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What are some things(or ways) that you use to save time or get things done efficiently? Especially things that would be useful for many and are currently less popular. (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have recently started using RSS feeds to get news and other information. It is quite time-saving.
Recently found out that word could open pdfs for edits. Used to upload pdfs to websites to get it converted into some editable format. I think Libreoffice can do the same.
Got that spinning type of mop and mopping has become a bit easier.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 4 months ago (14 children)

I use a computer frequently. So I take the time to learn hot keys and shortcuts. The two minutes it takes to learn them is quickly made up for in productivity.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Indeed.

On windows, there's the three finger Maximise and Minimise along with the alt + tab equivalent swipe, which I think is not really popular among many. Laptop users could save some time with that.

Any rare/useful shortcuts that you like/would teach others?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Amazing how many folk don't automatically press ctrl/s as a matter of habit in Office

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If your PC is in another language, that shortcut gets changed. For example, in spanish it's Ctrl+G (G from Guardar, I assume). It may seem intuitive, but not every app follows this change. It's also way more difficult to hit with one hand, as the G is further from Ctrl than the S. Localized shortcuts are a thing I never understood about Windows, and I hated it while I used it.

After that I swithed to Linux, and I've been using NeoVim for a few years now. Instead of Ctrl+S I now compulsively [esc]:w[return], which, now that I think of it, may be even worse.