Browser Shortcuts-Auto-complete web address

On modern browsers, such as IE7 and Firefox, hitting Ctrl + Enter will automatically fill in the www. and the .com part of the URL. Let's see an example:
to go to www.google.com type google in the address bar and hit Ctrl + Enter.

More Keystroke combinations:

• Ctrl + Enter - Auto-complete *.com address
• Shift + Enter - Auto-complete *.net address
• Ctrl + Shift + Enter - Auto-complete *.org address

If you add Alt to any of those key combinations, it will auto-complete and open the new address in a new tab as well. Alt+Ctrl+Enter will auto-complete a *.com address in a new tab, for instance.

Free Access To Websites Without Registering

Free Access To Websites Without Registering

Method1
Go to
-http://bugmenot.com/
and type the URL of the website you want to log into.
Examples:
-http://www.nytimes.com/, -http://www.winnetmag.com/
etcetera.

Method2
Another (and better) way is changing the user agent of your browser to:
Googlebot/2.1+
This is very easy in Mozilla's Firefox. Download and install the User Agent Switcher from
-http://chrispederick.com/work/user-agent-switcher/
and add the Googlebot user agent.
Have fun!

General Keyboard Shortcuts

General Keyboard Shortcuts

1. CTRL+C (Copy)
2. CTRL+X (Cut)
3. CTRL+V (Paste)
4. CTRL+Z (Undo)
5. DELETE (Delete)
6. SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
7. CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
8. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
13. CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
14. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
15. SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
16. CTRL+A (Select all)
17. F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
18. ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
19. ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
20. ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
21. ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
22. CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
23. ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
24. ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
25. F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
26. F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
27. SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
28. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
29. CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
30. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
31. Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
32. F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
33. RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
34. LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
35. F5 key (Update the active window)
36. BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
37. ESC (Cancel the current task)
38. SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
39. Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
40. CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
41. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
42. TAB (Move forward through the options)
43. SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
44. ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
45. ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
46. SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
47. Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
48. F1 key (Display Help)
49. F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
50. BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
51. Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
52. Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
53. Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
54. Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
55. Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
56. Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
57. Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
58. Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
59. CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
60. Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
61. Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
62. Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
63. Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
64. Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
65. Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
66. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
67. Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
68. SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
69. NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
70. Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
71. Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
72. END (Display the bottom of the active window)
73. HOME (Display the top of the active window)
74. NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
75. NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
76. NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
77. LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
78. RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
79. Shortcut Keys for Character Map
80. After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
81. RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
82. LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
83. UP ARROW (Move up one row)
84. DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
85. PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
86. PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
87. HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
88. END (Move to the end of the line)
89. CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
90. CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
91. SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)
92. Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
93. CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
94. CTRL+N (Open a new console)
95. CTRL+S (Save the open console)
96. CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
97. CTRL+W (Open a new window)
98. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
99. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
100. ALT+F4 (Close the console)
101. ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
102. ALT+V (Display the View menu)
103. ALT+F (Display the File menu)
104. ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
105. MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
106. CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
107. ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
108. SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
109. F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
110. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
111. CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
112. CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
113. ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
114. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
115. CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)
116. Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
117. CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
118. ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
119. ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
120. ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
121. ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
122. CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
123. ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
124. CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
125. CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
126. Microsoft Internet Explorer Navigation
127. CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
128. CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
129. CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
130. CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
131. CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
132. CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
133. CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
134. CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
135. CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
136. CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
137. CTRL+W (Close the current window)

Easily Find Serial Numbers On Google.

Let's pretend you need a serial number for windows xp pro.

in the search bar type in just like this - "Windows XP Professional" 94FBR

the key is the 94FBR code.. it was included with many MS Office registration codes so this will help you dramatically reduce the amount of 'fake' porn sites that trick you.

or if you want to find the serial for winzip 8.1 - "Winzip 8.1" 94FBR

just try it out, it's very quick and it works nicely..

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Here is another trick that works fairly decent for finding mp3's on the web (which is hard to do normally, to say the least)

say you want to get, for example, a Garth Brooks song. type this in the search bar - "index of/" "garth brooks" .mp3 the ones you want to check out first are the ones that say "Index of/" in the title of the search result. this technique allows you to easily pull up web folders with direct downloads. it will look the same as if you were logging into a ftp url.. i'm sure you can be pretty flexible on how you type that in, so long as you include "index of/"

i'm sure you can use this for more than just mp3's (it's not perfect but it has worked for me on a few occasions)

always make sure to use the quotations where i placed them. they help pinpoint the correct search results more accurately. just try it out, also if you want to learn how to do more with google look up "google hacks"

