Sir Topham Hatt Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 For me: Right-Clicking and dragging things. I think if you drag around the same hard drive, it moves the item but if you drag and drop using the left mouse-click to another hard drive, it copies the file instead? I don't understand so just right-click and drag around to my heart's content. Double spacing after a full stop (or period if you're American). I've always done it, hard to break the habit, Pressing SHIFT and RTN when I want to add a new paragraph. In Teams for example, I'm sure if you just hit RTN then it'll send what you've typed. So now it's a habit for me to keep a finger on the SHIFT key when I want to add text to a new line. hellowalkman, Astral and spikey_richie 3 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1423104-tech-habits-you-cant-shake-off-that-might-not-be-that-bad-anyway/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellowalkman Reporter Posted November 8, 2022 Reporter Share Posted November 8, 2022 This is probably a common one, but refreshing the desktop screen a few times for no reason 😄 Astral 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1423104-tech-habits-you-cant-shake-off-that-might-not-be-that-bad-anyway/#findComment-598775379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockz Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) Double clicking vs single click. Still catch myself sometimes randomly. Muscle memory from 90s I guess lol. Might be something to do with the one HVAC system I maintain for a client that runs Windows 3.1 still lol. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1423104-tech-habits-you-cant-shake-off-that-might-not-be-that-bad-anyway/#findComment-598775398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted November 8, 2022 Administrators Share Posted November 8, 2022 CTRL + Shift + V (paste as plain text) CTRL select icons to delete from desktop (idk why). CTRL is a magical button 😵 Astral and Sir Topham Hatt 1 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1423104-tech-habits-you-cant-shake-off-that-might-not-be-that-bad-anyway/#findComment-598775400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astral Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 On 08/11/2022 at 10:50, hellowalkman said: This is probably a common one, but refreshing the desktop screen a few times for no reason 😄 My life for 20+ years... OCD levels of refresh hellowalkman 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1423104-tech-habits-you-cant-shake-off-that-might-not-be-that-bad-anyway/#findComment-598775411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astral Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 On 08/11/2022 at 11:40, Steven P. said: CTRL + Shift + V (paste as plain text) CTRL select icons to delete from desktop (idk why). CTRL is a magical button 😵 it's all about control Steven P. 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1423104-tech-habits-you-cant-shake-off-that-might-not-be-that-bad-anyway/#findComment-598775415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cork1958 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 On 08/11/2022 at 13:50, hellowalkman said: This is probably a common one, but refreshing the desktop screen a few times for no reason 😄 Ok, have to ask this, but why in the world would you even do that? 😶 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1423104-tech-habits-you-cant-shake-off-that-might-not-be-that-bad-anyway/#findComment-598775424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) How about some hardware. I only buy Logitech mice. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1423104-tech-habits-you-cant-shake-off-that-might-not-be-that-bad-anyway/#findComment-598775427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted November 8, 2022 MVC Share Posted November 8, 2022 On 08/11/2022 at 12:50, hellowalkman said: This is probably a common one, but refreshing the desktop screen a few times for no reason 😄 I do that when I can't find a file on my desktop that I know I saved. After a right click and refresh, the file shows up. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1423104-tech-habits-you-cant-shake-off-that-might-not-be-that-bad-anyway/#findComment-598775434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astral Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 On 08/11/2022 at 12:32, cork1958 said: Ok, have to ask this, but why in the world would you even do that? 😶 Back in Win95/Win98, it was common to have UI errors present themselves as missing icons, or messed up file names. A desktop Refresh generally solved the issue. hellowalkman 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1423104-tech-habits-you-cant-shake-off-that-might-not-be-that-bad-anyway/#findComment-598775436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfrog Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) This is a strange one but I always open a run box and type "calc" to run the calculator, even though I could just click on the shortcut. I have no idea why I do this. Astral and +Warwagon 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1423104-tech-habits-you-cant-shake-off-that-might-not-be-that-bad-anyway/#findComment-598775457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted November 9, 2022 MVC Share Posted November 9, 2022 On 08/11/2022 at 15:38, Skyfrog said: This is a strange one but I always open a run box and type "calc" to run the calculator, even though I could just click on the shortcut. I have no idea why I do this. THIS! In fact I still use the run box for everything lol Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1423104-tech-habits-you-cant-shake-off-that-might-not-be-that-bad-anyway/#findComment-598775569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey_richie Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) Win+R, typing CMD, then cursing myself when I get an access denied error on the command line. Win+R, typing winword for Word. I also set the icon to the classic Office 97 icon set for all office applications (that are applicable) Making my Outlook client look like it used to in 2005, which is getting harder and harder to achieve. Forgetting about using ctrl+end/home to block-select text. Visiting Neowin every day /s Steven P. 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1423104-tech-habits-you-cant-shake-off-that-might-not-be-that-bad-anyway/#findComment-598775604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cork1958 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 On 08/11/2022 at 16:06, Astral said: Back in Win95/Win98, it was common to have UI errors present themselves as missing icons, or messed up file names. A desktop Refresh generally solved the issue. OK, I can understand that. Can't say as I've ever refreshed my desktop, even back in the 95/98 days. Don't save squat to desktop either though. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1423104-tech-habits-you-cant-shake-off-that-might-not-be-that-bad-anyway/#findComment-598775761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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