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Tech life upgrade: Music to get you in a better mood
🎵 Work hack? Studies show surgeons work faster and more accurately when listening to classical music. For those of us not in the operating room, the best tunes are any that put you in a better mood. The most popular songs on work-related Spotify lists are Train’s “Drops of Jupiter,” “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac and “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey. I hear you humming!
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Do it in style: Easily change your text formatting by holding down Ctrl + B for bold, Ctrl + I for italics and Ctrl + U for underlining. Pro tip: Hit Shift + X for strikethrough text, Shift + . (period) to superscript something and Shift + , (comma) for subscription.
MacBook battery widget: It’ll regularly remind you how much juice is left in your laptop. On your Mac, click the date and time in the top right corner. In the notification center pop-up, click Edit Widgets. Search for “batteries” and pick your favorite options.
Windows upgrade: Setting up multiple desktop profiles means you can keep life, work, vacation and your hobbies separate. To make them easy to navigate, customize each. Now you know blue is for work, yellow is for home stuff and orange is for DIY projects.
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