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  • L Lost User

    Did you know these?[^]

    The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is SILENCE, the second is LISTENING, the third MEMORY, the forth, PRACTICE and the fifth is TEACHING others!

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    Mark_Wallace
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    I'm quite chuffed to report that there's nothing new to me there. Do I get a medal?

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    • L Lost User

      Did you know these?[^]

      The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is SILENCE, the second is LISTENING, the third MEMORY, the forth, PRACTICE and the fifth is TEACHING others!

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      lewax00
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      I didn't know about the double click on the program image to close the window (and, coincidentally, I had an instance of calculator I wasn't using to try it on). Otherwise, some of these are pretty basic (like Ctrl+click for selecting items).

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      • L Lost User

        Did you know these?[^]

        The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is SILENCE, the second is LISTENING, the third MEMORY, the forth, PRACTICE and the fifth is TEACHING others!

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        Matt U
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        I wasn't aware of the SHIFT+Right Click to show the classic right-click menu in the Windows 7 taskbar. However, if you middle-click a program button in the Win7 taskbar it will also open a new instance of that application. Just as it says SHIFT+Click will. :-D

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          I wasn't aware of the SHIFT+Right Click to show the classic right-click menu in the Windows 7 taskbar. However, if you middle-click a program button in the Win7 taskbar it will also open a new instance of that application. Just as it says SHIFT+Click will. :-D

          djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.

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          lewax00
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          I use the middle click trick all the time, mostly for opening more instances of the file browser or command line. Plus Firefox behaves very similarly, middle clicking empty space in the tab bar opens a new tab. I like consistency. :-D (On the other hand, middle clicking on a tab closes it, which is kind of the opposite behavior of the task bar...)

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          • L Lost User

            Did you know these?[^]

            The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is SILENCE, the second is LISTENING, the third MEMORY, the forth, PRACTICE and the fifth is TEACHING others!

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            Lost User
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            Yes, and I'm disappointed. Learning a new trick would have been useful.

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            • L Lost User

              Did you know these?[^]

              The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is SILENCE, the second is LISTENING, the third MEMORY, the forth, PRACTICE and the fifth is TEACHING others!

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              Mike Hankey
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              I've found these[^] tips pretty handy!

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              • L Lost User

                Did you know these?[^]

                The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is SILENCE, the second is LISTENING, the third MEMORY, the forth, PRACTICE and the fifth is TEACHING others!

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                OriginalGriff
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                The only one I didn't know was the SHIFT and "No" button.

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                • L lewax00

                  I use the middle click trick all the time, mostly for opening more instances of the file browser or command line. Plus Firefox behaves very similarly, middle clicking empty space in the tab bar opens a new tab. I like consistency. :-D (On the other hand, middle clicking on a tab closes it, which is kind of the opposite behavior of the task bar...)

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                  Matt U
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                  I didn't know about middle-click in the empty space to open a new tab. But it doesn't work in Chrome. However, when it comes to Web browsing I primarily use shortcuts (CTRL+W to close, CTRL+T for new tab, etc.). :)

                  djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.

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                  • L Lost User

                    Did you know these?[^]

                    The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is SILENCE, the second is LISTENING, the third MEMORY, the forth, PRACTICE and the fifth is TEACHING others!

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                    S Houghtelin
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                    Know any random tips for preventing the random errors? :-D

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                      The only one I didn't know was the SHIFT and "No" button.

                      If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.

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                      SoMad
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                      Yes, I was going to say the same. It is not often I would have a need for it. I just tried some quick copy juggling and it works. Just be aware that there is no warning and no extra click required, it just overwrites all files right away. Soren Madsen

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                      • S S Houghtelin

                        Know any random tips for preventing the random errors? :-D

                        It was broke, so I fixed it.

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                        Deny user access?

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                        • L Lost User

                          Did you know these?[^]

                          The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is SILENCE, the second is LISTENING, the third MEMORY, the forth, PRACTICE and the fifth is TEACHING others!

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                          Fabio Franco
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                          I didn't know about the "No to All" when shift clicking the "No" button on file copy/move operations. It would have saved me a lot of time if I did :doh: Two things that I find quite handy are keyboard shortcuts, to mention two: 1 - [Windows Key]+[L] -> Locks the desktop 2 - [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Esc] -> Launches the task manager

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                          • L Lost User

                            Did you know these?[^]

                            The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is SILENCE, the second is LISTENING, the third MEMORY, the forth, PRACTICE and the fifth is TEACHING others!

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                            IndifferentDisdain
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                            The CTRL key to copy a file instead of move it is new to me and seems highly handy; thanks for sharing!

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                            • L lewax00

                              I didn't know about the double click on the program image to close the window (and, coincidentally, I had an instance of calculator I wasn't using to try it on). Otherwise, some of these are pretty basic (like Ctrl+click for selecting items).

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                              Toyist
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                              It's been awhile, but that's how the Amiga worked as I recall. only single click.

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                              • F Fabio Franco

                                I didn't know about the "No to All" when shift clicking the "No" button on file copy/move operations. It would have saved me a lot of time if I did :doh: Two things that I find quite handy are keyboard shortcuts, to mention two: 1 - [Windows Key]+[L] -> Locks the desktop 2 - [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Esc] -> Launches the task manager

                                To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson ---- Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia

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                                Markosolo
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                                Control shift esc! Good one!

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                                • I IndifferentDisdain

                                  The CTRL key to copy a file instead of move it is new to me and seems highly handy; thanks for sharing!

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                                  Fabio Franco
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                                  You can also right-click drag a file and you'll have a context menu that allows you to copy, move or create a shortcut for the file.

                                  To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson ---- Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia

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                                  • F Fabio Franco

                                    I didn't know about the "No to All" when shift clicking the "No" button on file copy/move operations. It would have saved me a lot of time if I did :doh: Two things that I find quite handy are keyboard shortcuts, to mention two: 1 - [Windows Key]+[L] -> Locks the desktop 2 - [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Esc] -> Launches the task manager

                                    To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson ---- Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia

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                                    KP Lee
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                                    Fabio Franco wrote:

                                    2 - [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Esc] -> Launches the task manager

                                    I seem to remember that doesn't work too good when you are remotely logged on and you want task manager on the remote session. Right click on the task bar to bring up a context menu. One of the items you can select is "start Task Manager".

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                                      Fabio Franco wrote:

                                      2 - [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Esc] -> Launches the task manager

                                      I seem to remember that doesn't work too good when you are remotely logged on and you want task manager on the remote session. Right click on the task bar to bring up a context menu. One of the items you can select is "start Task Manager".

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                                      Fabio Franco
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                                      I don't have problems with it honestly. But it's a good tip when you see the task manager bar :)

                                      To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson ---- Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia

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                                      • L Lost User

                                        Did you know these?[^]

                                        The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is SILENCE, the second is LISTENING, the third MEMORY, the forth, PRACTICE and the fifth is TEACHING others!

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                                        DaintyB
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                                        In Windows 7 or later, if you shake a window from side to side, the other windows minimise. As a result, if you go to the performance tab in Task Manager and shake it around, CPU usage goes right up.

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                                        • F Fabio Franco

                                          You can also right-click drag a file and you'll have a context menu that allows you to copy, move or create a shortcut for the file.

                                          To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson ---- Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia

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                                          DragonsRightWing
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                                          In addition to the copy | move | shortcut options, right-dragging also gives you a Cancel option - which has saved my bacon once or twice (tried to move a folder, but missed with the mouse & selected the Windows\system folder - not a good one to move ;P ) ...

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