Thursday, December 17, 2009

14 New Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 7!

Win + Spacebar Aero desktop peek, just like that small rectangle at the right bottom corner next to the time display.

Win + Left Arrow toggle docking to half the screen starting by the left half

Win + Right Arrow toggle docking to half the screen starting by the right half

Win + Shift + Left Arrow move the window one monitor left in a multi-monitor display

Win + Shift + Right Arrow move the window one monitor right in a multi-monitor display

Win + Up Arrow maximize

Win + Down Arrow minimize

Win + Home minimize/maximize all inactive windows
Win + P show presentation mode projector options

Win + G show desktop gadgets

Win + Any number (1, 2, 3, .., 0) open the corresponding taskbar pinned program

Ctrl + Click a pinned taskbar icon to cycle through the program’s open windows (e.g. IE)

Ctrl + Shift + Click a pinned taskbar icon to run a new instance of the program as administrator

Shift + Click a pinned taskbar icon to run a new instance of the program


General Keyboard Shortcuts

CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
F5 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)

Monday, December 14, 2009

Looking for used SDRAM

My client is in need of two used SDRAM PC133, 512 MB or higher. Please post comment if you know where I can find and the prices.

No, he's not Fred Flintstone. :D

HP Notebook Expansion Bases, are they what they're really worth?





I love docking stations. I was planning to buy an HP Mini 311 Intel Atom N280 Processor 1.66GHz, 2GB RAM (for Php29,881 or S$899). I chose it over LG LW40 Express Pentium M Processor 740 1.73GHz, 512MB RAM because I liked the idea of having a notebook Expansion Base at home. Thought I'm going to need it for my new place next month and I am very excited.

When I compared the features, the HP mini does not have an optical drive while the LG LW express has DVD super multi, the LG has only 60GB of HD while the HP mini has 160GB, etc. After comparing other features, I decided to review the expansion bases first before considering them in buying a new notebook.

Features:
Complete assortment of ports
Speakers
Wireless keyboard and mouse
optional built-in hard drive
adjustable tilt and height
volume controls and mute.

Points to Consider:
Heavy and bulky
very expensive

So what do ya think?

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