Show Keyboard Shortcut Access Keys in Windows Vista
Feb 26, 2009 Tips and Tricks
Since moving to Windows Vista, a lot of the keyboard shortcuts that I was used to just don’t work quite the same anymore. As a keyboard junkie, I find it imperative to learn the shortcut keys, so it’s good that there is a quick way to enable underlining of all shortcut keys.
When you underline the shortcut keys, it helps reinforce them in your mind every time you start to do any task that could be done with the keyboard instead. This is why I enable this option when I first start learning a new version of Windows.
To turn this on, open up Control Panel, and type the word “underline” into the search box. You’ll be presented with a link for “Underline keyboard shortcuts and access keys”, which you’ll want to click.
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Tags: Windows Vista
Select Multiple Windows on the Taskbar
Feb 26, 2009 Tips and Tricks
If you are like me, you probably have dozens of windows open at any given point, so if you want to tile just a couple of windows you have to minimize everything and then show two of the windows, and then tile them… so how do we just quickly select two taskbar buttons together?
There’s a simple trick that’s been built into Windows forever… hold down the Ctrl key while selecting taskbar buttons and you can select more than one at a time. The benefit is that you don’t have to minimize any other windows in order to tile them (or close them)
Stupid Geek Trick Illustrated
Hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on a taskbar button, and then while still holding down the Ctrl key, click on another taskbar button. You’ll notice that they are both selected. (Note that you can click on a button again to deselect it.) Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Windows Vista, Windows XP
Undo an Accidental Move or Delete With a Keyboard Shortcut
Feb 26, 2009 Tips and Tricks
Have you ever accidentally deleted the wrong file, or duplicated files while trying to select them with the mouse? Those types of mistakes can be extremely frustrating, but there’s a really, really simple way to reverse them.
All you have to do is use the Ctrl+Z keyboard shortcut, or use Edit \ Undo on the menu.
This is especially handy when you are trying to select a bunch of files, and accidentally move the mouse and copy them into the same folder instead:
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Tags: Keyboard Shortcut, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Exchange-Traded Funds For Dummies
Feb 25, 2009 Ebook Zone, Make Money Online
- Title: Exchange-Traded Funds For Dummies
- Author: Russell Wild
- Pages: 360 pages
- Publisher: For Dummies (November 6, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470045809
- ISBN-13: 978-0470045800
It seems like every week Wall Street comes up with some new, exotic investment idea that puts your money at risk. Thankfully, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are less volatile than individual stocks, cheaper than most mutual funds, and subject to minimal taxation. But how do you use this wonderful product to diversify your investments in today’s fast-growing and ever-changing market?
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Tags: Stock Market, Trading
Forex Shockwave Analysis
Feb 25, 2009 Ebook Zone, Make Money Online
- Title: Forex Shockwave Analysis
- Author: James L. Bickford
- Pages: 368 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 5, 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0071498141
- ISBN-13: 978-0071498142
More than $2 trillion is traded in the foreign exchange every day, and many experts believe this figure will double in the next five years. Fortunately for spot currency traders, the high-volume periods in this market are predictably moved by information released from government and informational agencies, typically on Wednesdays and Fridays at 8:30 a.m. Knowing this gives the Forex trader tremendous analytical advantage, and in Forex Shockwave Analysis, veteran online spot currency trader James Bickford offers reliable techniques and know-how to capitalize on the violent disruptions that happen at these times.
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Tags: Forex
[Google Guide] Refining a Query
Feb 25, 2009 Web Search Strategies
Refining a query means changing or adding to the set of search terms to do a better job of returning the pages you’re seeking. Successful researchers frequently enter several queries to find what they’re seeking.
The search boxes at the top and bottom of the results page show the query for the current results page. If the query uses special operators that you entered either directly or indirectly through the advanced search form, they will appear in the search box as well. To refine your query, edit what’s in the search box and then click the button or hit the ENTER key.
Let’s look at a few examples.
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Tags: Google Search
[Google Guide] Other Search Forms
Feb 25, 2009 Web Search Strategies
11. Alerts
Once you’ve refined your Advanced Search, you can watch for changes in the top 20 results by setting up Google Alerts. Google will find and deliver links to new web pages once a week, once a day, or as soon as Google finds them. Simply copy and paste your advanced search query into the search box on the Google Alerts page.
12. Google Ultimate Interface
If you want to specify what you’re looking for with more precision than Google’s Advanced Search form offers, try the Google Ultimate Interface, a third-party application available at www.faganfinder.com/google.html. With the Ultimate Interface you can:
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[Google Guide] Advanced Search Form
Feb 25, 2009 Web Search Strategies
When you don’t find what you’re seeking, consider specifying more precisely what you want by using Google’s Advanced Search feature. Don’t be frightened by the name “Advanced Search”; it’s easy to use, and it allows you to select or exclude pages with more precision than Google’s standard search box. Click on the Advanced Search link at the right of Google’s search box.
or visit www.google.com/advanced_search and fill in the form. (If you previously entered a query from the standard search box, then clicked on the Advanced Search link at the top of the results page, the Advanced Search form is automatically filled in with appropriate information from your previous query.)
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Tags: Google Search
Add Copy To / Move To on Windows 7 or Vista Right-Click Menu
Feb 25, 2009 Tips and Tricks
Here at geek central, we’re in the business of making things as easy as possible. There’s a registry hack for Windows that will let you add a Copy To Folder or Move To Folder to the right-click menu, which can be very useful when you want to move a file but don’t have the other folder open already.
Right-click on a file:
Tags: Windows 7, Windows Vista
Remove Optional and Probably Unnecessary Windows Vista Components
Feb 25, 2009 Tips and Tricks
In the never-ending quest to rid your computer of unnecessary bloat, Windows Vista has a lot less options than prior versions, but you can still get rid of some of the extra Windows components that you don’t need.
Open up Control Panel and go to the Programs and Features section. Find the link for “Turn Windows features on or off” (or you could just search for it)
This dialog is quite self-explanatory… uncheck the things you don’t want, and hit the OK button. Depending on the version of Vista you are running you might not see everything in the list.
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Tags: Windows Vista
