Tips and Tricks
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Featured Tip
Take A Refreshed Look
One of the best pieces of computer trouble-shooting advice I've gotten came from a professor I once had. If you start to get frustrated because something isn't working correctly, and you don't know the exact cause or have some course of action planned, then take a break. Walk away. Spend at least ten minutes doing something completely unrelated to the cause of your frustration. Play with your cat. Have something to eat. Get some exercise. Anything, as long as it has nothing to do with the computer.
I understand how difficult this can be to do. When I am in the middle of trouble-shooting, it's hard to not keep plugging away. In my experience though, I have found that when I come back the fresh, (fresher anyway) view of the situation helps me to decide on the best course of action to resolve the problem. It also keeps me from trying too many things at once, then forgetting what I've done.
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