Launch the Code Editor on startup

put the ide in your startup folder

Productivity tip (for Programmers) -- Put the IDE in your startup menu.

Otherwise you can mess around half the day, checking and responding to email or surfing the net before you even 'fire up the damn editor'.

I used to eschew use of the startup folder, aiming for a quicker startup. My new philosophy is that it's worth slowing down the computer if it speeds up the human. I put the shortcut there about six months ago and still consider it a good thing that helps keep the code flowing.

 

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Simon on January 31, 2006 15:40 sez:

Cunning - I might try that. I've currently just got TimeSnapper in mine!


leon on January 31, 2006 15:45 sez:

very good Simon!

and do you notice i'm getting a little more sly about my promotion of timesnapper??

i'm like a fox!

Also -- i've got a program called "XQDC Setup Pro 7.2" for tweaking Windows XP: it shows you all the other things that Auto-Start with XP. A handy thing to trawl through!

cheers


Justin King on January 31, 2006 17:03 sez:

Only problem I have with that is that I do not shut down PC's at night so it would never fire up.


leon on January 31, 2006 17:05 sez:

g'day JK! hope you're doing well.

i don't shut down neither -- but i do log off. login is pretty quick.

i find that this stops problems from any dodgy slow-memory-leak apps.


Stefan on February 02, 2006 01:45 sez:

Ah, another happy TextPad user!
(That second shortcut gave it away)


leon on February 02, 2006 14:54 sez:

busted! yeh you're right Stefan -- i love textpad.
so many nice features!
i auto load the same workspace everyday -- so all my open files are loaded...

it does get a little cluttered though (which is my fault)

i don't use textpad for coding though: just notes.


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