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Thursday, March 23, 2017

20 Windows 7 quick tips and tricks

Administrators are constantly learning these days. Server virtualization, desktop VDI, Exchange, SharePoint -- its a never-ending barrage of new material to take in. With so many products, its easy to fall behind on learning all the features of the "old" Windows 7, so let me bring you up to speed. Here are the top 20 tips and tricks that you should know for Windows 7; if you want to see my favorite three, just watch the video.

1. Taskbar icons have keyboard shortcuts. To open these applications through shortcut keys, simply hold down the Windows key and press the number on the keyboard that corresponds with the icon, working from the Start "orb" button to the right. For example, if Internet Explorer is the first icon, press Windows-1 to open IE.

[ Get all the details you need on deploying and using Windows 7 in the InfoWorld editors 21-page Windows 7 Deep Dive PDF special report. ]

2. You can move items on the taskbar. I know it feels like this was already possible in Windows XP and Vista, but this actually is a new Windows 7 feature.

3. Paint and WordPad use the new ribbon interface. In addition, Paint has new brushes, and both applications have new Save As options. However, you still cant open more than one document or picture at a time.

4. There is a great new tool for supporting family members and friends from afar.Click the Start button and type psr to open the Problem Steps Recorder. This tool can capture step by step (even take screenshots) what a person is doing. When they stop the recording, the session is bundled as an MHTML file and compressed for easy emailing back to support, which in most cases is you. (An MHTML file is an IE-only HTML variant.)

5. You can have more than one clock on your notification area. For those of us who work with people in other time zones, you can display clocks for each of those regions. Click the clock in the notification area and choose Change Date and Time Settings. Select the Additional Clocks tab to display as many as two other clocks and to set their time zones. (This feature actually came with Vista, but few people know about it.)

6. Theres a fast way to run a program using administrator privileges. To open an application with administrator permissions, you usually locate it through the Start menu, right-click the application, and choose Run as Administrator from the contextual menu. However, you can also simply type the name in the Instant Search bar at the base of the Start menu and press Ctrl-Shift-Enter.

7. There is a replacement to the Security Center called the Action Center. Located in the Control Panel, it provides both security and maintenance information for your system. It also provides links to many other features such as backup settings.

8. There is a new UAC (User Account Control) slider to set the desired prompt level. You can reach it quickly by typinguac in the Instant Search bar. This slider is set by default to a less annoying setting than what Vista had, but you can bring the settings back to Vista mode, leave it in Windows 7 mode (which prompts you only if an action is attempted beyond your input), or lower the settings to the bottom and turn off the UAC security altogether to what I like to call "Mac mode" (yes, I know the Macs UAC equivalent prompts users for the same kinds of actions as UACs Windows 7 mode). Note that the slider is also available in the Action Center.

9. You can quickly turn on and off certain Windows apps. To turn on and off built-in apps such as Internet Explorer, DVD Maker, and Media Player, type features in the Instant Search bar and select the Turn Windows Features On or Off link under Control Panel; then locate the feature you want to hide or display.

10. You can run a private version of Internet Explorer. If you are at a conference or in a public location and want to run a private version of Internet Explorer, you can quickly jump to the InPrivate Browsing mode to do so. There are several methods. You can click and drag the IE icon up or right-click it to get a contextual menu in which you choose Start InPrivate Browsing. Or in IE itself, choose Safety > InPrivate Browsing or press Ctrl-Shift-P to open a new, private IE window. You can also set a desktop shortcut for IE that automatically launches in InPrivate Browsing mode; just append -private after the application path, with a space before the hyphen. No matter how you launch that private session, IE wont retain any of the information you view or type during that session.

11. You can turn off auodetection of your location and other such browser information. Sometimes, when you go to a site, it locates your connection point and asks, for example, "Would you like to know the weather in [your location]?" That may freak you out a bit, but you can use a new IE feature called InPrivate Filtering, located in IEs Safety options, to choose what browser information you want to filter out from sites access.

12. You can set up a quick home network. Use the new feature called HomeGroups to share documents, pictures, and printers easily with other members of your home network also running Windows 7.

13. Find out whats causing reliability issues. If your PC has issues every once in a while, such as crashes or application hangs, type reliability in the Instant Search bar to open the Reliability Monitor; it will show your systems reliability history over a period of time and what seems to hit your reliability the most.

14. See a system diagnostic of your computer in 60 seconds with minimal effort.Rather than go to Administrative Tools, then to Performance Monitor, and finally to Data Collector Sets just to launch the System Diagnostic DCS, simply open up an administrator command prompt and type perfmon /report.

15. You can enforce time limits and game restrictions on users. Use the Parental Controls in the Control Panel. Yes, theyre great for home control but also for libraries, schools, and kiosk systems not connected to a domain.

16. Find missing tools such as Windows Mail and Photo Gallery. These have been moved to a download site called Live Essentials.

