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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Good Habits of Personal Computer Use



Seven Habits.


       1. Lock your computer when you leave your office for some time

How do I lock my computer?

  • Windows computer - easy. Hit the Windows+L keys together. 


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          2. When in doubt, restart your computer.

Many times when things get stuck, restarting your computer will clear the problem. So, do a restart first before calling the Help Desk.

               3. Get up and walk around.

Don't get stuck behind the screen for hours on end. Get up and walk around at least once every hour. Go outside, smell the roses, chase a squirrel or just enjoy the trees.

          4. Back Up

Don't be caught if something should happen to your hard drive. Have your data backed up, maybe in more than one place. There are some great data backup and synchronization tools. Some people don't want to pay for back-ups. But what value do you place on your data, including those tens of thousands photos.

Check these options (there are more than these options):

      5. Separate email accounts

Have one email for Harding business and another for personal and home business. This helps keep things in place and should anything happen where your HU account is lost, you will still have your personal and home business emails intact.

        6. Don't eat over your keyboard

Need there be any more said - there have been some really sticky and inoperable keyboards in the labs, library and other places.

        7. Passwords

  • Use a strong password
  • Don't use the same password on multiple accounts, at least don't use your Harding password on other accounts
  • Don't write your passwords down and store them next to your computer
  • Use a password manager (LastPass, Dashlane)