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January
27

Design Trends

Women's Choice Award® recipients have earned the 2021 award for being recommended by 9 out of 10 customers.

by Athena Snow, Coldwell Banker Blue Matter

MADISON, N.J. (January 25, 2021)  In a national survey conducted by the Women's Choice Award, over 85% of the Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC's female customers who have had experience with the brand say they would recommend Coldwell Banker Real Estate to their friends and family. For the fourth year in a row, The...

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January
26

Design Trends

With 2020 behind us, our real estate agents are excited about the new possibilities 2021 represents. A new calendar is a blank slate, and maybe not just for you, but for your home too. So as we look to the future, keep these up-and-coming design trends in mind for your next home project. 

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January
18

Colors of the Year 2021

Color makes a huge difference in the appearance of your home's interior and exterior, with few changes making such a huge impact for a relatively small amount of money. 2021's colors of the year have been named by paint companies and color experts, and they're inspired by the need to create a sense of calmness, wellbeing, and optimism after a trying 2020.
  
Our real estate agents share the colors of the year for 2021 and suggest some of the best ways to use these hues on the inside and outside of your home:  

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January
15

 

Proper Passwords & Great Keyboard Shortcuts

From Your Friends at Integrity Computer Consulting and Repair

Password Best Practices

To help safeguard your card data and personal information on sites that require a login, we recommend:

  1. Make sure your password is secure even if the site you're logging into does not require it.  We recommend using a combination of upper and lower case letters, with numbers AND special characters, and not using any recognizable words.  For example, a password of "Ilovedogsalot" can be made more secure by changing all the vowels to look-alike numbers and special characters, breaking up the actual words into something more secure: !L0v3d0Gs@Lo+ 
  2. Use two-step authentication if it is available.
  3. Get into a habit of changing your password on a schedule (especially if it is a site that houses financial information or credit card numbers), even though it is a pain, we recommend changing passwords every 30-90 days. 
  4. Do not use the same password for every site. Make each password different (even if it is off by one or two characters) and keep a record of it.
  5. Write your passwords down or consider using a reputable password keeper like LastPass (www.lastpass.com).

 

Tech Tip – Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can make quick work of a lot of things.  They can be valuable when right-click on your mouse doesn't bring up what you want it to, or your mouse is not working.

Some of the most common keyboard shortcuts are listed below.

Press this key

 To do this

F1

Display Help

Ctrl + C

Copy the selected item

Ctrl + X

Cut the selected item

Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert)

Paste the selected item

Ctrl + Z

Undo an action

Ctrl + Y

Redo an action

Ctrl + A

Select all items in a document or window

Ctrl + P

Print

Delete (or Ctrl + D)

Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin

Shift + Delete

Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first

F2

Rename the selected item

Ctrl + Right Arrow

Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word

Ctrl + Left Arrow

Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word

Ctrl + Down Arrow

Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph

Ctrl + Up Arrow

Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph

Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key

Select a block of text

F3

Search for a file or folder

Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel

Change the size of icons on the desktop

F4

Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer

Shift + F10

Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

Ctrl + Esc

Open the Start menu

F10

Activate the menu bar in the active program

Right Arrow

Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu

Left Arrow

Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu

F5 (or Ctrl + R)

Refresh the active window

Alt + Up Arrow

View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer

Esc

Cancel the current task

Ctrl + Shift + Esc

Open Task Manager

Ctrl + Alt + Delete

Lock the Computer, Switch User, Sign out, Change Password, and Open Task Manager

Shift when you insert a CD

Prevent the CD from automatically playing

Windows logo key

Open or close the Start menu.

Windows logo key  + Pause

Display the System Properties dialog box.

Windows logo key  + D

Display the desktop.

Windows logo key  + M

Minimize all windows.

Windows logo key  + Shift + M

Restore minimized windows to the desktop.

For a full list of keyboard shortcuts for all operating systems and common programs visit:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts

If you have any questions about anything above, would like help with your Mac, need help installing or uninstalling any programs, removing malware, or viruses, you can always check in with us! These things can also be done remotely. Please contact our office via phone at 208.288.4345 or email info@integrityidaho.com if you need immediate assistance.

January
13

2020 Ada County Real Estate Market Outpaced Previous Years Despite COVID-19

By Breanna Vanstrom, Chief Executive Officer, Boise Regional REALTORS®

 

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