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Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows system key combinations

• F1: Help
• F2: Rename
• CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
• ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
• ALT+F4: Quit program

Text Shortcuts

• CTRL+C: Copy
• CTRL+X: Cut
• CTRL+V: Paste
• CTRL+Z: Undo
• CTRL+B: Bold
• CTRL+U: Underline
• CTRL+I: Italic

Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys

• Windows Logo: Start menu
• Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box
• Windows Logo+M: Minimize all
• SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
• Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons

Jo Blitz Escotal
Escotal.com

Knowing some keyboard shortcuts can increase speed, flexibility and productivity when using your operating system.

Windows 7 uses many of the same keyboard shortcuts as previous versions of Windows (like Ctrl+C still means Copy), but has added a few more (note: some may have also been in Vista).

My favorite is Ctrl + Shift + N. This shortcut will create a new folder. Simply go to a system window (like the Desktop), or some location on your hard drive and use the shortcut to create a new folder.

Some editions of Vista and Win 7 support a cool 3D window flip feature. In supported editions of Windows 7, you can activate the 3D window flip by pressing the Windows...

A Host Firewall is a part of a computer system that is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting authorized communications. It is a device or set of devices which is configured to permit or deny computer applications based upon a set of rules and other criteria.

Firewalls can be implemented in either hardware or software, or a combination of both.

Here now is my list of the top 5 Host Firewall

5.  Online Armor Firewall

4.  Comodo Firewall

3.  Windows Firewall

2.  Sunbelt Personal Firewall

1.  ZoneAlarm Free Firewall

Jo Blitz Escotal
CEO
Escotal.com

Using Accelerators in IE8.

For those of you that use Internet Explorer 8, you might have noticed the appearance of a blue arrow icon occasionally in web pages you visit. If you select any text in a web page, the blue arrow icon will appear.

This is a new feature in IE8. If you select any text in a web page, the blue arrow will appear, if you click on this arrow, you will be given a list of what are called "Accelerators". An example of an Accelerator would be to search the selected text on your favorite search engine, which saves you the trouble of copying the selected text, go to your search engine and paste in the text.

A variety of other Accelerators are...

Creating shorcuts in Windows 7 using the Pin feature.

Windows 7 gives you a new way to add shortcuts to the Start Menu and the Taskbar.

Whenever you see a program in the program list and would like to create a shortcut, simply right-click on the item and in the shortcut menu you will see an option to either pin the program to  the Start Menu or the Taskbar.

If you pick Start Menu, you will later see the program as a shortcut in the top of the start menu. If you pick the taskbar, the program will appear as an icon in the Taskbar. This basically replaces the old Quick Launch toolbar.

Pinned programs will remain pinned until you right-click on the item...