Customise Your start Button

1. Change the Start text
2. First of all, make sure you download Resource Hacker. You'll need this puppy to edit resources inside your Windows shell.
3. Locate explorer.exe in your c:\Windows directory. Make a copy of the file and keep it in a safe place and rename the original with a different name like expo.exe.
4. Now launch Resource Hacker. In the File menu, open explorer.exe. You'll now see a bunch of collapsed folders.
5. Expand the String Table folder and then find folder No. 37 (folder No. 38 if you're in Windows Classic mode).
6. Click on resource 1033 and locate the text that says "Start." This is your Start button, and now you've got control over what it says! Change the "Start" text to your text of choice. You don't have a character limit, but the text takes up valuable taskbar space, so don't make it too long.
7. Click on the button labeled Compile Script. This updates the settings for your Start button. But nothing will happen until you complete through step #19, so keep going!
8. Change your hover text
9. While you're here, why not also change the text that pops up when your mouse hovers over your Start button?
10. Right now it says "Click here to begin." Well, duh! We already know that's where to begin!
11. Open folder No. 34 and click on resource 1033.
12. Find the text that says "Click here to begin" and change it to something cooler. Might I suggest "Click here for a good time, baby."
13. Click on the Compile Script button to update this resource.
14. Customize your Start icon
15. For an added bonus, you can also change the Windows icon to the left of the text, too.
16. Collapse the String Table folder and expand the Bitmap folder at the top of your folder list.
17. Click on folder No. 143 and click on resource 1033. You should see that familiar Windows icon.
18. Go to the Action Menu and select "Replace bitmap." Select "Open file with new bitmap", and locate the replacement image on your machine. Note: The image must have a .bmp extension and a size of 25 pixels by 20 pixels. Then click the Replace button.
19. Saving the changes
20. Now that you've made your changes, save the file in your Windows folder with the name explorer.exe.
21. Now close all applications including Res Hacker. Press Alt + Ctrl + Del to go to the Task manager.
22. Go to the processes tab and right click on explorer.exe and select End Process Tree.
23. Now go to the Applications tab and click on New task and type explorer.exe and hit enter.
24. When explorer relaunches,you'll see your new Start button in all its glory!
25. note you can delete the old expo.exe if you have kept a copy of the original file safe.

20 Great Google Secrets

Google is clearly the best general-purpose search engine on the Web

But most people don't use it to its best advantage. Do you just plug in a keyword or two and hope for the best? That may be the quickest way to search, but with more than 3 billion pages in Google's index, it's still a struggle to pare results to a manageable number.

But Google is an remarkably powerful tool that can ease and enhance your Internet exploration. Google's search options go beyond simple keywords, the Web, and even its own programmers. Let's look at some of Google's lesser-known options.

Syntax Search Tricks

Using a special syntax is a way to tell Google that you want to restrict your searches to certain elements or characteristics of Web pages. Google has a fairly complete list of its syntax elements at

www.google.com/help/operators.html

. Here are some advanced operators that can help narrow down your search results.

Intitle: at the beginning of a query word or phrase (intitle:"Three Blind Mice") restricts your search results to just the titles of Web pages.

Intext: does the opposite of intitle:, searching only the body text, ignoring titles, links, and so forth. Intext: is perfect when what you're searching for might commonly appear in URLs. If you're looking for the term HTML, for example, and you don't want to get results such as

www.mysite.com/index.html

, you can enter intext:html.

Link: lets you see which pages are linking to your Web page or to another page you're interested in. For example, try typing in

link:http://www.pcmag.com


Try using site: (which restricts results to top-level domains) with intitle: to find certain types of pages. For example, get scholarly pages about Mark Twain by searching for intitle:"Mark Twain"site:edu. Experiment with mixing various elements; you'll develop several strategies for finding the stuff you want more effectively. The site: command is very helpful as an alternative to the mediocre search engines built into many sites.

Swiss Army Google

Google has a number of services that can help you accomplish tasks you may never have thought to use Google for. For example, the new calculator feature

(www.google.com/help/features.html#calculator)

lets you do both math and a variety of conversions from the search box. For extra fun, try the query "Answer to life the universe and everything."

Let Google help you figure out whether you've got the right spelling—and the right word—for your search. Enter a misspelled word or phrase into the query box (try "thre blund mise") and Google may suggest a proper spelling. This doesn't always succeed; it works best when the word you're searching for can be found in a dictionary. Once you search for a properly spelled word, look at the results page, which repeats your query. (If you're searching for "three blind mice," underneath the search window will appear a statement such as Searched the web for "three blind mice.") You'll discover that you can click on each word in your search phrase and get a definition from a dictionary.

