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Wed
12
Mar
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'Hidden 3d Benchmarks In Vista', and 'Wireless Key View'

Hidden 3d Benchmarks In Vista There's a utility built into Windows Vista used for benchmarking your system called the System Assessment Tool. What most people don't know is that you can call this utility from the command line and view some cool 3D ... benchmarks. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/view-hidden-3d-benchmarks-in-windows-vista/ Wireless Key View Recover lost WEP-WPA key stored by Wireless Zero Configuration service in Windows. WirelessKeyView recovers all wireless network keys (WEP/WPA) stored in your computer by the 'Wireless Zero Configuration' service of Windows XP and ... (view more)

Thu
21
Feb
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Accents, A Time and Finger Saving Tip in MS Word

Most of us already know that we can use Symbols to give us the accents we want and need in our MS Word Documents. We also know that this method can be a bit awkward and use more time than we care to allow for it. Luckily, there is another method ... that you can use to effect the same outcome, only it's quicker and not nearly as awkward. Follow the steps below to find out: The first and most important step is that you must have the Num Lock key activated. The second most important step is that you must use the numbers located on the numeric keypad for this trick. If you use the numbers located ... (view more)

Mon
18
Feb
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Don't We All Need a Break Occasionally? MS Word

I am sure there have been times in your life when you had an MS Word or PowerPoint numbered or bulleted list when you decided that you really did need a blank space half way through it. I'm right aren't I? I knew it! I also know that you probably ... tried several times to insert that blank visual space and finally decided to give it up. I know this because a lot of folks have written to me to ask me how to make it happen! There are ways to make this happen but most of them are slow and laborious. As you all know, I am all about saving time and keystrokes and so I will show you today how to ... (view more)

Thu
15
Nov
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'Auto Hot Key', and 'Task Killer'

Auto Hot Key Auto Hot Key is a free, open-source utility for Windows. With it, you can automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or use the macro recorder. Create hotkeys for ... keyboard, joystick, and mouse. Virtually any key, button, or combination can become a hotkey. More complex features allow a user to respond to signals from hand-held remote controls via the WinLIRC client script, run existing AutoIt v2 scripts, and convert any script into an EXE file that can be run on computers that don't have Auto Hot Key installed ... (view more)

Thu
26
Apr
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'Purrint', and 'Hoe Key'

Purrint Make your PrintScreen (and alt-print screen) button work the way it ought. Save to file (bmp, png, jpg), print to printer, or copy to dumb ol' clipboard. Works in any version of windows since Win95, and it's only 114k. ... http://www.bcheck.net/apps/ Hoe Key HoeKey is a teeny (12k) program to assign hotkeys to do most anything. Win-N to run notepad, Win-G to google search on current highlighted word, etc etc. It's configurable with a simple .ini file. http://www.bcheck.net/apps/ (view more)

Wed
21
Feb
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'Network Notepad', and 'Okay Key Bees'

Network Notepad Network Notepad is a Freeware program for creating interactive network diagrams. Runs on Microsoft Windows 9x, NT, 2K, XP. Includes: Point-and-Click Telnet / Browse / User-definable Network Management. Simple Drag and Drop interface. ... Open, Text Based File Format. Printing. Linked Diagrams. Flow Charts. http://www.networknotepad.com/ Okay Key Bees Okay Key Bees is a keyboard remapper with a twist. You define what keys are always replaced or what keys are replaced only when a user defined modifier key is held. You can effectively "move" keys to either side of the keyboard or ... (view more)

Fri
09
Feb
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'Rocket Dock', and 'Shortcut Key Explorer'

Rocket Dock RocketDock is a smoothly animated, alpha blended application launcher. It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access and organization. With each item completely customizable there is no end to what you can add ... and launch from the dock. http://www.punksoftware.com/rocketdock Shortcut Key Explorer Shortcut Key Explorer helps you manage the list of shortcut keys you have loaded on your computer. Simply run Shortcut Key Explorer and it will automatically load the existing shortcut keys and display them in an easy to read list. From this list you can double- ... (view more)

Thu
24
Aug
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Navigating Through a Presentation: MS PowerPoint

PowerPoint has myriad ways to navigate in a presentation. In addition to the navigation methods you've probably used (such as: left mouse button to advance, Backspace key to back up, Esc to end), PowerPoint also supports a wide variety of mouse and ... keyboard shortcuts: To advance from one slide to another, or perform the next animation on the current slide, you can click the left mouse button -- but you can also press Enter, N (for Next), page down, right arrow, down arrow, or the spacebar. You can also right-click the screen during a presentation and choose Next. To move to the previous slide ... (view more)

Wed
22
Mar
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Copy and Paste with Precision: MS Word

Here's a tip for MS Word users who do a lot of cutting and pasting with text and prefer to minimize the number of times they reach for the mouse. For example: suppose you want to copy and paste a line that which uses the "Heading" format into a ... paragraph with normal formatting. When you select the line, MS Word will also select the paragraph mark which denotes a carriage return (or the beginning of a new line). If you simply paste the line (instead pasting as "unformatted text"), Word will impose the "Heading" style on the line you just pasted. Here's a quick and easy way to copy and paste ... (view more)

Thu
01
Dec
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Windows Registry

In computing, the Windows registry is a database which stores settings and options for the operating system for Microsoft Windows 32-bit versions. It contains information and settings for all the hardware, software, users, and preferences of the PC. ... Whenever a user makes changes to "Control Panel" settings, or file associations, system policies, or installed software, the changes are reflected and stored in the registry. As time goes on, an aged Windows installation can have a very large registry database. This can slow down the computer's startup and has led to frequent criticisms that the ... (view more)

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