Share YOUR Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts

I’m always amazed at how surprised computer users become when they learn about a keyboard shortcut. A keyboard shortcut is a combination of keys that you press on your keyboard to perform a particular function. If you learn them and practice them, they can shave hours off of the tedious maneuvering of the mouse. These are my favorite and most used computer keyboard shortcuts: Alt + TAB Switch between Open...

Keyboard shortcut to launch applications in Window...

I ran across this tip yesterday at Lockergnome and someone suggested that a video should be made…so here it is! The new Windows 7 taskbar, dubbed superbar, allows you to add any application you want there and then the same icon also acts as the taskbar icon as well. To quickly launch any application on the taskbar using your keyboard, hold down the Windows key plus the number of the location of the icon. In my video...

Use keyboard shortcuts to save time editing text &...

Save some time when editing any type of text document (email, word processing document, blog, etc) by learning these keyboard shortcuts: Press Home to get to the beginning of a line Press End to move to the end of a line Press Ctrl + Home to get to the top of a document Press Ctrl + End to get to the end of a document Press Ctrl + Up Arrow to get to the beginning of a paragraph Press Ctrl + Down Arrow to get to the end of a...

Small and Free Utility Software Gems

Those of you who have kept up with me over the years know that I’m not a utility junkie. The fewer utilities and installed programs the better for me. That being said, I admire and cherish great utilities that serve purposes I need. Some of my favorites over the years include Tech Smith’s Snag It screen capture tool and Camtasia which I use to create our video tips. I also am never without a desktop tape...

Ubuntu Keyboard Shortcuts

A show listener asked about keyboard shortcuts for Ubuntu Linux…ask and you shall receive, click here.

All Q&A Session – July 2007

I don’t do it too often, but this month I decided to hold an all Q&A (2 hours) user group meeting. It truly is amazing how many questions 30 or 40 ravenous computer users can generate. Sometimes one question leads to another, and an entire “topic” can take up a half hour. You have to be at one of the meetings to truly experience the type of knowledge and information that gets shared and explored. Some of...

Internet Explorer 7 Keyboard shortcuts

General shortcuts table with 2 columns and 9 rows Turn Full Screen Mode on or off F11 Cycle through the Address Bar, Refresh button, Search Box, and items on a web page TAB Find a word or phrase on a page CTRL+F Open the current webpage in a new window CTRL+N Print the page CTRL+P Select all items on the page CTRL+A Zoom in CTRL+PLUS Zoom out CTRL+MINUS Zoom to 100%...

Get Home and Back Quickly!

No, the Internet has not found a way to "beam" us hither and yonder…yet! I’m referring to navigating around your word processing, email or other text related documents quickly. Don’t underestimate the power of the keyboard as you create your written masterpieces. Moving quickly from one part of your document to another saves loads of time and the keyboard can help. Try these...