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My new Studio 17.
Intel Core i7 proc, 6GB 1333MHz RAM, two (that's right, two) 500GB HDs (that's 1TB of storage), slot loading Blu-ray burner, 17.3” Full HD (1080p) B+RG LED Display and Camera/Facial Recognition SW. It has an HDMI port, digital video port, eSATA port, JBL speakers/subwoofer. . .I could go on, oh did I mention the backlit keyboard?
I was all set to get a new notebook computer as soon as Windows 7 came out, but now Intel has released the new Core i7 processor.
At work my computers are so old
that one of them came running Windows 95. But it's got an ATI video card, so
with a RAM and HD on OS upgrade, it runs ok. It's the screen setup I have that's
sweet.
A
Rose File By Any Other Name, Would Smell As Sweet
Or . .
.
A Rose By Any Other Name, Would Smell As Sweet (1)
A Rose By Any Other Name, Would Smell As Sweet (2)
A Rose By Any Other Name, Would Smell As Sweet (3)
Did you know since WindowsXP you can re-name multiple files at once? (1) Just drag a selection box to highlight the files you want to rename, (2) right-click on one and pick Rename, type in the new name and Windows will add (1), (2), (3) etc.
(1) 
(2)
(3)
I still will use Alex Fauland's A.F.5 Rename your files. It lets you add strings of text and use the creation date in the name as well as numeric sequencing, change case and a lot more. Great for changing all those photo's names from DSC00135.JPG to something meaningful.
What a Drag
Many computer users really don't use the interface. The Graphical User Interface (or GUI, pronounced "gooey") in Windows® is called Windows® because you can have multiple apps or documents open at once (in different windows . . .get it? various windows in Windows®) and switch back and forth between them. Nothing drives me crazier than when I'm showing someone how to do something and I say "now go to the other document", and their first reaction is to close the open, active one! If they can only work at one app at a time, they might as well still use DOS.
Those of you who are somewhat computer savvy know you can highlight text, or select an image in one window and go Edit/Copy and then in another window Edit/Paste, or even right-click/Copy and the right-click/Paste (or even Ctrl+C and then Crtl+V). But you can even drag the highlighted selection from one app's window to another. Now sometimes you may get a surprise, such as if it is an image that's a link to something, the text or that link may get copied, but most times it works.
And, it's not just Copy and Paste that you can do. When I drag a file from a folder or Explorer and drop it on a folder in the folder list of my web site in Microsoft FrontPage, it ftp's (file transfer protocol) up to the server that hosts this site. Drag and drop a media file on any media player, and it will play, a document or image to an app that can open it, and it will open. You can even drag a file to a shortcut to the app, or to the executable (.exe) file.
Tip-within-a-tip
If you Left Click-Drag a file from a folder or Explorer window, you get the
default action (such as Move, if it's from one folder to another on the same
hard drive, or Copy if it's to another drive. If you Right Click-Drag you get a
context menu that lets you pick the action, with what would be the Left
Click-Drag default action in bold. Now, back to the Left Click-Drag thing, if
you press the Shift key as you do it, you'll switch the action from the
default
to the opposite. In XP a glance at the cursor (see graphic above) will tell you
if you are copying or moving (plus sign or no plus sign). In Vista and Windows7
you'll see Copy to... or Move to... written out.
One final tip, if you start to drag a file, and you realize that's not what you want to do, just hit the Esc key before letting go of the mouse click button, and it will cancel.
Really Delete
To delete without sticking it in the recycle bin hold down SHIFT while dragging to the Recycle Bin, clicking Delete on right click menu, or while you hit the DEL key when what you want to delete is highlighted.
Free Screen Capture Utility
The
Print Screen key, or PrntScrn as is says on some keyboards.
Hitting the Print Screen
key copies the whole screen to the Windows Clipboard, and you can then paste the
image into any
image editing app, even MS Word. You can then crop it to whatever part you want.
Alt+PrntScrn copies
only the active window.
Microsoft actually now includes a utility called Snipping Tool in Vista which lets you drag the cursor to include whatever part of your screen you want to save as an image.
While the new Snipping Tool gives you more options and control, the
PrntScrn
feature is a "quick'n dirty" way
to capture whatever is on your screen, or in a window.
It's been around since
Windows 3.1.
Free Logging Utility
(it has nothing to do with forestry)
If you start a Notepad file with .LOG and save it, then
every time you open it it will put the time and date.
see below . . .
.LOG
12:19 PM 7/26/2009
Good for keeping a log.
Create icons on the desktop to shutdown, restart or lock the computer
If you don't like the Vista shutdown menu, you can easily create icons on the desktop to shutdown, restart or lock the computer without having to go through the menu. Here's how:
1. Right click an empty space on the desktop and select New | Shortcut.
2. In the box labeled "Type the location of the item," type: Shutdown.exe -s -t
00
3. Click Next to continue.
4. Type a name for the shortcut (e.g. Shut Down)
5. Click Finish
6. You can right click the new icon, click the Shortcut tab and click the Change
Icon button if you want to select a different icon for it.
To create a Restart icon, follow the same steps but type Shutdown.exe -r -t 00
To create a Lock Computer icon, type Rundll32.exe User32.dll,LockWorkStation
Name each icon shortcut appropriately.
Tips from
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How to increase the maximum bit rate for WMA files in Media Player |
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The bit rate of an audio file refers to the number of bits that are processed per second. In the Windows Media Player, you can set the bit rate but you'll find that the maximum available for WMA files is 192 Kbps. If you want to set a higher rate, you can edit the registry. As always, be sure to make a backup before you make changes to the registry. Here's how to do it:
Now your tracks will be stored at the higher bit rate. |
Use any version of Windows 7 free for 120 days
This tip is by Woody Leonhard on WindowsSecretes.com
- Step 1: Click Start, All Programs, Accessories. Right-click Command Prompt and choose Run As Administrator. Enter your administrator password.
- Step 2: Type the following command and press Enter: slmgr -rearm
- Step 3: Restart Windows 7.
Good old fashioned keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl+x, Ctrl+c, Ctrl+v cuts, copies and pastes (respectively) the selected object (file or piece of highlighted text)
Ctrl+z undoes the last rename, delete, copy, or move
F5 - refreshes the contents of he active window
Backspace - marches up directory tree to parent of the current folder
F3 - opens the Find command in the current folder
Shift+F10 - pops up the right click menu of a selected object
Crtl+Esc or Windows Key opens Start menu
Windows Key + d minimizes all
windows to show you the desktop
Windows Key + f opens search dialog box
Windows Key + m minimizes all windows
Windows Key + R Run dialog
Windows Key +M Minimize All
Windows Key +M Undo Minimize All
Windows Key +F1 Windows Help
Windows Key Explorer
Windows Key +F Find Files or Folders
CTRL+Windows Key +F Find Computer
Windows Key +Tab Cycle through taskbar buttons