17. Work fast using PowerShell. PowerShell v2 is included with Windows 7, which also offers a new semi-GUI version of the tool called PowerShell ISE. PowerShell ISE has three panes: The bottom one is for direct command input, the middle one is for output, and the top one is for scripting and saving those scripts as PS1 files. One tremendous benefit of PowerShell v2 is its remoting capability, which lets you perform tasks on other systems through the command line.

18. Control application access control via AppLocker. This tool uses rules and file properties to provide access control to applications. Although youd typically use AppLocker on a domain, you can play with the settings and become more familiar with AppLocker by opening Administrative Tools, opening the Local Security Policy, and expanding the Application Control Policies. There, you can create rules that relate to the publisher, path, and/or file hash, along with a host of other settings.

19. Get automatic email alerts for error events. Have an error event in Event Viewer that you want to be emailed about when it happens again? Open Event Viewer, locate the event error through the logs, select the event, and use the Attach Task to This Event wizard in the Actions pane to attach a task to that event, such as displaying a message, running a program, or sending an email.

20. See your Windows Experience Index (WEI) performance score. Type wei in the Instant Search bar and click the Check the Windows Experience Index link to see your system score (aka the Base score) and individual component scores. To see the underlying XML files that are created when this score is calculated, go toc:WindowsPerformanceWinSATDataStore and look for the latest (Formal) assessment XML for a full review of the results from the Windows System Assessment Tool (WinSAT). Finally, if you want to have some nerdy fun, you can adjust the permissions settings and give your system a higher WEI score.

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10 Awesome Google Tricks

Past few months ago you felt gravity on your laptop PC, which was Google gravity, then did some barrel roll and last month it was snow fall on your PC screen. I am talking about the "Google Easter eggs".
Here I am giving some ten awesome tricks to do with Google search.
These are not search feature of Google to enhance the search but itÕs like doing something to getting out from the coding stress.

Do a barrel roll

Type this keyword and do some barrel roll. Just one roll not too much.

Recursion

If you are confused about recursion, Google teach you the real one. This keyword will make Google to continue asking "did you mean recursion?"

Askew

this query will turn screen to right side a bit.

Let it snow (ItÕs for holidays only)

type this keyword "let it snow" in Google search box and there will be snow fall on pc screen, you can wipe it with your cursor, then click defrost (search) button and itÕs all clear. But itÕs not working now, wait for next holidays.

ascii art

type, search and see the Google logo in ascii art on top-left.

Hanukkah

put some stars before search result.

Kwanzaa

glow some candles on search result page.

Christmas

See Christmas decoration on result page.

the loneliest number =

you know who is it? That is 1 but I donÕt think so.

the answer to life, the universe and everything =

If you are looking for this answer so it is 42, you donÕt believe me try Google.

Few more cool things to do with Google found by others than Google:

Google gravity

Click on first result that is Mr. Doob project and feel gravity, you can also search in this gravity.

Google sphere

another project by Mr. Doob and I think well than Google gravity. Click on first result or click ÒI am feeling luckyÓ

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12 Google Search Tricks You Should Try

You search the web or in Googles image was used. Want incredible? Here below 12 Unique Tricks Google search that you must try!

1. Using Google as a Calculator

Google has a built-in calculator, just try to put such calculations

270 * ((55/5) + 3), you will see the results:

270 * ((55/5) + 3) = 3780

Yes, even if your computer is also equipped calculator, but if you spend most of your day inside a browser, typing your calculation into the browsers search box faster than opening your calculator application

2. Using Google as a Spell Checker

If you are not sure about the spelling of a word, just enter the word into Google, this is a quick way to see if you have the correct spelling. If incorrect, Google will suggest the correct spelling instead. In addition, if you want to get a definition of a word, you can use the "define:" operator to return definitions from various dictionaries, for example:

define: parasympathetic

3. Restricting Search to Site Specific

Many sites have a built-in search tools but most of the time they do not return the results you are looking for. If you search for david beckham in funkydowntown.com post.

4. Checking the Current Time in State Anywhere in the World

This feature allows you to check the current time state or city in the world so you do not call someone in the middle of the night. To check the time, just enter "time" followed by the name of the city. For example:

time hong kong

5. Currency Conversion with Fast

Google can also do currency conversion, for example:

150 pounds in dollars

6. Using the OR Operator

This can be useful if youre looking at research topic, but you are not sure which keywords will return the information you need. This can be very useful in conjunction with the "site:" operator.

