Windows 7 Shortcut Description

Win + UP :- Arrow Maximize the current window
Win + Down Arrow :- Restore down or minimize current windows
Win + Left Arrow :- Dock the current window to the left half of the screen
Win + Right Arrrow :- Dock the current window to the right half of the screen
Win + [number] :- Activate and run the program pinned on Windows 7 Taskbar, running program won’t be affected
Win + Home :- Minimize all but the current window
Win + Space :- Makes all windows transparent so you can see through to the desktop
Win + Pause/Break :- Open System Properties
Win + Tab :- Flip Aero 3D [press Tab to cycle between Windows]
Win + B :- Move focus to notification tray (the right-most portion of the taskbar)
Win + D :- Show/Hide desktop
Win + E :- Windows Explorer is launched
Win + F :- Search
Win + G :- Bring all gadgets on top and foreground
Win + L :- Lock Computer
Win + M :- Minimize all windows
Win + P :- Open the projection menu (generally used for laptops connected to projectors)
Win + R :- Run Command is launched.
Win + S :- OneNote Screen Clipping Tool
Win + T :- Show preview thumbnail of running applications in Windows Taskbar one by one without mouse over
Win + X :- Mobility Center
Win + # :- Quicklaunch
Win + = :- Magnifier
Win + [+/-] :- Enables the magnifier and zooms in/out
Win + Shift + Up Arrow :- Maximize vertical size
Win + Shift + Down Arrow :- Restore vertical size
Win + Shift + Left Arrow :- Jump to left monitor
Win + Shift + Right Arrow :- Jump to right monitor
Win + Shift + M :- Undo all window minimization
Win + Shift + T :- Cycles backwards
Win + Ctrl + F :- Opens the Active Directory Find Computers dialog
Ctrl + Right Arrow :- Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
Ctrl + Left Arrow :- Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
Ctrl + Up Arrow :- Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
Ctrl + Down Arrow :- Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
Ctrl + Win + Tab :- Persistent flip 3D
Ctrl + Shift :- with an arrow key Select a block of text
Ctrl with any arrow key + Spacebar :- Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
Ctrl + Shift + Esc :- Open Task Manager directly
Ctrl + Shift + N :- Create new folder

I will update this list as an when I get more keyboard shortcuts for windows 7.

Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts You Must Know is a post from: TechieQuest

It contains four main areas: A-Z of threats, Security Software, Safety Tips, and Virus Timeline. The A to Z of threats section contains A to Z of threats such as Adware, Autorun worms, Backdoor Trojan, Cookie, until Zombies. The section on Security Software explains the kinds of software and hardware used to secure computers. The Safety Tips section has a rundown of some steps you can take on your own, with sections on avoiding viruses, trojans, worms and spyware, avoiding hoaxes, choosing secure passwords, using removable media safely and more. The Virus Timeline section explains a brief history of the development of virus.

Get a free copy of Threatsaurus: The A-Z of Computer and Data Security Threats.

Threatsaurus – The A-Z of Computer and Data Security Threats is a post from: TechieQuest

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The video uses a simple story of a growing florist business to explain the basics of cloud computing: how it works and why it makes sense for businesses and individuals.

• The difference between on-site computing and cloud computing
• The financial benefits of cloud computing
• What makes cloud computing secure and efficient
• How cloud computing impacts consumers

Have fun wacthing and understanding the basics of Cloud Computing. It does a good job explaining Cloud Computing.

Understand the Basics of Cloud Computing in 3 minutes is a post from: TechieQuest

There are ways to pin the “Show Desktop” icon in your taskbar, but required some skills. Show Desktop is free tool that provides you the easiest way to create the Show Desktop in the taskbar.

Just Download Show Desktop and double-click to install the program. Then drag the “Show desktop” icon to the taskbar, that’s all.

Restore Show Desktop Icon in Windows 7 is a post from: TechieQuest

However, DreamRender difference from DreamScene in term of display technology whereby Dreamrender not only uses video as a animated desktop backgrounds, but also uses high end particle sequencing, 3D Object Animation, Custom Bubbles, Desktop Image Animations, Music Interaction, Liquid Animations, Tunnels, and MORE.

Beside that, DreamRender also ships with about a dozen animations. One click is sufficient to load that animation. This does not replace the original wallpaper of the system though. It overlays the animated wallpaper and the original wallpaper will appear if DreamRender is disabled.

To create a new animated wallpaper you need to click on the File > New menu in the settings. There you have the options to select a video, a picture, slideshows and several other backgrounds for your animated wallpaper. Just play around with it for a while and you should find your way.

For complete customization of your system DreamRender can apply textures and colors to your windows, make them transparent, and produce amazing effects every time you move your mouse.

As Dreamscene is an extra features that ships with Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate that allows users to replace a standard wallpaper with an animated one. However, the biggest shortcoming of DreamScene is that it is only available for Windows Vista Ultimate.

But DreamRender seem like a promising candidate for everyone else who is not working with Windows Vista Ultimate. Meanwhile, DreamRender official site also offer a lot screensaver or Animated Desktop Wallpaper to fancy up your dreamscence on XP.

