50 ways to work faster

The Windows PowerToys date all the way back to the days of Windows 95. Those who were lucky enough to have internet access in those days could download a set of 15 little utilities that enabled them t

WINDOWS 10 & 11 Use the improved PowerToys dashboard The latest version of Microsoft’s PowerToys (0.93) introduces a vastly improved Settings dashboard. On the homepage, there’s now a ‘Quick access’ p

If LibreOffice starts crashing, freezing or acting oddly, it could mean that your user profile is cluttered or corrupted. This is a folder that stores all your settings, extensions, templates and tool

LIBREOFFICE CALC & MICROSOFT EXCEL Turn off ‘marching ants’ around cells When you select cells to copy and paste in a spreadsheet, both Calc and Excel indicate them with a moving dotted border – somet

Microsoft’s video-editing tool Clipchamp stores temporary files from your video projects locally – ie, on your computer’s hard drive, not online. If you create particularly long videos these files can

Struggling to focus, or just wishing you could get more done in a day? These tips from author and neuroscientist Nicole Vignola will get you back on track