4th September 2001

Just when I think I know it all, Gretchen busts in and proves me wrong. Prefection is elusive; she wears the pants in this family. Have you ever clicked the home icon in Internet Explorer's toolbar? It takes you... home. Pretend (for a moment) that you've lost your ability to use the mouse's buttons. How on Earth are you gonna get home now?! First, tap F6 to shift focus to the Address bar, then enter: ".." (sans quotes) and press ENTER. Success! You're always two periods away from being home... much like Chemistry class in high school. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander; trip through the same trick in Windows Explorer and you'll find yourself in the folder for your Desktop. And what about two dots in the Run command line? Ah, then you'll be launching an Explorer window showing your root folder. Who knew that such a small character could do so much? Yeah, my parents were thinking the exact same thing. Although, I wish I could have done better in Chemistry. Gretchen, of course, aced it. Here's another tip: never try to outsmart your wife. Especially when she's wearing your pants.