Windows shortcuts

Desktop Shortcut keys

• To get to your Windows desktop when you have several different windows open
• Win key + M. Win key + Shift + M gets them all back again.
• Win key + D toggles between open applications and the desktop.
• To close all windows and applications quickly press Alt + F4.

Win Key (Wk) Shortcuts

• Wk    Show Start Menu
• Wk + D Desktop (toggle)
• Wk + E Windows Explorer
• Wk + F Find
• Wk + R Run
• Wk + Pause System Properties
• Wk + Tab Steps through the programmes on the taskbar
• Wk + F1 Windows Help
• Wk + M Minimizes all open windows (+ shift M undoes the minimizing)
• Wk + BREAK  System properties
• Wk + L Lock Keyboard
• Wk + U Utility Manager
• Wk + SHIFT + M Restore minimised Windows
• Wk + CTRL + F Search for computers

Expand All Folders in Windows Explorer

• If you want to expand all the folders and subfolders for a particular drive, click on that drive and press
  the ' * ' key on the numeric keyboard
• Expand individual highlighted folders press '+'

Microsoft Access keyboard shortcuts

• Enter the Value that Appears in the Same Field in the Previous Record Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+' (apostrophe)
• To undo typing CTRL + Z or ALT + BACKSPACE
• To Undo changes Hit ESC once for current field, ESC twice for current record
• To insert the current date CTRL + SEMICOLON (;)
• To insert the current time CTRL + COLON (:)
• To insert the default value for a field CTRL +ALT + SPACEBAR
• To insert the value from the same CTRL + APOSTROPHE (') field in the previous record
• To add a new record CTRL + PLUS SIGN (+)
• To delete the current record CTRL + MINUS SIGN (-)
• To recalculate the fields in the window F9

Paint Shop Pro shortcuts

• CTRL+Z Undo
• CTRL+N Create a new image
• CTRL+Shift+T Displays all toolbars
• CTRL+A Select All
• CTRL+D Deselects the current selection
• CTRL+S Save
• F12 Save As
• CTRL+C Copy
• CTRL+X Cut
• CTRL+V Paste as a New Image
• CTRL+L Paste as a New Layer
• CTRL+E Paste as a New Selection
• Shift+S Resize an image
• CTRL+R Rotate an image
• CTRL+B Browse your images (display images in a folder) Very handy!! Click the image to the right to see a larger view of the Browse screen and directions on how to use the feature.

Microsoft Excel

• HOME  Beginning of row
• CTRL + END Bottom of worksheet
• CTRL + PAGE UP / PAGE DOWN Different sheet
• END + RETURN End of row
• CTRL + SPACEBAR Entire column
• SHIFT + SPACEBAR Entire row
• CTRL + A Entire worksheet
• F8 Extend selection
• CTRL + F6 Go to next workbook
• CTRL + SHIFT + F6 Go to previous workbook
• PAGE UP / PAGE DOWN Previous / next screen
• CTRL + HOME Top of worksheet

How do I know if my PC is infected with Spyware or Adware

By Buzz Scott

Many people that are new to the Internet world are nervous about the potential of viruses, Spyware or Adware that can harm their computer, affect performance or make their very private information public to others.

Spyware programs can do a number of damaging things to your personal computer. Spyware infects your pc and hides in the background and can do many nasty things to the performance of your system. It can also do harmful things to you such as send out your personal information, your every keystroke and photo that resides on your hard drive, watch your surfing habits and shopping habits and annoy you with annoying pop-ups filled with advertisements and even pornography.

If you are experiencing any unusual changes in your computer's performance or have any unusual new pop-ups, changes to your toolbars or new icons on your desktop, you should run a system scan to find out if you have Spyware. Products exist on the market to help you combat this problem. Be sure to install software that you know is credible. Downloading freeware can often result in further Spyware existing on your computer. Spyware, Adware and Malware companies frequently fool users into sending pop-ups telling them that there's a problem with their computer and this in fact is further spyware. These errors can open your system up to future further problems by fooling people into thinking they're downloading fixes when really further spyware is being downloaded.

Watch your system's performance and at the sign of any unusual activity, realize that you are probably infected. Do something as soon as possible to protect your privacy. These programs don't discriminate and can launch themselves when you or your family members sit in front of the computer. Pornographic pop-ups can turn up whether it's an adult or a child using the computer. Protect your pc.

Antivirus alone isn't enough to combat this problem. Spyware sneaks into your system via executable files that you don't need to do anything to launch. They can sneak in as attachments that you download or by many other means. They're harmful and annoying but you can protect your computer and your privacy with the right software. This software needs to have an auto update for spyware definitions as new spyware definitions are being added daily. So a spyware removal program is a great compliment to your existing anti-virus software.

