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 * A default power setting limits CPU performance to save energy. To opt for better performance, open the Power Options icon in Control Panel and click the High performance radio button. This uses more power (lowers energy saving) and boosts speed (performance).

If you don't have one yet, I suggest getting one.
 * as anyone mentioned thumbdrives yet? I found one at Office Depot last week - it was 8 gigs and only cost $24.95. The original price was $69.95. This is my third one and it is about an 1" long and 1/2" wide and it holds twice as much as my first two computers together. I think that's pretty amazing. Because it can hold so much it is perfect for videos, and lots and lots of lesson plans and student projects.

This is a simple tech tip for your mouse. If you go into control panel, pointer options, and select the snap to option your mouse pointer will automatically appear over the default option (usually Okay) when you open a dialog box. This can save you a lot of time looking for and adjusting your pointer and it makes things work much more smoothly, especially if you are clicking okay.

Tech Tip http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1478?viewlocale=en_US This website is extremely helpful when you are trying to save all of your music from iTunes on your iPod. The site gives step-by-step instructions on how to use your iPod as a storage drive. I would recommend saving your music on your iPod at least twice a year (maybe more) in case your computer crashes and you lose all your music. This has happened to us, and we had to upload and download all of our music into the new computer. Using the iPod as a storage device ensures that you won’t lose all of your music if your computer crashes. Just be sure to follow all of the steps. It doesn’t matter if you use Mac or Windows; you can do this with either. Also, there are pictures to help guide you along the way.