Windows Tip: Keyboard Shortcuts.
with a keyboard and mouse can be simple once you learn the interface,
but learning keyboard shortcuts will make life even easier.
To
get to the system properties dialog, which is just a click away from
the device properties dialog, hold down the Windows key and press the
Pause/Break button.
To open Windows Explorer, hold down the Windows key and press ‘E’.
To
minimize all windows and show the desktop hold down the Windows key and
press ‘D’. Doing so again will restore all of your windows.
Need to
lock your computer quickly to keep prying eyes away while you’re away
from your desk? Hold down the Windows Key and press ‘L’ to lock your
computer. If you’re user account has a password, it will be required
to get back to your desktop.
Need a quick and easy way to create
screen shots in Windows? Press the print screen button on your
keyboard. This creates a screen shot in the system clipboard. Now
simply start an image editing program (I recommend IrfanView (www.irfanview.com
). Simply press ‘Control’ and ‘V’ to paste the image in and you have
your screen shot.
To make a screen shot of the active window, press ‘Alt’ and ‘Print Screen’ to capture the image, and then use ‘Control’ and ‘V’ to paste the screen shot into an image editor.The process is even more natural in Linux and Mac OS
X.
Freeware recommendation:
Try Irfan View, the free image editor at www.irfanview.com.
Irfanview lets you view, convert, optimize, create thumbnails from, and
batch process images in a quick, lightweight application that has been
a recommended app for years.
Website recommendation:
Check out Pownce at www.pownce.com . Pownce is Social networking meets blogging, meets filesharing and more.
Recommended podcast:
Check out Keith and the girl at www.KATG.com
. If you have a commute or a boring job, Keith and Chemda and their
cast of guest hosts will give you an hour or two of joy as you laugh
your ass off every day.
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