If you want to insert a CD but not use it right away you can bypass Autorun. Hold the Shift key down while inserting a CD (will also work with a USB drive).
Private Browsing
Don’t want to leave any trace of your online Christmas shopping (cookies are not saved and browsing and search history is automatically wiped out). Try an InPrivate Browsing session by hitting Ctrl+Shift+P if using either Internet Explorer or Firefox. Google Chrome calls it ‘incognito mode’. You’ll see a small icon in the top-right corner. Select then click “New […]
Encrypt Email Quickly
Encrypted mail. Need to send an email containing sensitive information quickly and easily? Visit Hushmail and click the Try Hushmail button to create an account. Log in, draft your email, add attachments, provide a security question and answer, then click Send (and perhaps call the recipient to make sure he or she knows the correct […]
Print a group of messages in Outlook
Print a group of email messages at the same time by selecting multiple emails while holding down the Ctrl key and then selecting File > Print > Memo Style > Print.
Amazon Wish List addon
Add to Amazon Wish List is a browser addon that lets you add anything you want to your Amazon wish lists. Useful with Christmas round the corner! http://www.amazon.com/wishlist/universal/ref=wl_eywl_uwl
Locate your last edit
To find your last edit, press Shift+F5.
Clipboard in Word 2010
The Clipboard keeps a copy of the past 24 items you have copied. To view (and paste) any of these items, from the Home tab, click the down arrow icon in the lower-right corner of the Clipboard group.
Recovering unsaved workbooks – Excel 2010
Mistakenly closed a workbook without saving? You can sometimes recover your work in Excel 2010. Go to File, Info, click the Manage Versions button and select Recover Unsaved Workbooks. Excel 2010 automatically keeps a copy of many (but not all) unsaved workbooks for a few days.
Shut down your computer properly
It’s not a good idea to switch your PC off by pressing the power switch or pulling the plug while it’s still running as the results can be disastrous. Give your computer the time it needs to flush caches, close files, and save configuration data. To turn off Windows properly, click on Start, Shut Down, […]
Tab key
Use the Tab key to line up your text. Never use spaces. In most cases you will be using proportional fonts – the characters have varying widths. Therefore using spaces will not be an accurate way to line up text.
