Windows 8 has added 16 new keyboard shortcuts, thanks mostly to its confusing Metro UI. We have for you the complete list of Windows keyboard shortcuts, and tell you which ones no longer work on Windows 8.
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How To Change the Shut Down Button
If you’re like me, then you rarely actually shut down your computer. Even though I have fast RAIDed SSDs that can cold-boot Windows in less than 20 seconds, I always have lots of tasks open at once to get my work done. It would be a severe pain to have to re-open all of my [...]
Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
Keyboard shortcuts have been in the Windows operating system since its inception, but the Windows key started appearing about the time Windows 95 rolled out. Some analysts say it is in response to Apple’s command button, which is used in conjuntion with other keys to perform keyboard shortcuts. There were only a handful of “Windows [...]
Windows Trivia You Never Knew
Windows Vista has had an interesting reception by the technology community, to say the least. People either like it or they hate it, or they think it is O.K. The road to Vista was several years in the making, and there are lots of interesting stories and tidbits about the OS that most people don’t [...]
Windows 7 Shortcut Keys
The “Windows” key (or Start key) was implemented on standard PC keyboards shortly after the release of Windows 95. I suppose Microsoft wanted to increase the Windows brand by implementing two new keys that would open up new features of their operating system. At the time, there were only five new features that the new key opened [...]
Test New Windows Shells Without Rebooting
There are a few shell and desktop enhancements for Windows Vista. These third-party shells run in place of Explorer, which sometimes require registry edits or other tweaks to get working. Did you know what you can kill Explorer and test a new shell without rebooting Vista? Many people just to go Task Manager and kill [...]
A-Data C702 16GB Flash Drive Review
It’s absolutely amazing that flash drives have surpassed the capacity of hard drives from 10 years ago. I mean, you can now attach 10 times more data to your keychain than you could fit into the average Windows 95 PC. Back then, if you were an uber-geek then you MIGHT have a 1GB hard drive, [...]
How to Recover Windows that Disappear
David Copperfield may be able to make an entire house disappear, but missing windows are an event that nearly everyone has encountered. This occurs more frequently with laptops, as they frequently change profiles that have different video outputs (especially if you use a docking station). Some programs save their last window positions, so if you [...]
Unleash the Address Bar
If you’re a power-user, then you like to execute tasks in the quickest way possible. One of Vista’s tools that is greatly under-used is the Address bar, and it can do alot more than just search Indexed locations. It can be used as a Run dialog, Search, as well as a browser. If you have [...]
Silverstone LC03V Home Theater PC Case
I am currently working on a home server/HTPC article and wanted a nice desktop case for it. I was very impressed with SilverStone’s TJ04 case that I reviewed back in October and figured they would be a good choice for a desktop case as well. SilverStone was nice enough to send over their LC03V case [...]
Belkin Universal UPS 800VA
If you run a server you know that uptime is a big deal, many things can cause downtime and one of them is a blackout. If the power goes out in your house and you are running for web design or hosting service your customers will not be able to access your site making you [...]
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