7. Exclude the term with the sign "-"

You can narrow your searches using this operator. For example, if you are looking for information about Anang but do not want anything about Ashanty just because you do not like Victoria LOL, you can try:

"Victoria"-Ashanty

8. Search for a Specific Document Types

Google can search the web for specific file types by using the filetype ":" operator. If youre looking for PowerPoint files about Make Money Online, for example, you can try:

Reproductive biology filetype: PPT

9. Search In Numerical Range by Using ".."

If you want to find information about the Football World Cup events that occurred in the 1980s, you could use this search:

World Cup Soccer 1980 .. 1990

10. Phone Area Code Search

Need to know where the phone number is located? Google will let you know where it is, and shows a map of the area, as well. For example: 415

11. Use of Character ~

If you will be googling but keywordnya less / forgot to take my character ~. Examples would like to search for Saosin song, but forgot his album. Gini aja gan wrote:

Highway Chance ~ Album.

12. Looking Image with Desired Resolution

When searching for images on Google according to the resolution, this is very useful if we are looking for wallpaper in "google images" adjusted our screens for example:

ie our screen resolution 1280x800pixel, and we want to find the size that much wallpapaer cartoon. Just type in google images search:

Cartoon imagesize: 1280x800 (search for wallpaper "Cartoon" with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels)

20 must know Windows 8 tips and tricks

Windows 8 is rife with features and behaviors that conspire to perplex even the most experienced PC users. Not all of them are bad, per se, but few of them are immediately intuitive. Making matters worse, the OS was primarily designed for touch control, and as a result, many mouse and keyboard commands feel like tacked-on afterthoughts.

But help is on the way.

Weve assembled a list of our favorite Windows 8 shortcuts, tricks, and workarounds. Many focus on making the most of the OS on a traditional desktop PC, so if youre interested in touch gestures, please check out our article that focuses directly on the Windows 8 touch experience. Now lets start our journey of discovery with a look at easy-to-use (though often tough to remember!) Windows 8 hotkey commands.

Employ the hottest hotkeys we know

In these key combinations, hold down the Windows key (normally located between Alt and Ctrl) and another key, as described on this list.

Press the Windows key to enter the tiled Start screen.
The Windows key + M minimizes everything thats showing on the desktop.
The Windows key + E opens Explorer for quick access to folders.
On the Start screen, press the Windows key + D to instantly get to the desktop.
The Windows key + Tab opens a list of currently running programs.
The Windows key + Print Screen takes a screenshot and saves it in a Screenshots folder nested in your Pictures folder.
To take a screenshot on a Windows 8 tablet, simultaneously press the Windows button and the volume-down button on the tablet chassis.
The Windows key + Q opens a global search menu. Type what youre looking for and where you would like to look.
The Windows key + W opens a search in your system settings to quickly locate and change system properties.
The Windows key + F opens a file and folder search.
The Windows key + Pause opens the system properties page to show you a quick rundown of your specs.
The Windows key + "," (thats the comma sign!) makes all current windows transparent, giving you a peek at the desktop as long as you hold down the Windows key.
The Windows key + "." (the period) snaps a window to the right or left side (toggling each time you press ".").
The Windows key + R prompts the Run commandÑuseful for quickly launching apps and other routines with a command prompt.
The Windows key + X opens the Quick Access Menu, exposing system functionality such as the Command Prompt, Disk Management, File Explorer, Run, and more. Alternatively, you can right-click on the bottom right corner of the screen to spawn the Quick Access Menu.
The Windows key + I opens the settings menu, giving you quick access to the Control Panel, Personalization, and your Power button, among other features.
The Windows key + O locks orientation on devices with an accelerometer.

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See all your tiles and groups at once with semantic zoom.

The Start Screen is full of nice, big, chunky tiles that represent all your apps. The tiles are easy to see in small groups, but what if you have hundreds of apps installed? Most will be hidden from view, unless you want to do a lot of scrolling. Enter the new semantic zoom feature. If youÕre using a touch display, squeeze the Start screen with two fingers to receive a birdÕs eye view of your entire screen contents. And the feature is also available to mouse and keyboard users: Simply hold down the Ctrl button, and use your mouse wheel to zoom in and out.

Categorize your apps

Start screen customization for the organized.

Your Start screen can become a cluttered mess if you collect too many apps and other elements that have been pinned to the screen as tiles, so take advantage of built-in organization tools that let you divide everything into labeled groups.

First, drag all the tiles you want to assign to a single group to the far right-hand side of your Start screen in vacant territory; the OS should sequester the tiles together. Once youre satisfied with your assembly, use semantic zoom (described above) to get a birds eye view of your desktop. Now right-click the group (or simply drag down on it), and select the "Name group" option on the left of the bar that appears below. Type in the name, and enjoy your newly organized Start screen!

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

20 Windows 7 quick tips and tricks

20 Windows 7 quick tips and tricks

Monday, January 16, 2017

10 Awesome Google Tricks

10 Awesome Google Tricks

Saturday, November 12, 2016

12 Google Search Tricks You Should Try

12 Google Search Tricks You Should Try

Friday, September 30, 2016

20 must know Windows 8 tips and tricks

20 must know Windows 8 tips and tricks

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Categorize your apps