Are you technically challenged? I use to be. There was a time when I refused to purchase a home computer. That'sright – I hated the idea. I saw absolutely no reason to invest thousands into a PC. As I look back, I understand now what it was I really disliked about the idea. It was not the PC; it was my own fear of technology.


Being raised by religious parents, I grew up believing that having a PC in my home was like inviting the devil into my domain. Even I laugh at that now because today I could not live without my technical gadgets. I even have an Android phone that keeps me connected to Facebook and Twitter when I should really be spending time with family.

I still have a few challenges with technology, but as I get older I’ve learned to adapt by reading up on what I don’t understand. The Entrepreneur Magazine is a great place to start, not to mention the Internet. You've got to love GOOGLE these days!

Here are some hot tips for December 2011:

How to Create a Custom Hotkey for Your Favorite Application or Folder
By V.Laurie

Hotkeys are keyboard shortcuts that save time and effort. A number of them are built into Windows as well as into various applications and they are the subject of many of the tips in this section. Windows also has a feature that makes it possible to assign your own custom hotkeys to an application, folder, or file so that it can be opened with a minimum of effort. [Click title to read more]

How to Make Vista Run Faster
By Briard

‘The Wow starts Now’, was the catch-cry at Vista’s lavish launch early in 2007. The campaign was slick and glossy, but it didn’t take long for users to complain in droves that Vista was as slow as a wet week, a resource hog and painful to work with. The cool aero-glass look wasn’t enough to offset the pain. The verdict: Vista was a cane toad in fancy drag.

Microsoft’s infrequent responses reflected, with crystal clarity, the company’s arrogance. ‘Frankly, the world wasn't 100 percent ready for Windows Vista,’ was how one spokesperson put it. Mostly, Microsoft ignored the howls of protest because it knew that Vista would sell up a storm regardless, because it gets installed on almost every new PC sold. [Click title to read more]

In Closing…

With all of the great resources on the Internet, you and I no longer need to feel technically challenged. Invest three hours a week to reading, learning, and applying new things to the technical end of your business. You may even have fun doing it!