The Day After

It's April 2nd, the day after world domination by the Conficker Worm. I guess we are all still here and our computers are still under our control. Just for future reference, keep your computer updated with Microsoft updates (unless you use Linux or Mac of course). Keep your antivirus software updated. And do not open suspicious looking emails (Also don't talk to strangers ---don't open emails from sources or people you do not know).

Now let's talk about shortcuts. We all like shortcuts. How do I make a shortcut?

Your mouse probably has two buttons and a scroll. Most of the time we click the left mouse. To create a shortcut, we will be clicking the right side mouse button (known a right clicking).

Select the program you want to make a shortcut for (I have chosen Word). Right click on the program icon. When the box drops down, click copy as in the picture below.

Then go to the place where you want your shortcut (usually on the desktop), and click paste shortcut as shown in the picture below.

The shortcut will appear as shown below. A shortcut will have a small arrow on the lower left corner.

If a shortcut stops working, delete it and make a new one. (To delete a shortcut, right click on the shortcut, when the drop down box appears, click delete. Or left click on the shortcut and while holding down the button, drag the shortcut to the recycle bin.)

The more you do this the easier it becomes. So go ahead and practice.