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Shortcut Keys in Mozilla Firefox [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
I use Firefox as the primary browser on my home PC. Why Firefox instead of Internet Explorer?
Firefox seems to load web pages faster
Firefox does not generate Windows errors for me like IE does
Better tabbed browsing than IE
The bookmark maintenance features in Firefox are better than IE
Incredible add-in support. There [...]
Use checkbox selection in Vista [Hack Your Day]
In Vista there’s a cool feature to use the checkbox selection method to select multiple files or folders. This the need to press the control button, so if you feel more at ease with the mouse this is a great way to select multiple files quickly.
When you hover over an item, you will se a [...]
Shortcut Key of the Week [CTRL-F] [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
Today’s shortcut key tip for Windows…
CTRL-F - Find
In just about any Windows application CTRL-F will allow you to find something in the current window. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Firefox, or just about any program that adheres to the Windows standard shortcuts will allow you to use CTRL-F to find a word or [...]
Shortcut Key of the Week [CTRL-Z] [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
Today’s shortcut key tip for Windows…
CTRL-Z - Undo
Did you ever do something in a Windows application that you did not want to do? CTRL-Z will undo it. Assuming you use CTRL-Z right after you "did it", CTRL-Z will "undo it".
Do three things in a row you want to undo? Use CTRL-Z three [...]
Customizing your send to menu [Hack Your Day]
There is a feature in Windows which isn’t too known called the send-to menu. Right-click any file and you’ll see it there, with options to send the file to a mail recipient, fax it and so on. I find these options terribly useless, with possibly the exception of send to compressed archive, but since I [...]
Adjust Google Calendar duration quickly [Hack Your Day]
I just noticed a nifty shortcut in Google Calendar which allows you to quickly set the duration of an event when entering it. If you don’t just click somewhere and type, but click and drag to the duration you want, you can still enter the details, and the event will be created with the duration [...]