If you’re using AOL Instant Messenger (or a similar IM program) in an office setting, be respectful of your co-workers and disable the notification sounds. Those noises can be really distracting!
Here are instructions for the latest version of AIM:
Did you know that a messy computer desktop can actually slow your computer down? Each file on your desktop uses a bit of computer memory, and your computer needs memory in able to run efficiently. Try moving your files to your Documents folder, or just keep shortcuts on your Desktop to the folders and files you frequently use.
I have mentioned a few services for screen sharing and conference calls before. Here are a couple new ones I’ve discovered.
Open your PDF document in Apple Preview. If the sidebar isn’t showing, choose View > Sidebar > Show Sidebar or press CMD-SHIFT-D. Make sure it’s showing thumbnails (choose View > Sidebar > Thumbnails). To delete a page, just select the thumbnail and hit delete. To reorder pages, drag them up or down in the sidebar. To add pages from another PDF, open that PDF and drag the page’s thumbnail to the sidebar of the other PDF.
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