Ctrl+Shift+Esc, A Quicker Way To Your TaskManager In Vista
If you find yourself using Vista’s TaskManager a lot you know the old 3 finger salute, Alt+Ctrl+Delete, In Vista it brings up a splash screen and then you can choose Start the TaskManager.
but there’s a quicker way that lets you bypass the splash screen. Just use Ctrl+Shift+Esc and it will take you right there.
Get An Onscreen Keyboard In Vista
Windows Vista comes with a virtual onscreen keyboard that you can use in an emergency if your regular one fails, but only if you have a shortcut to it that you can click with your mouse. This has saved my bacon once already so I thought I’d pass it along. Now I’m not saying its a [...]
Run Any Program As An Administrator
If your running Vista as a standard user some programs you use may ask to be run in a elevated status or as an Administrator. Here’s a quick way to Run any program as an Administrator :
Click Start, type the name of the application you want to run in the search box, and then press [...]
System Restore FAQ
Here are answers to some common questions about System Restore.
How does System Restore work?System Restore uses restore points to return your system files and settings to an earlier point in time, without affecting personal files.
How do I start System Restore?Click Start > type System Restore in the search box > Click [...]
Get An Expanded Right Click Menu
When you are browsing files and folders in Windows Explorer you can get an improved “Right click menu” by holding down the Shift key when you right click a file. As you can see in the screen shots the expanded menu add’s the ability to Open a file as read only, Pin an item to [...]
Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts
Ok, here’s a list of keyboard shortcuts for you Firefox users. If I missed any please leave a comment.
/ Quick find text as you typeAlt Enter Save link target asAlt F4 Close windowAlt Home key Goto browsers home pageAlt Left arrow Go backAlt Right arrow Go forwardCtrl - Decrease screen font sizeCtrl 0 Restore [...]
IE 7 Keyboard Shortcuts
Here’s a tip for IE 7 users. A few useful keyboard shortcuts.
Turn Full Screen Mode on or off F11Find a word or phrase on a page CTRL+FOpen the current webpage in a new window CTRL+NPrint the page CTRL+PSelect all items on the page CTRL+AZoom in CTRL+PLUSZoom out CTRL+MINUSZoom to 100% CTRL+0
Navigation shortcutsGo to home [...]