Requirement for DreamRender – Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and 512MB RAM

Visit : DreamRender – Windows desktop wallpaper animation utility

Via Ghacks -DreamRender is an alternative to DreamScene

Play DreamScene Features on XP using DreamRender is a post from: TechieQuest

1. Last.FM Windows Media Center Plugin (MCEFM)

MceFM is another way enjoy your Last.fm Music. Once you’ve typed in the name of an artist or a song, it will automatically queue similar songs and artists using Last.fm’s music recommendation feature. Imagine you having access to an ‘unlimited’ music library!

2. MyNetflix Windows Media Center Plugin

MyNetFlix is a windows media center plugin that allow you watch movies that streaming from netFlix.

Here is MyNetFlix WMC plugin features :

• View your Netflix queue
• Browse movies by genre, top 100, new titles, etc.
• View your history and recommendations
• Add movies to your queue
• Remove movies from your queue
• Move movies to the top of your queue
• Browse “watch now” movies
• Play “watch now” movies

However, MyNetFix is works as tool only wherebt Netflix charges you for the monthly subscription fees for the streaming movies and DVDs they deliver.

3. MCEBrowser

MCEBrowser is free windows media center plugin that allows you to browse the Web using Media Center’s 10-foot interface and remote. The ability to zoom in and out on pages allows you read content from several feet away, and you can use the remote to select links, buttons, and other controls. While keyboard and mouse support make it easier to fill out forms and enter text, MCEBrowser is best for casual Web surfing.

Features of MCEBrowser Windows Media Center Plugin includes:

• Browse to home page or favorites
• Navigate favorites subfolders
• Enter a URL to browse to
• Scroll around within web pages
• Highlight and select links within web pages to navigate
• Form support – fill out edit boxes, combo boxes, list boxes, select buttons, etc.
• Mouse and keyboard support
• Zoom in and out for 10-foot style surfing
• Compatible with Media Center Extender devices
• Multilanguage support (English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese)
• Support for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or Windows Vista Media Center

4. mceWeather

A weather report windows media center plugins let you know the latest weather information. MceWeather comes with current conditions and forecasts available at any time for thousands of cities around the world, you won’t have to wait to see the weather report. Best part is, since mceWeather is designed for use with Windows Media Center’s 10-foot interface and remote controls, you won’t have to leave the couch. mceWeather is free.

List of Windows Media Center Plugin (WMC ) is a post from: TechieQuest

Beside that, BitTorrent Acceleration Patch will managed more efficiently on internet connection and obtain more sources relocation for each torrent files downloading.

key features of BitTorrent Acceleration Patch :

• Automatically resumes paused downloads.
• Configuration from last run is saved and auto loads on start-up.
• Clean and free, without any adware or spyware.
• Finished and wrong files are cleaned automatically.
• Finds more sources at user-specified intervals.
• Interface is easy to use and good-looking.
• Interface is easy operable by a system tray icon.

If you already have the BitTorrent client and aren’t happy with its torrent files  download performance, install BitTorrent Acceleration Patch to get all of these improvements.Requirements of BitTorrent Accelator Patch

1. BitTorrent installed;
2. Internet connection.

Download: BitTorrent Acceleration Patch 4.7.3

Increase BitTorrent Download Speed with BitTorrent Acceleration Patch is a post from: TechieQuest

• New Features in C# 3.0 (1 hour)
• New Features in VB 9.0 (1 hour)
• LINQ to SQL (1 hour)

To use the practice-based learning environment, you must have Visual Studio 2008 RTM and the .NET Framework 3.5 installed. This promotion is only available for a limited time, so register now to start your learning and improving your .NET programming skills right away.

Free Visual Studio 2008 Training from Code Project is a post from: TechieQuest

Anonymouse.org is a online privacy application that provides you with a fake IP address, country of origin by routing your Internet traffic through remote servers. It protects your privacy and allows you to surf freely on the web.

For 10 years, Anonymouse.org has been protecting the privacy and the informational self-determination of users in the internet for free and now it has finally come out with a full toolbar for Internet Explorer and Firefox called Anonymouse Toolbar.

It is easy to use, simply enter a URL in the Anonymouse Toolbar instead of your browsers addressbar and press enter or click on the “Surf Anonymously” button to visit the website anonymously.

With this toolbar, you can hide your IP address and prevent third parties from detecting your identity & penetrating your privacy. You can surf the web anonymously and access the blocked sites faster and easier.

You can download Anonymouse Toolbar for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox here or simply browse http://Anonymouse.org/.

Anonymouse Toolbar – Free Anonymous Proxy Surfing is a post from: TechieQuest

However, Zolved has found a way to speed up open office by editing the memory setting on the openoffice which can speed up the open office loading time.

Step to speed up openoffice office suite loading speed:-

1. Start Open Office and click on Tools > Options.
2. Click on Memory in the left menu and change the following settings:
   • Reduce the number of Undo steps to a figure lower than 100. Suggestion around 20 or 30 steps.
   • Under Graphics cache, set Use for OpenOffice.org to 128 MB (up from the original 6MB).
   • Set Memory per object to 20MB (up from the default .5MB).
   • Set the number of objects under Cache for inserted objects at 20.
3. Click on Java in the left menu afterwards and uncheck Use a Java Runtime Environment.
4. Click OK and restart Open Office

After following this simple step. you will noticed the open office loading speed is totally difference from default openoffice loading setting.

Via Zolved

How to Speed Up OpenOffice.org office suite Loading Speed is a post from: TechieQuest