10 useful time-saving keyboard shortcuts for Chrome

January 2, 2012 0 comments

Using keyboard shortcuts to access features of application can be a great timesaver. If you spend a lot of time on the web and Chrome happens to be your browser of choice, then here are some keyboard shortcuts that could save you a lot of time. 1. Ctrl+Shift+N – Opens a new window in Chrome’s [...]

Using label shortcuts to search Gmail

July 17, 2008 0 comments

If you are a Gmail user, you might already know that there are no folders in Gmails. Instead of folders, you organize them by labels. Even all the built-in views like inbox, sent mail, draft, trash etc are also labels. Since there are no folders, when we search for a mail, we are actually searching [...]

How to add a Windows Shutdown shortcut on your Desktop

June 7, 2008 1 comment

Here is a simple trick to shutdown Windows quickly from a shortcut on your desktop rather than going through the Start menu. Right-Click on the desktop and click ‘New‘ and then click on ‘Shortcut‘. When prompted to fill in ‘Type the location of the item‘, enter ‘shutdown -s -t 00‘ . Click Next and enter [...]

Access your favorite programs quickly from any folder

March 2, 2008 1 comment

Most people open an application in windows through the Start menu or by clicking on a shortcut on their desktop. Starting an application from Start menu takes a few clicks and as for the desktop, it could be hidden if you have an open folder. Windows XP has a way, that many people are not [...]

Get things done fast with keyboard shortcuts for Windows, Word, Excel and Outlook

February 21, 2008 0 comments

Keyboard shortcuts are definitely great time savers. Here is a list of shortcuts for Windows, Word, Excel and Outlook for you to use. Of course, it wouldn’t be possible for an average person to remember all the shortcuts but then you wouldn’t need to. It would be enough if you remember the ones that you [...]

Timesaving shortcuts to Open Windows XP Applications and Utilities

July 16, 2007 0 comments

Often, the quickest way to open a built-in Windows XP application or utility is to use the command prompt or Run box, instead of clicking through a series of menus. To get to the Run box, choose Start>Run. To get to the command prompt, choose Start>Run, type command, and press Enter. For example, to open [...]

Some Firefox shortcuts to speed up your browsing

June 4, 2007 2 comments

Firefox is one of the best browsers around and is a pleasure to work with. You can speed up your browsing by learning some shortcut ways to work with Firefox that besides being extremely convenient also save a lot of time. Here are some of the shortcuts that you would do well to remember. You [...]

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