If you’re like me and spend a lot of time at a computer during the day, then you probably know the importance of keyboard shortcuts. Rather than looking for a command in a menu somewhere, shortcuts allow the user to instantly perform that command with a quick key combination instead. In this post I wanted to share all of the shortcuts I could think of relating to text entry on a computer, whether it be a long document, a short e-mail, or even programming code. What sets this apart from most other shortcuts is that they are (nearly) universal no matter what program you have open; anywhere you can type in text, these shortcuts will work. The more of these you memorize, the faster and more efficient you will be when typing. Read more »

It’s been about two weeks since my family spontaneously had me pick out a new cell phone on Black Friday; apparently there was a sale just too good to pass up. My old phone, the Motorola RAZR V3, has been in my possession for upwards of three years now, and although it served its function to make phone calls, send text messages and take blurry pictures, it was time for me to upgrade anyway. Since that time, the iPhone has come out, Android has been released, 3G networks have become more commonplace, and there have been a slew of improvements to what a cell phone can actually do. Read more »