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'Borderless Windowed mode' comes in handy as Alt+Tab to (eg) a website cuts the audio but lets you see how things progress, if you keep the website window clear of the subtitles. Similarly, while hunting for Smalltalk, you can do the same thing to pass the time while waiting for someone to start speaking.
When planing to build a Station:
I targeting a Build spot, the label on the map gives you the name of the Zone the spot belongs to.
When missing RMP in StoryMode:
An elegant but unknown way without DLC or Pirating/Hacking to get some is to start a construction site in Albion and enable the Architect to buy the Resources, NPC Traders will buy the RMP from a PMC Construction Shop and sell them to your CV, the construction site can be aborted, the RMP can the gained per ware transfer command, to block build progress low price for not needed Resources like Energy.