7 tips on how to clean up the computer and deal with routine
Productivity / / December 23, 2019
If you just can not make out the e-mail, to clean up the browser bookmarks and remove the debris on the desktop, then this article is for you. From it you will learn how to create some useful mini-habits that makes it easy to deal with such routine tasks.
Kopivshimisya cope with years of computer rubble in one sitting will not even superhero. No, here it is necessary to use a very different approach: a small but constant steps, which ultimately will lead to victory. And so they are easier given, it is better to attach them to some constantly recurring and unavoidable events.
1. Adjust one service each week
Reports of burglary popular services appear with alarming regularity. Developers in response to constantly fix vulnerabilities and add new security settings. It remains only to find a little time and enable two-factor authentication into Google, activate Stealth mode in Facebook, secure passwords in LastPass and so on.
Each week, choose a service or application that you regularly use, and dedicate a little time to set it up, paying special attention to the privacy options. I am confident that as a result you will discover some new interesting features, but will also be able to do their work on the web safer.
2. Remove one element from the desktop computer is turned on for each
Desktop - is a great place for the temporary storage of documents, files, or program shortcuts. Keyword - "temporary".
If your desktop has become a dumping ground, where it is impossible to find anything, it does not matter. In this case you should make it a rule every time you boot the computer, get rid of a single element. Files - in the cloud, documents - in working folders, watched movies and music - in a basket, and shortcuts - Favorites.
3. Unsubscribe from a mailing list on a daily basis
Personally, I for testing services and programs are to be recorded on a vast number of sites. And each of them is committed to start bombarding me with letters about their updates, new features, promotions and other events. As a result, my inbox simply swamped with letters, most of which I would have preferred to never see.
From all of this can and should be unsubscribe. However, once set aside time to remove yourself from all mailing lists is problematic. So I try every day to get rid of at least one intruder sender.
4. Organize your photos
After appearing in smartphones is more or less a decent camera, we have to generate a huge amount of pictures. However nasnimat fotochek beautiful - that's not all. It is advisable to download them into one of cloud storage to provide the headings listed based on who and location shooting. That's when your photo archive will really become a repository of memories, and not just dump images.
Most often, work to streamline the photo archive includes performing a plurality of repetitive actions that do not require a lot of brain strain. Therefore it is best to do it at the end of the day, when you are tired. At the same time remember the happy moments of your life and relax.
5. Check one link for each favorite browser startup
Too many have a habit when it detects the web site interesting article or immediately send a find favorites. Gradually, there is accumulated a number of elements to find "the very same article," it is absolutely impossible.
From this situation has two options. Radical - just close your eyes, remove all the contents of the favorites, and to access the desired site each time contact with Google. And conservative - still try to put things in order of the tabs.
It is not so difficult as it seems, if every time you start the browser to handle one link. Will not work, and six months later, you still have only the useful resources that you really need.
6. Read books, not news
C one hand, we are always something to read news, forums, Twitter and Facebook. On the other hand, this reading is completely of no use, as opposed to reading real literature.
It is therefore necessary to develop a habit that will gradually replace the "wrong" reading on the "correct". Agree with yourself that before the visit to Facebook, Twitter and other low places of the Internet definitely will read a couple of pages of a book. First there will be unusual, but then retracts. And it turns out that serious literature can be much more fun fur seals on the social networks.
7. Use calendars and reminders
Remember these tips to modern can be quite tricky busy person. And why do it when there are so many different calendars and task managers? Just make the necessary tasks in your favorite scheduler, and you will not forget, when and what should be done.
And you have his trademark tricks to help deal with constant computer problems?