May Crucial Tips Calendar

Crucial Tips Calendar MAY It's official-spring is in full swing! Shake off those winter blues this May with tips from Crucial.com that will help get your world back into tip-top shape (and geared up for summer!). Workplace Wellness Wednesday Crucial Tip Tuesday Don't Forget Misc. Monday Frugal Friday Tech Tip Thursday Week of April 28th Is your computer acting sluggish? A slow computer can increase stress and decrease productivity. OThurS Check to make sure your device has enough memory to run like new and save yourself the expense of a new computer. SFri To help stick to your budget, keep larger dollar bills – studies show that the higher the denomination of bills in your wallet, the less likely you are to spend them. Week of May 5th Tuesday, May 6th is National Teacher's Day. Pick up an apple for your child's teacher. O Mon Save energy by utilizing the sleep settings on your computer. Put your computer in sleep mode before long periods of inactivity. 6 / Tues Learn something new every day by setting your homepage to Wikipedia's 'Random Article' page. Wed Skip the elevator today. Climbing up one flight of stairs burns about 10 calories. 8 O Thurs Use Command + Delete to delete a file rather than dragging it to the trash can on your desktop. S Fri Think before you buy. Put a Post-it on your favorite debit or credit card that says, "Do I need this?" Week of May 12th Sunday, May 11th is Mother's Day. Don't forget to order flowers. 12 Mon Paper waste makes up about 68 million tons (25%) of all materials in the municipal waste stream. Reduce your paper trail at the office by utilizing PDFS and printing double-sided copies. 13 V Tues Amplify the sound of your iPhone speaker by placing it in an empty cup or bowl. 14 Wed To help combat eye strain use the 20-20-20 rule: for every 20 minutes of staring at the computer screen, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Need room on your PC's hard drive? Search "size:gigantic" in Windows 15 O Thurs and it will display all files on your computer larger than 128MB. 16 S Fri Did you know that aggressive driving can lower your gas mileage by up to 33%? Obeying the speed limit will save you a speeding ticket and extra cash. Week of May 19th 19 Mon Extend the life of current computer equipment as long as possible. Give your current device a mini facelift by uninstalling unused programs, upgrading your memory for faster performance and deleting temporary files. 20 V Tues Booking a trip? Airline tickets are cheapest on Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m. 21 Wed If you drive to work, park your car far from the entrance to sneak in a few extra steps. 22 Thurs Time to back up your files to avoid losing crucial documents. 23 SFri Do you frequent Starbucks more than once a day? Keep your cup, refills are only 50 cents. Week of May 26th Monday, May 26th is Memorial Day. Take a moment to remember our nation's heroes. 26 Mon Ditch the screen saver-they use more energy than allowing the computer to dim on its own. 27 / Tues Use toothpaste and warm water to clear up dull car headlights. 28 Wed Every single hour of TV watched after the age of 25 reduces the viewer's life expectancy by 21.8 minutes. 29 O Thurs Press Control + F to easily locate a word within a document or webpage. 30 S Fri Be sure to clean your car's air filter, it can improve your gas mileage by close to 7%. crucial crucial.com icron com