I Resolve to be a More Efficient Eclipse User

[Jenny Griffin, RMR CRR CCRR CRC]

If you have made a resolution to be a more efficient Eclipse user in 2009, the best way to make that happen is to get a tutor. Here's the good news: Eclipse already comes with the 4thTutor; lessons and visualizers specifically geared to teach us how to use Eclipse. To start off, get into Eclipse, click on help/Visualizer topics, then click on B - How to Use the Efficient Editing Tutorial, which is two minutes and 22 seconds long. Just follow the easy directions and start learning. You can pick and choose which lessons you need help with. If you are not using hyperkeys, but you are feeling some pressure from those who do, this is the easiest and quickest way to learn them. If you think there is probably an easier way to do something in Eclipse, you are probably right. Let the 4thTutor train you at your own pace. By investing a little bit of time - and no more money - you can learn how to greatly reduce the time you are spending now in front of your computer. Give the 4thTutor a try, and let me know how it's working for you. I'll make sure Keith Vincent gets a paste of any feedback.

[Cathryn Bauer]

Yes; good suggestion. I suspect the most advanced user could learn something from a complete run-through of 4th Tutor.

I have found Keith Vincent's DVD tutorials to be really helpful. You can get ceus for those, too, if you complete the enclosed test successfully and send money to NCRA once you've passed it.

Things look a bit slow next week, so I'm planning on finally getting to that indexing DVD.

[April Floyd]

I know I should look at that tutor thing since I am caught up, but I like having you as my own personal tutor! No cyber tutor could be better than you! Thanks for the tons of help you've given me this past year!

[Jenny Griffin, RMR CRR CCRR CRC]

Ah, so nice. Does everyone know that April is my sister? She's been reporting for more than 25 years now. I refuse to count. She passed her CSR and Merit on her first try, and ranked sixth in the state on her CSR when she was 19. Now, April, you know I'll help you out anytime, but give that 4thTutor a try when you have a few minutes!

[Susan Gunelson]

I tried using these tutorials. I did the first lesson and it was very interesting but now I can't get back into Eclipse to edit my real job. What did I miss? I even tried restarting my computer but I keep coming up in the efficient editing tutorial.

Susan Gunelson

[Susan Gunelson]

I called tech support and found out that I had to change users. I am back to editing again. Susan