have a zip code but don’t know what city and state it belongs to? Type in the zip code.
17. When you want to search for web pages with similar content, type “related:” (notice there’s a colon after the word) followed by the website address. Example: related: abundancecenter.com. This is also a great way to begin your competition research.
18. Would you like to know the time in another city, type in “time” and the city or country? For example: ”time Australia.” The results will also display various cities if the time is different in each city in that country.
Wasn’t that great? Now you know 18 ways to find information and save yourself wrist fatigue, damage, and time.
Catherine Franz teaches nonfiction writing and info product development to solopreneurs.
http://abundance.blogs.com/intothelight
Shannon Brown: Flight School
Any parents out there that have autistic child. Q: Have any advise on how modify their agressive behavior?
I have a 3 childern that fall under the autism specturm. My 15 year-old has Asperger syndrome, my 8 year-old has pervasive development disorder and my 4 year-old is still being dignosed under which of the 2 she falls under. Well, my 8 year-old at times becomes extremely physically agressive. He takes medication for his ADHD & it seems to help but at times he really worries me. He has become flight risk at school & at times destroyes school property, such as throwing desks chairs and spits at teachers and students when he is miss understood & gets fustrated. I am taking him to a child counselor ans she stated that I need to teach him behavior modification. I have no idea which she means by thta since the child is autistic & times hard to get his world. Does any one have any info or suggestions with this problem. Mom, in need of some healthy advise.
There are way too many variables to consider. It does sound like there are communication issues in the classroom. Might not be a bad idea to observe the class and see how the teacher and your son interact. There must be a good foundation between them to foster any learning.
Ours is 6 and is also very physical. Not violent physical but enough to annoy his peers. We found through observation, he was being physical with classmates during group activity because he knew he would be removed from the group and could then do independent work. He generally loves school but prefers to work on activites alone.
This doesn’t sound like the case with your child but it could be that he does not have a good relationship with his teacher or aides. He may be acting out in part because he knows that will get him removed from class even if only temporarily.
Like I said, too many variables. If the being physically violent is a new thing, there was probably a trigger for it. Many times things happen at school that you don’t know about. I would definately observe the classroom setting.
