Get to your Applications, Utilities, and Home folders fast. Read more...

Do you miss the cartesian layout for Spaces that was available in Snow Leopard? Here's an inexpensive add-on for OS X Lion and Mountain Lion that brings that back. Read more...

Typing in foreign languages can be tricky - here are some resources to help. Read more...

You can block most advertising on web pages and even YouTube videos by installing AdBlock, which is available for all major browsers. Chrome users can get it from chromeadblock.com. Firefox users should go to the Tools menu and select Add-ons and search for "adblock plus". Safari users can use safariadblock.com.

All those tabs, buttons, and menus on your web browser take up a lot of screen real estate, particularly annoying when you are giving a presentation. With Firefox, Chrome, and Safari (OS X Lion only) you can hide all that junk in one fell swoop. In Firefox and Chrome, look in the View menu for "Enter Full Screen" (Firefox) or "Enter Presentation Mode" (Chrome). In Safari, click the diagonal arrows at the top right of your browser window. To see your menus again, move your mouse to the top of the screen.

Trouble printing to the printer in your admin office? Read more...

Both Firefox and Google Chrome have built-in support for synchronizing bookmarks between your computers. Chrome users should select "Sign in to Chrome" from the wrench menu or click the "sign in" link in the upper right corner of a new tab. Next, enter your reed.edu email address (username@reed.edu) and password, or use your personal Google account if you prefer. Firefox users should open their preferences, go to the "Sync" tab, and click "Set up Firefox Sync." Repeat the process on your other computers, but not public ones of course!

Getting an error when updating Mozilla applications like Firefox or Thunderbird in OS X? Use this procedure to update these programs. Read more...

Almost any image you see on a web page can saved to your computer. Simply click and drag the image from your web browser to your desktop.

Recent versions of Microsoft Excel no longer have statistical and analysis functions built in by default. You can quickly fix this by downloading the "Analysis ToolPak" from Microsoft: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff969363.aspx Read more...

If you're tired of switching to the iPad's secondary keyboard every time you need to type an apostrophe, try this instead: On the main keyboard, swipe upward on the comma key. An apostrophe will appear!

Let's say there's a "scholarship-app.pdf" in Cascade and you want to replace it with an updated version of the same name. In Cascade, click on the old file, then click the Edit tab. Use the Browse button to choose and upload the new file from your computer. After uploading, click the Publish tab. Note, this works with any file in Cascade (.jpg, .pdf, .doc, etc) but NOT with entire web pages.

Want a really easy way to keep abreast of the latest Tech Tips, articles on your favorite news site, or posts on your favorite blog? Here's how... Read more...

Don't just forward that email to CUS or ACS. The only way to make Reed's anti-spam and anti-phishing filters stronger is to Read more...

Following a power outage or surge, some iMacs won't start with a press of the power button. Read more...

Did you know that you can manage your email delivery preferences in IRIS? In addition to setting a forwarding address you can request additional email addresses for your account and control how long messages in your spam and trash folders are kept. Read more...

Using campus voicemail to forward a message, but want to send to an extension instead of looking up a person's name? Read more...

Follow these steps to create an email signature in Thunderbird. Read more...

Editing a document and want to know where the file lives? Hold down the Command key (⌘) on your keyboard and ... Read more...

To type accented characters (é, ñ, ö, etc.) on the iPad, press and hold the key of the letter that needs the accent. A menu of possible accents will appear. Slide your finger over to the one you want, then let go to type the accented character.

Does Moodle send you too many emails? You can choose to receive a daily digest of postings from all the Moodle forums you're subscribed to, rather than a separate email for each posting. Read more...

Reed's content management system, Cascade, has two handy shortcut menus. Click "Quick Links" at the top of the page for links to common areas of Cascade and a list of your recently viewed assets. Or hover your mouse over any asset and click the tiny arrow that shows up to perform various actions on that asset (Edit, Publish, Move/Rename, and more). Saves you a click! Read more...

You don't like your IRIS directory photo? You can change it it! Log in to IRIS and click on "Information Update" under the "Personal Info" section. See your current photo in the "Profile" tab. Click "Edit Info" and follow the instructions to upload a new photo.