How To: Launch Any Windows Application Through Keyboard ShortcutsJanuary 2nd, 2009 Do you frequently need a calculator for applications you do in your Windows?
Do you find it annoying enough to hunt down the audio recorder every time from the Start Menu?
-Well don't worry. You have used Windows+E to launch the explorer, now you will do it for all the appications too.
How to Customize Desktop Appearance in Windows 7 Without a MouseJanuary 19th, 2009 Managing the Windows was always easy like nothing. As expected, I found things have turned even more facile with Windows 7.
Windows 7 Tricks: 4 Amazing Keyboard Shortcuts NavigationJanuary 19th, 2009 As soon as Windows 7 is launched, we are at it to make things convenient as much as possible. The other day we wrote an article on 20 Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts which you must have found fruitful.
5 Most Useful Chrome Browser ShortcutsSeptember 3rd, 2008 Like GMail Chrome allows really useful shortcuts. Some of my favorites are:
You can drag a link between tabs to open the link in a new tab in the specified position on the tab strip.
How to Configure Gnome Keyboard ShortcutsJanuary 8th, 2009 There is a strange conflict between keyboard short-cuts and Gnome Environment. We have got many complaints regarding Gnome doesn’t let you bind keyboard shortcuts with the Super (windows key) combination, except the Super key itself (alone).
Top 10 Windows 7 Articles featured in Our BlogMarch 3rd, 2009 While Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was bragging the release of the 7th version of Windows in a CES keynote speech on 9 Jan, those struggling with VIsta bugs were certainly looking up with penance. It was something of what Garrison Keillor once expressed, I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.
10 Essential Points to Remember Before You Switch to Mac from WindowsMarch 4th, 2009 Seriously, why on earth would you switch to Macintosh when Windows offers enough to accommodate your skills. Not one but there can be a hundred reasons to switch to Mac OS X.
How to Solve Application Error 0xc0000005 in Google Chrome?December 24th, 2008 This is one of the most annyoing and common bug for Google Chrome which the G- developers have assured that they will get rid of it asap but didn't bother yet. I ran into this error message for the first time I installed Google Chrome browser in my Windows Vista.
Windows 7 Hack: Enable or Disable or Move Quick Launch BarJanuary 19th, 2009 Quick Launch bar has seen two extreme use cases in Windows XP and Windows Vista. Some have loved Quick Launch and some didn't.
Keyboard Shortcuts to Merge, Change and Save Large MS Word Documents March 17th, 2009 My friend was merging some changes in a large Microsoft word document the other day. He opened the the BASE MS Word document (the document where the changes were originally made from) and then used the Compare and Merge Documents… functionality (located under the Tools Menu) to compare it to the document that had the new changes.
Windows Control Panel Equivalent on LinuxNovember 14th, 2009 Windows control panel is something we are all familiar with in Windows operating systems like Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista & now Winfows 7. Unfortunately you may not have found a direct equivalent of Windows Control Panel which works in Linux systems like RHEL, Cent OS, Fedora, Ubuntu etc.
At a glance, some guidance for the launch of the new Windows operating system for PCsOctober 21st, 2009 A brief guide to switching to Windows 7Windows 7 is now available on new PCs, but you also can buy it for a computer you already own. First you'd want to run a software exam called the Upgrade Advisor to see whether your machine has enough memory and computing power to handle Windows 7.
Windows 7 Transformation Pack: Feel Windows 7 in Windows XPFebruary 5th, 2009 Windows 7 is the hottest cake making the top news. For those Windows-buffs still sticking to the banal XP, there's welcome change to expect.
Windows 7 hack: Migrate Windows Mail from VistaJune 6th, 2009 Microsoft had introduced a new free email and newsgroup client in Windows Vista, Windows Mail. It succeeded Microsoft's long grown Outlook Express.
Trick: Restart only Windows, not your ComputerMarch 28th, 2009 Installed a new software in Windows - need a restart?
Your Windows is acting slow and you want to go for a restart. So what are you waiting for? just click on the button to restart the machine...
January 13th, 2009 at 1:12 am
Windows + Space makes all windows transparent but doesn’t minimize them (same effect as mousing over the box in the right-lower corner of the screen)
January 19th, 2009 at 1:51 am
[...] we are at it to make things convenient as much as possible. The other day we wrote an article on 20 Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts which you must have found fruitful. Now here is a chance to equip yourself with more resources. [...]
February 24th, 2009 at 8:35 am
for those of you sadly missing your Winkey + E Shortcut to bring up the explorer window — you will be enlightened and delighted to know that this functionality has not been replaced by The Libraries window but rather moved over to CTRL - ALT - E - which will now bring up your explorer window with my computer view, showing your harddrives.. slightly different key stroke.. same beloved functionality. Enjoy! took me a few to figure out!
April 15th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
I know 9 more! You forgot the new Windows + 1 (Launches the first application on you taskbar, Windows + 2 for the second icon, Windows + 3 for the third etc, etc.
Thanks, Tony.
January 9th, 2010 at 12:54 am
Extremely useful! Thanks for providing this info!
February 10th, 2010 at 3:40 am
CTRL + scroll up/down … to zoom in zoom out icons,
Alt + Tab … to switch between windows,
Windows Key + T/Shift T … to cycle icons on taskbar