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[MODIFIED] Google Chrome – View Web Pages in Full Screen Mode and Switch Between Tabs with Keyboard Shortcuts

30 Aug

Toggle full screen mode in the Google Chrome web browser. While tabs are hidden, switch between pages with keyboard shortcuts.

This is a simple Google Chrome tip, but beginners may find it useful. Others still may learn a keyboard shortcut or two.

When browsing a web page that you plan on staying at for awhile, such as a web-based electronic mail service such as Gmail, you might wish to temporarily hide everything else onscreen including Chrome’s address bar to view more of the page. …

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Windows 7 – Title Bar Tricks and Tips Including Keyboard Shortcuts

25 Aug

Other ways to maximize windows and bring up window options in Windows 7.

Here are a couple of tricks with window title bars in Windows 7 – some of these tips may work in other Windows versions:

* Double-click the title bar of a window to maximize it (if the current window supports maximizing). Double-click the title bar again to restore the window to its previous size. …

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Mozilla Firefox – Plugins and Extensions – Restart Firefox via the Menu or Keyboard Shortcut

20 Sep

The “Restartless Restart” extension for Firefox provides a menu item and keyboard shortcut you can use to shut down and relaunch the browser.

There are various reasons you may need to restart Mozilla Firefox, such as if you open a lot of tabs or use complex web applications and find the web browser running slower and/or leaking memory.

While various extensions exist to restart Firefox, the “Restartless Restart” extension has a couple of nice features. After installation, it is ready for use immediately without restarting Firefox. And, the extension adds a “Restart” option to the menu and a keyboard shortcut – Ctrl + Alt + R (this may differ on non-Windows platforms)….

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Mozilla Firefox – Plugins and Extensions – Restart Firefox via the Menu or Keyboard Shortcut

15 Sep

The “Restartless Restart” extension for Firefox provides a menu item and keyboard shortcut you can use to shut down and relaunch the browser.

There are various reasons you may need to restart Mozilla Firefox, such as if you open a lot of tabs or use complex web applications and find the web browser running slower and/or leaking memory.

While various extensions exist to restart Firefox, the “Restartless Restart” extension has a couple of nice features. After installation, it is ready for use immediately without restarting Firefox. And, the extension adds a “Restart” option to the menu and a keyboard shortcut – Ctrl + Alt + R (this may differ on non-Windows platforms)….

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Windows 7 – Rotate Photos with the Keyboard

08 Aug

Stop switching between the mouse and keyboard in Windows 7 – adjust photo orientation using these keyboard shortcuts.

After copying a selection of photos to your Windows 7 machine over from a memory stick or digital camera, you might find that you need to rotate some photographs that were taken in portrait view into a landscape view orientation, and vice-versa.

One way to do this is to right-click a photo in Explorer and choose “Rotate clockwise” or “Rotate counterclockwise” as desired, as shown below:…

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iPhone – iPod Touch – Turn Keyboard Clicking Sound On or Off

20 May

Toggle the sound made when pressing keys on the iPod / iPod Touch virtual keyboard.

Many people like the clicking sound the iPod Touch and iPhone devices make when pressing a key on the virtual keyboard, especially if they have difficulty typing on the small device and need to be assured their key presses were registered. However, when typing a large amount of text in public this sound may annoy others. Luckily it can be easily turned on or off:

1. Access the “Settings” utility / app….

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IrfanView – Create Desktop Shortcut and Keyboard Hotkey if Missing

26 Aug

Make IrfanView easier to access by creating desktop and keyboard shortcuts.

If you often view and modify images with IrfanView you may find a Desktop shortcut convenient. When installing the application this shortcut may have been created; if missing, you can add it back. Plus, the Desktop shortcut can contain a keyboard hotkey to open IrfanView from anywhere – and this can be modified.

1. Choose “Options” – “Properties/Settings”….

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