A screen called 'Windows Recovery', warning of damaged hard drive, memory full etc, is malware & your PC needs to be professionally cleaned.
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More keyboard shortcuts, this time, the most useful ones of all:
Windows: (windows key) + E - opens Windows Explorer to quickly go find that document you're looking for.
Mac: SHIFT + ⌘ + C - goes to your Compute folder in Finder.
25/02/2011
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Image Size Calculator/Convertor interactive tool for converting image size expressed in different measurement units.
24/02/2011
Every so often I read a report that reminds me why we should all be cautious on the internet: http://is.gd/qoburo
OddJob Trojan hijacking banking sessions The OddJob Trojan has been seen hijacking banking sessions and stealing funds across the globe.
Microsoft has just released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7. If you are not receiving your Windows Updates automatically I recommend waiting a few days before updating, just in case people find issues.
Mac: CTRL-F2 for the menu bar. CTRL-F5 for the 'toolbar' of the current window. Type letters to move to a menu eg 'win' for window menu.
Mac: press TAB to move around in a dialog box, ENTER to accept choices.
It takes some getting used to but it's so much quicker than reaching for the mouse, especially when using a trackpad on a laptop.
The #1 thing which can make your life easier? Start using keyboard shortcuts. Every menu & window is totally accessible from the keyboard.
Access Windows menus: ALT + the underlined letter, eg ALT-F to open the file menu. ALT-F4 almost always closes the current program.
Windows: Move around a dialog box: TAB key. Press space bar to activate the highlighted control, press ENTER to "click ok" on the window.
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