Sounds like a cool new form of space travel, doesn't it? Unfortunately, (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) it's just a trick to make navigating pages in your web browser a little easier.
So, instead of using the Page Up and Page Down keys all the way on the other side of your keyboard, do this:
Press your Space Bar to go a page down.
Press Shift+Space to go a page up.
Quick navigation, without traveling all over the place! Give it a try!
Space Shift Navigation
Sounds like a cool new form of space travel, doesn't it? Unfortunately, (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) it's just a trick to make navigating pages in your web browser a little easier.
So, instead of using the Page Up and Page Down keys all the way on the other side of your keyboard, do this:
Press your Space Bar to go a page down.
Press Shift+Space to go a page up.
Quick navigation, without traveling all over the place! Give it a try!
Portable Applications for Flash Drives
I have something really cool for those of you who use flash drives!
Usually, I write about one or two free programs I have found, but today, I'm going to write about an entire Web site full of free programs. The site is called portableapps.com and it has tons of absolutely free applications that are designed specifically to be installed on a flash drive. All of the applications can be installed on a flash drive and instantly used on any computer you plug it into.
The Web site offers a bundle of programs called a suite, which includes a word processor, an e-mail program, a password utility, a calendar and even a Sudoku game. I installed the suite on my flash drive and I just love it! I can take my flash drive to any computer, plug it in and instantly have my documents and e-mails, just like it's my own computer.
If you don't want all of the programs, you can install them individually. There are dozens of portable applications to choose from.
You can check out all of the portable applications right here.
Here's a quick note about installing the applications: make sure you have your flash drive plugged in when you download the apps. After you start the installer, it will ask you where you want to install them. To do it correctly, choose the drive letter of your flash drive and then continue on with the installation. That should be all you need.
http://todayifoundout.com/
Are You Neglecting Your Windows Key?
Today I saw something that made my eyes go wide: A friend reached for the mouse, clicked the Start button, and then went back to the keyboard to type the name of the app he wanted to launch.
I asked him what I considered an obvious question: "Why didn't you just press the Windows key?"
"The what key?" he responded.
Seriously? This isn't common knowledge? Apparently not, because after a quick survey of some friends and family, I discovered that few people ever bother with the Windows key, and some don't even know what it's there for. (The horror. Time to re-up your PC World subscriptions, people!)
Needless to say, a tap of the Windows key (which on most keyboards is just to the left of the space bar) takes you to the Start menu, where--in Vista and 7--you can start typing to dynamically search for apps, files, e-mail, and the like.
A lesser-known use of the Windows key is to launch apps in a flash. And don't forget these three indispensable Windows-key shortcuts.
Programs and Features and...
Are you familiar with the Programs and Features window in Windows Vista and 7? It's the place where you can uninstall programs and get information on stuff like the publisher, when the program was installed, its size and more.
...much more, if you use this tip.
So click Start and in the Search Box type "Programs and Features". Now either click on the icon the appears in your list or just hit Enter. The Programs and Features window will open up.
From here, look along the top of the list where Name, Publisher, Installed on, etc are.
Now right-click and select More...
Look at all those options! Just put a check next to anything you'd like to know about your installed programs like source, location, registered owner and more! Select what you want and hit OK.
Get all the details!
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So, most of our tips here that refer to the control panel require some form of instruction to get to the end result, (i.e. Start>Control Panel, etc.)
What if I told you there was a way to get it all in one place? What if I told you there was an Easy Mode in Windows 7 that would allow you to change, alter and otherwise configure anything on your system all from one place?
Do this:
Right-click on your desktop and create a new folder. Then, right-click on that folder and hit “Rename”. Now copy and paste this for it's new name:
WSEasyMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Double-click on it and behold the bounty of Easy Mode! Explore a bit, but don't touch anything you're not sure about!
Are you ready to discover the magic of words? Well, I hope you are because that’s what this site is all about.
The site is divided up into three main areas: A.Word.A.Day, Internet Anagram Server, and Wordsmith Chat.
A.Word.A.Day – is exactly what it says it is. You’ll learn a different word every day, and you can check out the previous day’s word too.
Internet Anagram Server – this section allows you to learn all about anagrams. You can find out what they are, you can type in words to see what anagrams can be made from them, and you can learn about advanced anagramming.
Wordsmith Chat – here you can find scheduled chats, where you can discuss words and languages, literature and ideas, and more!
This is an awesome word site, I check in with it every day for the word of the day!
http://www.wordsmith.org/
Are you ready to discover the magic of words? Well, I hope you are because that’s what this site is all about.
The site is divided up into three main areas: A.Word.A.Day, Internet Anagram Server, and Wordsmith Chat.
A.Word.A.Day – is exactly what it says it is. You’ll learn a different word every day, and you can check out the previous day’s word too.
Internet Anagram Server – this section allows you to learn all about anagrams. You can find out what they are, you can type in words to see what anagrams can be made from them, and you can learn about advanced anagramming.
Wordsmith Chat – here you can find scheduled chats, where you can discuss words and languages, literature and ideas, and more!
