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Sat Aug-20-11 10:28 AM
Response to Reply #19 |
| 44. What's that one supposed to do? |
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I just tried it and IE did nothing.
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| -Crazy: 90 percent of US net users don’t know from crtl-F/cmd-F |
onehandle |
Aug-20-11 08:34 AM |
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& i'm one of them. thanks, useful. |
indurancevile |
Aug-20-11 08:39 AM |
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Same here but I am old and learining as I go. nt |
Mojorabbit |
Aug-20-11 11:08 AM |
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As a technology trainer, what experienced (?) people don't know never |
CurtEastPoint |
Aug-20-11 08:40 AM |
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Theres also those of us who could care less |
madokie |
Aug-20-11 08:55 AM |
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Well, congratulations on not wanting to expand your knowledge and understanding of computers. n/t |
TroglodyteScholar |
Aug-21-11 09:05 AM |
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Well congratulations on berating me for not caring about your knowledge preferences |
madokie |
Aug-21-11 10:33 AM |
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The only berating I see is your reference to "pricks" who know stuff you don't. |
TroglodyteScholar |
Aug-22-11 05:56 AM |
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Where or when for that matter have I ever typed "pricks," |
madokie |
Aug-22-11 06:12 AM |
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OK, so what DO they do? ..."CTRL commands (S, F, O, N, X/C/V)" |
nomb |
Aug-20-11 09:26 AM |
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Try it and find out. (nt) |
enough |
Aug-20-11 09:29 AM |
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As someone who used to write help files, it honestly pisses me off. |
FormerDittoHead |
Aug-21-11 10:45 AM |
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They do things you can do from the menus. |
Occulus |
Aug-20-11 10:27 AM |
#43 |
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The commands everyone should know... |
Tesha |
Aug-20-11 10:44 AM |
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Thank you, some I did not know, some I forgot. And to those who said pull myself up by the bootstrap |
nomb |
Aug-20-11 10:51 AM |
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(Not offended at all -- always glad to help!) (NT) |
Tesha |
Aug-20-11 10:56 AM |
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Also, |
Control-Z |
Aug-20-11 12:09 PM |
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Thank you for mentioning that -- absolutely correct! (NT) |
Tesha |
Aug-20-11 01:41 PM |
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Thanks for the reminder. |
ChazII |
Aug-20-11 01:14 PM |
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i do know how to copy and paste and i now have done that with this list |
dembotoz |
Aug-21-11 11:49 AM |
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I just click the "find on this page" button. nt |
tblue37 |
Aug-20-11 05:46 PM |
#113 |
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Ctrl-S - use it, use it often! |
CrispyQ |
Aug-20-11 12:29 PM |
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Ok, smartie - how do you make the image on the screen larger? More important, how |
leveymg |
Aug-20-11 05:13 PM |
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larger = Ctrl and the plus sign. smaller = Ctrl and the minus sign. n/t |
Tx4obama |
Aug-20-11 05:19 PM |
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Don't Forget CTRL Z/Y |
Yavin4 |
Aug-20-11 06:25 PM |
#118 |
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Maybe some Windows users should learn about ALT+F4. |
mwooldri |
Aug-21-11 08:15 AM |
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Thanks! :-) (Doesn't the cache' link highlight sought-after terms?) However, many of us just want to |
WinkyDink |
Aug-20-11 08:40 AM |
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I'm amazed that anyone would browse the internet... |
nuxvomica |
Aug-20-11 08:43 AM |
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Don't forget shift-windows-M |
Orrex |
Aug-20-11 09:09 AM |
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What's that one supposed to do? |
Occulus |
Aug-20-11 10:28 AM |
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Try it after you've minimized everything by pressing Windows-M |
Orrex |
Aug-20-11 11:23 AM |
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Adding "SHIFT" generally reverses any "CTRL" command. This much I do remember.... |
nomb |
Aug-20-11 11:29 AM |
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When I want to search a page I just.. |
Little Star |
Aug-20-11 10:12 AM |
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That is how I do it too. nt |
Mojorabbit |
Aug-20-11 11:23 AM |
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You never put a shortcut to your destop |
Control-Z |
Aug-20-11 12:14 PM |
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Nope |
nuxvomica |
Aug-20-11 12:20 PM |
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You can also Right Click the Taskbar and choose 'Show the Desktop'. |
BNJMN |
Aug-20-11 05:21 PM |
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Thanks! That's one I didn't know & very useful. -nt |
CrispyQ |
Aug-20-11 12:34 PM |
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thanks! |
Pharaoh |
Aug-20-11 08:45 AM |
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Not all of us care about any of that |
madokie |
Aug-20-11 08:45 AM |
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you keep saying this but it's wrong --knowing this doesn't make a computer any MORE or LESS a tool |
CreekDog |
Aug-20-11 09:50 AM |
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As an alumnus of the Hard Knocks Intsitute of Technology, I've learned |
wizstars |
Aug-20-11 10:25 AM |
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I'm a Blender user |
Occulus |
Aug-20-11 10:30 AM |
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Great then use them |
madokie |
