Showing posts with label Tips and Tricks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tips and Tricks. Show all posts
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Friday, 16 March 2012
Show Your Name In the System Clock
This tip is absolutely and completely useless, and will even make applications that depend on times tamps have issues. It's mostly just to be used as a cool trick you can show off to your friends, so we're going to show you how it works.
The way this trick works is by modifying the regional settings for the time format. Instead of using just AM or PM, you can put up to 12 characters of text in that field.
Start by opening Regional and Language Options from the start menu search box or the control panel.
Click "Customize" button, which you'll need to choose.
Select the Time tab, and then here's where we can make whatever settings we want.
I chose to set mine to "AM - Mab" so I could still see AM or PM, but you can choose any 12 characters for either field. Keep in mind that the PM symbol is only going to display during the "PM" hours.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Windows Shortcut Keys List
Here’s a list of Windows shortcut keys widely used by Windows users. Use them often and you will eventually get used to them. They can really save you lots of time. Some of these might not work in the older versions of Windows. Try them out!
CTRL key related
SHIFT key related
ALT key related
WIN key related
Most Often Used Windows Shortcut Keys
CTRL key related- Ctrl+Alt+Delete = Open “Task Manager”.
- Ctrl+Shift+Esc = Another tricky way to open “Task Manager”.
- Ctrl+Esc = Open “Start Menu”, but it seems stupid to use this instead of just pressing the “windows button”.
SHIFT key related- Shift = To prevent external device from automatically playing when inserted. This can be a little bit handy. You must hold shift while inserting your CD, usb drive, etc to stop them from running the autorun (especially when they are infected by spywares or viruses).
- Shift+Delete = I bet you already knew this. It’s to delete item permanently.
ALT key related - Alt+Tab = Switch through opened windows programs. Very useful when you have multiple windows under operation.
- Alt+F4 = To end task or to close the active program that is currently being using.
- Alt+Enter = To open properties of selected item, instead of having to right click -> properties.
- Alt+ SPACEBAR = Open the system menu of active window.
- Alt+ SPACEBAR +N = To minimize the active program.
- Alt+ SPACEBAR +R = To restore the active program.
- Alt+ SPACEBAR+C = To close the active program.
- Alt+ SPACEBAR+X = To maximize the active program.
- Alt+ SPACEBAR+M = To move the active program.
WIN key related- Win = To open “start menu”, instead of stupidly using Ctrl + Esc.
- Win+R = To open “Run” dialog box. You will soon find this particularly useful.
- Win+M = To minimize all opened windows.
- Win+Shift+M = To maximize all opened windows.
- Win+L = To lock keyboard in Windows XP. It won’t work in some machines.
- Win+E = To open “My Computer”. Stop double clicking already!
- Win+F = To open “Search” options.
- Win+U = To open “Utility Manager”.
- Win+D = To minimize all active windows or show desktop.
- Win+F1 = To view the detail windows help page.
- Win+Pause = To view the “System Properties” dialog box.
- Win+Tab = Switch through taskbar programs. Special effects in Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
- Win+F+Ctrl = To open “Search” window to search files of folders on your computer.



