PBlot suggested that I put these all in one thread for ease of navigation, Good Thinking. Please everyone, when you see him, give him two shiny new pennys

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When going to a website starting with www. and ending in .com type in the unique name only, then hit ctrl key and enter key at the same time:

Example to get to the hog site, in your browsers address window (or windows explorer window) type in wolverinehog and hit ctrl and enter.

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To copy and paste, select / highlight the text or file.  Use ctrl and the c key to copy, use ctrl and the v key to paste to the desired location .

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To print a page/file, use CTRL and P (select printer if you have more than one,) and hit enter.

More shortcuts:

Windows system key combinations

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•	F1: Help
•	CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
•	ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
•	ALT+F4: Quit program
•	SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently

 

Windows program key combinations

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•	CTRL+C: Copy
•	CTRL+X: Cut
•	CTRL+V: Paste
•	CTRL+Z: Undo
•	CTRL+B: Bold
•	CTRL+U: Underline
•	CTRL+I: Italic

 

Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects

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•	SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
•	SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
•	ALT+double click: Displays properties
•	SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin

 

General keyboard-only commands

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•	F1: Starts Windows Help
•	F10: Activates menu bar options
•	SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
•	CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
•	CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
•	ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
•	ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
•	SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
•	ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
•	ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
•	CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
•	ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
•	ALT+F4: Closes the current window
•	CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
•	ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)

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We all know we should defragment our computers frequently (right?) But it can be a long tedious process with Microsnots utility. Try this one (freeware):

http://www.nwmachine.com/Defrag.zip

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VirusTotal allows you to upload a file so that they can check it for viruses. The Web site will not just check it once, but it will actually check it with 36 different antivirus programs to ensure it's virus free.

I took a strange file I received and uploaded it to www.virustotal.com. The Web site scanned the file and found no infections. Better safe than sorry!

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We know when we keep our systems clean, our machines run better, after you run disk clean up, and get rid of those temp files, search (windows key and F key) on prefetch open this folder, and select all (click inside the folder in an open area, and hold down ctrl and tap the A key) then hit your delete key. (Holding down SHIFT when hitting delete will by pass your recycle bin) This will make your machine start faster, and run smoother.

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If you have started to see a "crash" increase in either your Windows operating system or any other programs you use, luckily, there are a few things you can do. Let's take a look! First, if the same problem is repeated regularly, you should take down some notes about your actions that led up to the crash. Try to remember your sequence of actions and write down everything you did up until the time the program stopped working. Make sure you take note of the contents of any error messages or other dialogue boxes that may have come up on your screen as well. After you have everything written down, you're going to want to go to the program manufacturer's Web site. There you can look for a patch or an update you might be missing that can solve the crashing problem. A lot of times, that's an easy answer. If the patch or update already exists, you can just take care of the problem right then and there. If it doesn't have a fix, you can try to find something by doing a search for the product's name, including some of the symptoms you're experiencing while using the program. Another thing you can do is check your Windows event log. Windows often logs details about system and application crashes. To access the event log, right click on your My Computer icon and choose Manage. Once you're there, look in the left pane and find Event Viewer. Go ahead and click on the little plus sign (+) to expand it. That will bring up three different sections: Application, Security and System. Choose Application. Once you do that, you will see a list of different actions in the right pane. There are quite a few of them, so I will give you some time to look over them. Okay, now, if you see any that have a red X next to them, it means your system found a serious problem with that particular application. When you double click on the red X, an Event Properties box will appear. That will give you some information about what happened to cause the application to error out, etc. Now that you have that information, Copy and paste it into Google's search window, you should get some answers for free, but undoubdtedly, Microsnot's subscription info section will be listed. ($9 for 3 months, or $24/year)

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Have you ever wondered how to do something? here is a  Web site devoted to teaching you how to do things through video tutorials.  I wouldn't recommend letting your kids run wild on this site, because there are a few videos about alcohol and pranks.However, if you weed those out, there are a lot of really great videos! I’ve already used this site to find out how to do some algebra, how to do my makeup for Halloween, how to draw clouds and you can even find  how to cook several different dishes you may be leery of trying due to complexity.

You can navigate the site with the search engine, the navigation tabs or my favorite method is to just start with one video that catches your eye and then go through the related videos for that topic. This site covers everything from replacing light switches to painting a room. You can even find how to videos for software you might own. I also ran across several very helpful Photoshop videos. Check it out

http://www.wonderhowto.com/

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Here is a link to an online weather radar site. You can drag a square in the map to center and zoom on your area. Never trust the weatherman!!!

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=zoom&num=6&delay=15&rbscale=0.125&scale=0.125&noclutter=0&ID=DTX&type=N0R&lat=42.56930542&lon=-83.06771088&label=Sterling%20Heights,%20MI&showstorms=0&map.x=365.5&map.y=208.5&centerx=107&centery=129&lightning=0&smooth=0&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0

Here is a link to 5 day forecast with hourly predictions, they are usually very accurate:

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=48310

I have the first favorite placed (bookmarked) as radar, the second as weather. (When you click add to favorites, change the name in the box) then you can type just one word and hot enter and the site will open.

 

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If you are unfortunate enough to run windows Vista, and are darn well sick and tired of it asking you to OK every little thing you do, here is how to turn that puppy off:

http://lifehacker.com/software/vista/windows-vista-tip--disable-annoying-need-your-permission-to-continue-prompts-230866.php

If you are buying a new PC soon, windows XP is still available as a "downgrade" I would highly recommend this, by the time Vista has all the bugs worked out of it, the next operating system will be out, why waste time with an unstable OS!?!

If anyone is going to buy a new computer, flat screen TV, or any items available on www.tigerdirect.com, www.globalcomputer.com , or www.compusabusiness.com I will gladly let you use my corporate discount (which will not be a huge amount, but also eliminates tax on the item, and sometimes gets you a break on shipping) Drop me a note if I can help you out. (I get no commission, or compensation on sales, just passing on some savings)

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Remember, if you are getting rid of an old computer, even if you format the hard drive, your information is still accesable to those with the know how, and software to access it. That means credit card, financial and personal information could get in the wrong hands. If you are selling the machine, Consider buying a file shredding program. If you are throwing it away, remove the hard drive and smash it.

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Here's a trick for generating a "right-click" from your keyboard. Make sure your cursor is where you want it  or select  a file with tab or your arrow keys and hit Shift+F10 at the same time. You can then use your arrow keys to select the menu option you need (hit Enter once you have made the selection).

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Ever have a window that has wandered partially off-screen? Not a big problem, unless you can't get to the title bar to move it. For example, what do you do if you have a window that gets its title bar hidden above the TOP of the screen? (It happens, sometimes due to a system error, sometimes due a change in screen resolution.) The problem is, you can't grab the title bar with your mouse to move the window. Don't worry, there's an easy way to move the darn thing. Here's how:

1. Make sure the window has focus (i.e. it's the active window).

2. Next, hit your Alt key+Space bar and then press the letter M .

3. Now, use your arrow keys to move the window back to where you want it. and hit enter, or click the window to exit the move function.

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