Aug-21-11 10:35 AM |
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To be fair, though... |
Ready4Change |
Aug-20-11 08:48 AM |
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So, riddle me this...... |
Uben |
Aug-20-11 08:49 AM |
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If you press the Windows key, you get a smug and self-satisfied lecture from a Mac user. |
Orrex |
Aug-20-11 09:08 AM |
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No thanks..... |
Uben |
Aug-20-11 09:10 AM |
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What happens to an Apple user when a Windows user right-clicks their mouse? |
Occulus |
Aug-20-11 10:40 AM |
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I don't get it. I right and left click with my Apple mouse on my Mac ... what's the joke? |
REP |
Aug-20-11 05:06 PM |
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lol |
fishwax |
Aug-20-11 12:18 PM |
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Laptop? That allows you to use the blue functions written on the keys... |
TreasonousBastard |
Aug-20-11 09:23 AM |
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life's too short to use Ctrl-F |
Enrique |
Aug-20-11 08:50 AM |
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Sweeeet. nt |
snagglepuss |
Aug-20-11 11:02 AM |
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that only works if you don't already have a search term, though, right? |
fishwax |
Aug-20-11 12:24 PM |
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Even fewer people probaly know what the significnace of underscored letters is... |
-..__... |
Aug-20-11 08:53 AM |
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I'm intrigued. What underscored letters? My keyboard doesn't have any. |
snagglepuss |
Aug-20-11 11:05 AM |
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My mistake for not being more clear... |
-..__... |
Aug-20-11 11:29 AM |
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The underscored letters you see when accessing menus |
blogslut |
Aug-20-11 11:36 AM |
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The underscore is for emphasis, of course. |
Orrex |
Aug-20-11 12:27 PM |
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90% don't know anything beyond point and click. |
hobbit709 |
Aug-20-11 08:53 AM |
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ctrl+F is seriously my favorite combo. I find it incredibly useful |
Edweird |
Aug-20-11 08:55 AM |
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Guess my favorite? /t |
Control-Z |
Aug-20-11 11:43 AM |
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I bet most don't know this! |
Uben |
Aug-20-11 08:59 AM |
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:smack forehead: I thought that's what the mouse was for! |
wizstars |
Aug-20-11 10:16 AM |
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Never thought about that...... |
Uben |
Aug-20-11 10:53 AM |
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Pet Peeve: "Back Slash" vs "Forward Slash".... |
NYC_SKP |
Aug-20-11 09:01 AM |
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My Pet Peeve: Who was the moron at Microsoft.... |
wizstars |
Aug-20-11 10:28 AM |
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I use it for formatting all the time. |
Creideiki |
Aug-20-11 10:33 AM |
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Me too. |
WillowTree |
Aug-20-11 11:01 AM |
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WHY???? |
wizstars |
Aug-21-11 10:36 AM |
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DOS made a dreadful mistake when they chose backslash as the file element separator. |
Tesha |
Aug-20-11 11:04 AM |
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I don't use apple products, and never will as long as I have a choice. |
geckosfeet |
Aug-20-11 09:02 AM |
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It's not just browser-specific; Adobe Acrobat uses it, as does |
wizstars |
Aug-20-11 10:08 AM |
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Actually, using the mouse for such is almost always slower. |
Occulus |
Aug-20-11 10:37 AM |
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Frankly, |
Control-Z |
Aug-20-11 12:25 PM |
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Well yeah, if you are searching for a single word or a few letters. |
geckosfeet |
Aug-20-11 08:16 PM |
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Ctrl-F *ISN'T* "browser-specific". |
Tesha |
Aug-20-11 11:08 AM |
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Or even OS specific |
REP |
Aug-20-11 05:10 PM |
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Thanks for those kind words! (NT) |
Tesha |
Aug-20-11 06:11 PM |
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That's right. The keystrokes are not. But the simple text box entry field is typcial of browsers. |
geckosfeet |
Aug-20-11 08:18 PM |
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Google has anthropologists! That's cool. |
Bosso 63 |
Aug-20-11 09:09 AM |
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I think they just threw some extra letters in 'apologists' |
pintobean |
Aug-20-11 11:10 AM |
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This guy needs to take a few user interface design classes. |
JoePhilly |
Aug-20-11 09:23 AM |
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I map the search function to one of the extra keys on my mouse. |
leeroysphitz |
Aug-20-11 09:26 AM |
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Does not surprise me at all |
SoCalDem |
Aug-20-11 09:30 AM |
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Here's an interesting link with lots of "cheat sheets" for those who |
snappyturtle |
Aug-20-11 09:40 AM |
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And then there are the IT guys who shut down your office's access to the internet |
WolverineDG |
Aug-20-11 09:41 AM |
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*blush*...that would be me. |
Zorra |
Aug-20-11 09:54 AM |
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If you're in IE or Firefox, hit F11. |
Occulus |
Aug-20-11 10:42 AM |
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I've heard F11 referred to as the "porn key". n/t |
