Washington - The web may seem mouse-centric, but it doesn't have to be. Most browsers today allow you to interact with webpages without ever touching a mouse. Pressing the Tab key, for instance, moves you from one link or form field to the next. Ctrl-E moves you to the Search box. Alt-D takes you directly to the Address bar. F11 alternates between full-screen and the browser's prior state. --------
Washington - Before you edit a digital photograph, make a copy of it and work on the copy. That way, if something goes wrong in the editing and undo doesn't work, you'll have the original photograph to turn to. Think of your original as your digital negative: the pristine, out-of-camera original that will remain untouched.
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Washington - If you suddenly find Internet Explorer running or starting up more slowly than it should, try disabling one or more plug-ins. Plug-ins can get installed without your knowledge, so it's a good idea to see what's running behind the scenes. Open the Tools menu and select Manage Add-Ons ... Enable or Disable Add-ons. From the resulting dialogue box, you can easily turn running add-ons into disabled ones.
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Washington - Need a quicker way to access internet pages or files and folders on your Vista computer? Try placing an address bar directly on your taskbar. Right-click a blank area of the taskbar, select Toolbars, and then choose Address. The Address bar will appear on your taskbar. Use it to go to a webpage, a location on your hard drive, or to start a program.
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Washington - Want a way to shut down your Windows PC in a hurry? Create a shutdown shortcut. To do so, right-click a blank spot on your desktop, and select New ... Shortcut from the pop-up menu. In the next dialogue box, type the following in the "Type the location of the item" field: shutdown -s -t 00. Click OK, and a shutdown.exe shortcut appears on your desktop. Double-click it and your PC will shut down.