Total Innovations, Inc. specializes in developing award winning software programs designed to solve computer users needs. The spyware removal software, http://www.emailspy.com & http://www.folderhider.com are a few of the most recent. See full details at: http://www.spyblaster.com

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Free Adobe Acrobat Writer (Alternative Software for Abode Acrobat)

If someone asks a question do you have Adobe Acrobat on your system, 95% of the people would say yes, and when you ask them to convert a word document to .pdf they would come back saying that I have Adobe Acrobat reader installed. Adobe Acrobat Reader is freeware, which can be used to view .PDF files whereas Adobe Acrobat, which can be used to create and edit .PDF files, comes at a cost.

There are several freeware Acrobat Writers available on the internet. You can check http://www.download.com/ for several freeware Acrobat Writers. I am reviewing one such freeware Acrobat Writer doPDF. Please feel free to let me know your views and comments and if you find a better tool please share it with me so that I can add it here.

doPDF doesn’t provide In-Application editing i.e. you cannot open a PDF document in doPDF GUI and Edit it. What doPDF does is it creates a Virtual Printer in your Control Panel > Printers. You can design your document in any application and convert the document into .pdf by printing the document using the doPDF virtual printer. You can download doPDF from the below link.

You can find several alternatives to doPDF if you search for good...if your requirement is to just convert a file/document for some format into PDF format i would recommend trying any of there free Virtual PDF Printers available out there on the internet.

Menjejak pengirim e-mail

Ada kalanya kita pernah menerima email yang berupa spam, penipuan, undian dengan janji hadiah lumayan, berita palsu dan sebagainya. masalahnya kita tidak tahu siapa penghantar tu dan di mana lokasi penghantar email tersebut. Lepas ni jangan susah hati lagi anda boleh menjejak penghantar email tersebut dengan mudah dan dapat tahu IP Address pengirimnya beserta lokasi melalui imej satelit siap dengan koordinatnya sekali. Pendek kata semuanya lengkaplah... Tak boleh nak nyorok lagi lah.

Caranya sila ikut langkah-langkah di bawah:

1. Anda buka laman web ini http://www.ip-adress.com/trace_email/

2. Kalau dah buka anda perlu masukkan "header email" (maklumat yang ada pada setiap email spt IP Adress pengirim dan penerima email).

3. Bagaimana cara melihat "header email":
- Yahoo Mail Baru: Klik kanan pilih "View Full Headers".

- Yahoo Mail Classic: Buka email scroll ke bawah dan lihat di bahagiah bawah sebelah kanan ada menu "Full Headers"(klik jer la).

-Hotmail: klik kanan pilih "View Source"

-Gmail: Buka email, di bahagian atas ada pilihan "Reply", klik pada tanda anak panah ke bawah pada pilihan "Reply" dan pilih "Show Original".

-Outlook Express: Buka email Klik menu "File" pilih "Properties" kemudian "Details" seterusnya "Message Source".

-Microsoft Outlook: Double klik email utk melihat dlm full window kemudian buka menu "Option" dan pilih "View".

4. Anda hanya perlu copy/paste semua maklumat email header tadi ke http://www.ip-adress.com/trace_email/ .Kemudian klik "Trace Email Sender".

5. Untuk melihat dengan lebih detail lagi anda boleh klik "whois".

Selamat mencuba.

How Long Will My New Laptop Battery Last?

This is difficult to determine. Actual laptop battery running time depends upon the power demands made by the equipment. The use of the monitor, the hard drive and other accessories result in additional drain upon the battery, effectively reducing its running time. The total running time of the battery is also dependent upon the design of the equipment. Generally, a new BatteryFuel.com battery will run at least as long (and usually longer) as your old battery did when it was new.

BatteryFuel's Laptop batteries have two main ratings on them: Volts and Amperes. Because size and weight of laptop batteries is limited when compared to larger batteries such as car batteries, most companies show their ratings with Volts and Milliamperes. One thousand Milliamperes equals 1 Ampere. When buying a battery, select batteries with the most Milliamperes (or mAh). Batteries are also rated by Watt-Hours, perhaps the simplest rating of all. This is found by multiplying the Volts and the Amperes together. For example:

14.4 Volts, 4000mAh (Note: 4000mAh is equal to 4.0 Amperes). 14.4 x 4.0 = 57.60 Watt-Hours Watt-Hours signifies the energy needed to power one watt for one hour. This laptop battery can power 57.60 watts for one hour. If your laptop runs at 20.50 watts, as an example, this laptop battery could power your laptop for 2.8 hours. (57.60 battery watts/20.50 laptop watts = 2.8 hours or runtime)

You can find your laptop's watt hour usage in the user or specification's manual. Some laptop manuals will give more than one watt hour specification based on running the already installed OS by itself and or with one other program open as in the laptop's word processor. Once you open up other programs and start adding pheriphials, the run time will be reduced. Please keep in mind that WiFi, Gaming and Video Streaming will eat up your battery power very fast and the laptops watt hour use does not include these activities.

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