Suppose you want to contact someone and don't have his phone number handy. Google can help you with that, too. Just enter a name, city, and state. (The city is optional, but you must enter a state.) If a phone number matches the listing, you'll see it at the top of the search results along with a map link to the address. If you'd rather restrict your results, use rphonebook: for residential listings or bphonebook: for business listings. If you'd rather use a search form for business phone listings, try Yellow Search

(www.buzztoolbox.com/google/yellowsearch.shtml).


Extended Googling

Google offers several services that give you a head start in focusing your search. Google Groups

(http://groups.google.com)

indexes literally millions of messages from decades of discussion on Usenet. Google even helps you with your shopping via two tools: Froogle
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(http://froogle.google.com),

which indexes products from online stores, and Google Catalogs
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(http://catalogs.google.com),

which features products from more 6,000 paper catalogs in a searchable index. And this only scratches the surface. You can get a complete list of Google's tools and services at

www.google.com/options/index.html

You're probably used to using Google in your browser. But have you ever thought of using Google outside your browser?

Google Alert

(www.googlealert.com)

monitors your search terms and e-mails you information about new additions to Google's Web index. (Google Alert is not affiliated with Google; it uses Google's Web services API to perform its searches.) If you're more interested in news stories than general Web content, check out the beta version of Google News Alerts

(www.google.com/newsalerts).

This service (which is affiliated with Google) will monitor up to 50 news queries per e-mail address and send you information about news stories that match your query. (Hint: Use the intitle: and source: syntax elements with Google News to limit the number of alerts you get.)

Google on the telephone? Yup. This service is brought to you by the folks at Google Labs

(http://labs.google.com),

a place for experimental Google ideas and features (which may come and go, so what's there at this writing might not be there when you decide to check it out). With Google Voice Search

(http://labs1.google.com/gvs.html),

you dial the Voice Search phone number, speak your keywords, and then click on the indicated link. Every time you say a new search term, the results page will refresh with your new query (you must have JavaScript enabled for this to work). Remember, this service is still in an experimental phase, so don't expect 100 percent success.

In 2002, Google released the Google API (application programming interface), a way for programmers to access Google's search engine results without violating the Google Terms of Service. A lot of people have created useful (and occasionally not-so-useful but interesting) applications not available from Google itself, such as Google Alert. For many applications, you'll need an API key, which is available free from
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www.google.com/apis

. See the figures for two more examples, and visit

www.pcmag.com/solutions

for more.

Thanks to its many different search properties, Google goes far beyond a regular search engine. Give the tricks in this article a try. You'll be amazed at how many different ways Google can improve your Internet searching.


Online Extra: More Google Tips


Here are a few more clever ways to tweak your Google searches.

Search Within a Timeframe

Daterange: (start date–end date). You can restrict your searches to pages that were indexed within a certain time period. Daterange: searches by when Google indexed a page, not when the page itself was created. This operator can help you ensure that results will have fresh content (by using recent dates), or you can use it to avoid a topic's current-news blizzard and concentrate only on older results. Daterange: is actually more useful if you go elsewhere to take advantage of it, because daterange: requires Julian dates, not standard Gregorian dates. You can find converters on the Web (such as

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http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/JulianDate.html

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), but an easier way is to do a Google daterange: search by filling in a form at

www.researchbuzz.com/toolbox/goofresh.shtml or www.faganfinder.com/engines/google.shtml

. If one special syntax element is good, two must be better, right? Sometimes. Though some operators can't be mixed (you can't use the link: operator with anything else) many can be, quickly narrowing your results to a less overwhelming number.

More Google API Applications

Staggernation.com offers three tools based on the Google API. The Google API Web Search by Host (GAWSH) lists the Web hosts of the results for a given query

(www.staggernation.com/gawsh/).

When you click on the triangle next to each host, you get a list of results for that host. The Google API Relation Browsing Outliner (GARBO) is a little more complicated: You enter a URL and choose whether you want pages that related to the URL or linked to the URL

(www.staggernation.com/garbo/).

Click on the triangle next to an URL to get a list of pages linked or related to that particular URL. CapeMail is an e-mail

Auto End Tasks to Enable a Proper Shutdown

This reg file automatically ends tasks and timeouts that prevent programs from shutting down and clears the Paging File on Exit.

1. Copy the following into notepad.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]
"ClearPageFileAtShutdown"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]
"AutoEndTasks"="1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control]
"WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="1000"

2. Save the file as shutdown.reg
3. Double click the file to import into your registry.

NOTE: If your anti-virus software warns you of a "malicious" script, this is normal if you have "Script Safe" or similar technology enabled.