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Productivity

Firefox Graphical Cheatsheet For Keyboard Shortcuts

by Sasikala on August 17, 2009

For those who use Firefox everyday, using keyboard shortcuts for Firefox browser will increase your productivity dramatically.

In this article, we’ve provided both the Graphical Cheatsheet and Keyboard Shortcut Table.
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15 Awesome Google Search Tips and Tricks

by SathiyaMoorthy on June 4, 2009

Google Search TechniquesYou may be using Google search multiple times per day to locate something on the web. Learning how to use Google search effectively can boost your productivity instantly.
 
This article is part of the on-going Productivity Tips for Geeks. In this article let us review 15 awesome google search tricks that will improve the quality of your online life.
 
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Turbocharge Firefox Browser With Vim Editor Functionality Using Vimperator Add-on

by SathiyaMoorthy on May 26, 2009

Combine Vi Editor with Firefox Browser
This article is part of the on-going Vi / Vim Tips and Tricks.  Firefox is the best browser. Vim is the best editor. Wouldn’t be nice if we can combine the best browser (Firefox) with the best editor (Vim)?

In this article let us review how to use the powerful Vim navigation concepts inside Firefox Browser using the Vimperator Firefox add-on. Let us review how to install the vimperator plugin, and 8 Powerful features to make Firefox browser behave like Vim.

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The Power of Z Commands – Zcat, Zless, Zgrep, Zdiff Examples

by SathiyaMoorthy on May 14, 2009

Power of Linux Z Commands In this article let us review how to perform normal file operation on a compressed files using the powerful Linux Z commands.

Some of these z commands uncompresses the file temporarily in the /tmp directory to perform the specified operation. Some of the z commands uncompresses it on the fly to perfom the specified operation. But, under any case, z commands gives the peace of mind, as you don’t want to worry about the overhead of uncompressing the compressed file to perform an operation.

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Web Based Time Tracking – Software for Geeks #2

by Ramesh Natarajan on August 4, 2008

Time Tracking - ClockAs part of Software for Geeks on-going series, earlier I wrote about Web based To-Do List Software. In this post, let us review about Web based time tracking software. For geeks to be ultra efficient and productive, it is very important to cut down the time spent on activities that are not aligned with your goals. If you track daily activities either manually or using some software, you will be surprised to find out how much time your may be spending on activities that don’t need such attention. Take a test drive of the following two free online time tracking software and pick the one that suites your need.
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Reduce Keystrokes using AutoHotKey for Windows- Productivity Tip#2 for Geeks

by Ramesh Natarajan on July 20, 2008

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For geeks to be more productive, using keyboards as much as possible is a must. AutoHotKey for windows is an excellent tool that can automate repetitive typing. Using scripting in AutoHotKey, you can pretty much perform any activities on Windows. This is a jumpstart guide to get you started on the AutoHotKey.
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Web based To-Do List – Software for Geeks #1

by Ramesh Natarajan on June 29, 2008


I will be posting “Software for Geeks” series on an on-going basis. Every post in this series will be about a specific type of software. Let us review the following five different free web based to-do list software in this post.

Geeks have several new technologies to explore and cool gadgets to play with. Managing the tasks and the list of things to do effectively is a boring and important part of Geek’s life. Take a test drive of all of these five softwares and choose the one that best fits your needs. Just testing these software and exploring their features is the fun part.

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Productivity Tip#1 for Geeks – Launch software using keyboard on Windows

by Ramesh Natarajan on June 23, 2008

 
 
 I’ll be posting series of “Productivity Tips for Geeks” on a on-going basis targeted toward geeks who spend lot of time in front of the computer.

I hate to use the mouse and use keyboard intensively for all my work. If I perform a single action more than few times using mouse, I’ll try to find a corresponding keyboard shortcuts and use it. Using keyboard instead of mouse can be a immediate productivity booster for most of the people. In this post, let us review how to launch the frequently used software on your Windows operating system using keyboard.

One of my frequently used program is notepad++ and I don’t want to click on the “Start -> All Programs -> Notepad++ -> Notepad++”, every time I want to launch Notepad++. Following 5 steps explain how to setup the shortcuts and launch any software using keyboard quickly.
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