This is an awesome word site, I check in with it every day for the word of the day!
http://www.wordsmith.org/
A Nice Gesture
I'd heard before that Windows 7 would be incorporating mouse gestures, but aside from the Aero Shake and Snap features, I haven't been able to unearth anything else.
Until today.
So the next time you want to access the jump list for a program in the taskbar, do this:
Click on the program's taskbar icon once, hold that click and slowly drag up.
...and there's your jumplist!
I'll keep diggin' around to see if I can find more Windows 7 mouse gestures.
A:
Good question, Let's get moving!
If My Documents is on your desktop (that’s where mine is), go to it, right-click on it, and left-click on Properties. If yours is in your Start menu, then point to Start, go up to My Documents and do the same thing; right click on it, and then left-click on Properties.
My Documents on Desktop:
My Documents in the Start Menu:
After you left-click on Properties, a box pops up with three tabs: Target, General, and Sharing. If you don’t know right off the top of your head how much space you need on the extra drive for the My Documents folder, then click on the General tab. This will tell you the amount of space you need.
Now click on the Target tab. Since I have a D: / drive, that is where I am going to move My Documents. When you look at the box in the middle of it is the button for Move. Click on it.
Another box is going to pop up. Across the top you will see Select a Destination, which is what you are going to do. You are going to select where to move your My Documents folder. In the white space of the box you will see a list of your folders. Go (navigate) to where you want to move your My Documents folder. Since I am going to move My Documents to the D: / drive that is what I highlight
Once you click Make New Folder, you will notice that the white area of the box changes. It is giving you a New Folder to put My Documents, so you have to name it something. I left it New Folder in the example. You might want to rename yours “My Documents”. (No, really? What a name!) After you name your folder click on OK. Then click on Apply in the Select the Destination box
(Note: Notice that the Target is now the D: / drive. Under Target Folder Location it says D:/New Folder.)
Re-Open A Recently Closed Tab
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Attention Firefox and IE 8 users! Have you ever closed a tab, only to realize too late that there was something important on there? What did you do? Re-browse to the site?
That's too much work.
Next time you're in this situation and you want to re-open the tab you just closed try the combination:
Ctrl+Shift+T
This will re-open the last tab you closed, saving you an extra couple of minutes of frustration!
Change Chrome Download Location
When you download something in Google Chrome, where does it go? Now where you want it to, eh?
Well, if you have a specific location in mind, then this tip is for you, because today we're going to learn how to change our default download location in Google Chrome!
So go ahead and open Chrome and click the wrench icon in the upper right-hand corner.
Select Options.
In the resulting window, select the Under the Hood tab and scroll down to Download location.
No simply click the Browse button and choose a new location for your downloads! It's that easy!
Note: You can also check the box that says Ask where to save each file before downloading if you don't have a consistent place you save to.
Daemon Tools
Have you ever purchased software on a CD, installed it on your computer and ran it, only to find that you have to keep the disk in for it to work right? I hate that!
Well, today I have found a free program that will solve that little problem forever! The program is called Daemon Tools and it allows you to create virtual drives so you never have to hunt down those pesky disks!
I love how easy this program is to use! After installing Daemon Tools, you can simply open the tools panel and choose "disk imaging". From there, point the program to your troublesome, required cd rom and have it start copying. Daemon Tools will create an exact image of the disk so you can use it whenever you want without having to actually insert the CD ever again!
Here's a quick shot of the toolbar. It sits above your start menu so it doesn't get in the way:
Daemon Tools will create up to 4 virtual drives at once, but you can swap images between them for truly unlimited virtual disks at your disposal. Instead of having to hunt down a disk, just click the "mount'n'drive manager" and select the disk you want to use. Its as simple as that!
If you want to download daemon Tools, you can get it right here for free
Programs and Features and...
Are you familiar with the Programs and Features window in Windows Vista and 7? It's the place where you can uninstall programs and get information on stuff like the publisher, when the program was installed, its size and more.
...much more, if you use this tip.
So click Start and in the Search Box type "Programs and Features". Now either click on the icon the appears in your list or just hit Enter. The Programs and Features window will open up.
From here, look along the top of the list where Name, Publisher, Installed on, etc are.
Now right-click and select More...
Look at all those options! Just put a check next to anything you'd like to know about your installed programs like source, location, registered owner and more! Select what you want and hit OK.
Get all the details!
Programs and Features and...
Are you familiar with the Programs and Features window in Windows Vista and 7? It's the place where you can uninstall programs and get information on stuff like the publisher, when the program was installed, its size and more.
...much more, if you use this tip.
So click Start and in the Search Box type "Programs and Features". Now either click on the icon the appears in your list or just hit Enter. The Programs and Features window will open up.
From here, look along the top of the list where Name, Publisher, Installed on, etc are.
Now right-click and select More...
Look at all those options! Just put a check next to anything you'd like to know about your installed programs like source, location, registered owner and more! Select what you want and hit OK.
Get all the details!
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