Category: Productivity

After setting up listview as the method to display the files as per previous post Accessing Recent Files- Part 2-Jack Dunning’s QuickLinks then using LinkView which sorted out the principle of the program there were a few things I wanted to do to make it work in a more generic way. Use an ini file

In the first part of creating a link list of files for accessing I had a Proof of Concept that used AHK script to capture the information to a file and Excel to display and create hyperlinks. I’d commented that there didn’t seem to be similar programs that did this sort of thing and then

I’m hopping in and out of one particular project that I may not actively work on for months. When I revisit it I have to go fossiking through all my files to figure out which were the most recent ones I was working in. Although I could just use Explorer and order the files by

Further to previous post on Bookmarklets, I’ve been using them and find them easy to use, practical & they do increase my web browsing productivity. I was thinking that there may be a few more I could find. Bookmarklet Combiner One issue I do have is that they take up ribbon space in the Bookmark

After getting the Stream Deck I have been having tentative explorations into its setup and uses. A good Stream Deck article about process and setup is here You can create your own icons from a Stream Deck library , go HERE Stream Deck Calculator I saw this video and thought it would be a great

My original Microsoft Surface Book keyboard died on me a couple of years ago and I got a Surface Laptop to replace it. The Laptop did not have a Graphics card so not so good at BIM. I then realised I could cheaply purchase 2nd hand a lower spec Surface Book and switch over the

I was looking up AHK productivity and came across some extra information about Stream Decks and justification for using that rather than a 2nd keyboard. I thought this video was good in that it covers plugins and alternatives and other methods to try things out like Touch Portal This article seems to be useful too

I’m getting to be an old wrinkly and my lower back is starting to hurt when sitting at the computer. I did leave one job about 3 days in as their chairs were so awful I couldn’t sleep and 3rd day lost my temper and left, shortly afterwards I had a hip operation and that

I was looking at a Wassat (Wellington Open Source Show & Tell) notice and looked back at one of the organisers, Grant, presentation on Bookmarklets on YouTube and slides. I thought it was an interesting idea and decided to explore it further. Basically you do add Javascript to the Address bar on a browser. This

Note- WordPress seems to be having issues (or maybe just me) with uploading some images. I’m not sure why as they are screenshots (and small) , but some images are missing in the article below. They are loaded into the WP Media library, but do not wish to be displayed. Apologies until I can rectify