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Linkage.
- Copy text from a message box in Windows. I tested this briefly, and it appears to only work with error messages, which is vastly annoying. Try instead this freeware.
- How to ask questions the smart way - a guide to asking for technical help. There are a million best parts, but the one that I want to staple to my users' heads is:
What we are, unapologetically, is hostile to people who seem to be unwilling to think or to do their own homework before asking questions. People like that are time sinks — they take without giving back, and they waste time we could have spent on another question more interesting and another person more worthy of an answer.
- Relatedly, and useful to me: How to Report Bugs Effectively
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hitchhiker: Easily solve “spot the difference” pictures within seconds.
- Copy text from a message box in Windows. I tested this briefly, and it appears to only work with error messages, which is vastly annoying. Try instead this freeware.
- How to ask questions the smart way - a guide to asking for technical help. There are a million best parts, but the one that I want to staple to my users' heads is:
What we are, unapologetically, is hostile to people who seem to be unwilling to think or to do their own homework before asking questions. People like that are time sinks — they take without giving back, and they waste time we could have spent on another question more interesting and another person more worthy of an answer.
- Relatedly, and useful to me: How to Report Bugs Effectively
- Via
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