

If you're on a Mac, you hit control, command, and Q, and you lock your screen and you're all set. Easiest way to do that if you're on a PC, hit windows and L.

It's good to do if you know you're going to away from your computer for a while and you just want to lock it, make sure it's safe. The next tip, locking your computer down. It's very simple, super quick, allows you to really quickly just get, you'll see a series of windows pop up and you can just go through. One of the best things you can do is switch between windows, and the easiest way to do that is alt-tab on a PC or command-tab on a Mac. Whatever the case may be, you'll want to switch between apps pretty routinely. If you're multitasking, I do it a lot, but you might be on a browser, you might be on your email, you might be going through a Slack or a Teams platform. Let's start with an easy one, switching between windows. If you want the rest, you have to go read Kim's column. You know how the drill goes if you've been a long time listener to this podcast. It's called Seven Smart Keyboard Shortcuts to Save Time. My colleague Kim Komando writes about this in a story that you can read on. But there's a lot more you can do with your keyboard and some really cool shortcuts you can take that will help you operate even faster on your computer. When I say command-option-escape or control-alt-delete or control-C or control-V, do you know what I'm talking about? Obviously, if you've used computers at all in your life, then you obviously know what all that means. More: Daily news, true crime, and more USA TODAY podcasts There may be some differences between the audio and the text. This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form. Hit play on the player above to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript below.