Frank Cannon |
Aug-21-11 11:29 AM |
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Every pull down menu that I've seen have |
zalinda |
Aug-20-11 12:24 PM |
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Isn't the CTRL-F or CMD-F thing a browser issue, not an Internet issue? |
begin_within |
Aug-20-11 09:57 AM |
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It works in almost every application. It's universal. |
tridim |
Aug-20-11 10:47 AM |
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That's still an application issue though, local to the user, not an Internet issue. |
begin_within |
Aug-20-11 05:44 PM |
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OMG. Thank you. nt |
Zorra |
Aug-20-11 09:57 AM |
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## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
DU GrovelBot |
Aug-20-11 09:57 AM |
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I know people I work with who don't know ctrl v or ctrl c. This is not at all surprising.... |
YellowRubberDuckie |
Aug-20-11 10:09 AM |
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first thing this morning, i told my hubby... "we have to talk". bah hahaha |
seabeyond |
Aug-20-11 10:16 AM |
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so, hubby sittin showing me the stuff. most of it is dont otherways, that is all. |
seabeyond |
Aug-20-11 10:23 AM |
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I think Mythbuster's Adam Savage reads DU! |
YellowRubberDuckie |
Aug-20-11 10:17 AM |
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So many interested replies and yet no recs. Weird. nt |
onehandle |
Aug-20-11 10:23 AM |
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better? lol. nt |
seabeyond |
Aug-20-11 10:24 AM |
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Yes, but my Robert Reich Explains the Credit Downgrade post is doing much better. |
onehandle |
Aug-20-11 10:34 AM |
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5% are arrogant little pricks that think obscure key sequences make them "cool" and get laid. |
mackdaddy |
Aug-20-11 10:30 AM |
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with hubby's fingers on my key board.... couldnt stop myself. |
seabeyond |
Aug-20-11 10:35 AM |
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Wow! |
TroglodyteScholar |
Aug-21-11 09:15 AM |
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...and, in your case, acting smug about it |
PVnRT |
Aug-22-11 10:05 AM |
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I use ctrl-F so much I miss it when reading a book or a newspaper. |
tridim |
Aug-20-11 10:40 AM |
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How many people know ctrl+tab and ctrl+shft+tab |
Aerows |
Aug-20-11 10:49 AM |
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Thanks. I didn't know that the Control/Enter did a refresh! |
Tx4obama |
Aug-20-11 05:29 PM |
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THANKS. I am one of the 90%. nt |
snagglepuss |
Aug-20-11 10:58 AM |
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OMG! Windows+E brings up "My Computer"! |
Frank Cannon |
Aug-20-11 11:18 AM |
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OMG!!!! WHY THE **** DID YOU PEOPLE NOT TELL ME THIS YEARS AGO!!! |
nomb |
Aug-20-11 11:25 AM |
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that would be me |
proud patriot |
Aug-20-11 11:24 AM |
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Maybe it's because most people these days expect to use the menus? |
Gormy Cuss |
Aug-20-11 11:34 AM |
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K & R for the entire discussion! |
pnorman |
Aug-20-11 12:02 PM |
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Istillcan'tfindmyspacebar... |
BadGimp |
Aug-20-11 12:16 PM |
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K & R !!! |
WillyT |
Aug-20-11 12:19 PM |
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Slightly less than 90% now. Thanks for the tip. |
Iggo |
Aug-20-11 12:29 PM |
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I just grew from this experience; making the text larger and smaller. |
Uncle Joe |
Aug-20-11 12:32 PM |
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I have no idea what you're talking about. |
Vinca |
Aug-20-11 12:32 PM |
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I work in IT has a Systems Analyst |
Cali_Democrat |
Aug-20-11 12:33 PM |
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Don't forget What Windows Broke. |
Shandris |
Aug-20-11 01:07 PM |
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Oh brother! |
K8-EEE |
Aug-20-11 03:45 PM |
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I personally prefer using just my trackball for almost everything |
Duer 157099 |
Aug-20-11 03:51 PM |
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Same here and I've been online in one form or another for 17 years |
Blasphemer |
Aug-20-11 04:02 PM |
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We need a "paws" button so we can take time out to feed and clothe our pets. n/t |
HysteryDiagnosis |
Aug-20-11 03:57 PM |
#101 |
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Keyboarding is becoming a lost skill |
supernova |
Aug-20-11 05:22 PM |
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Reccing this thread - it deserves more. I do use Ctrl C, V and X but |
seaglass |
Aug-20-11 05:41 PM |
#110 |
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crtl-F is a lifesaver |
Renew Deal |
Aug-20-11 05:42 PM |
#111 |
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Here's a trick that will get you |
canetoad |
Aug-20-11 06:04 PM |
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Very nice ... eom |
Kolesar |
Aug-21-11 09:56 AM |
#126 |
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thank you - love that I can make my screen view bigger with |
sammytko |
Aug-20-11 06:07 PM |
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THANKS ... I didn't know all that! |
Raine |
Aug-20-11 06:21 PM |
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I Kept Hittin CTRL+Z All Throughout the Bush Years |
Yavin4 |
Aug-20-11 06:27 PM |
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Doh! Thanks for the tip. |
Pooka Fey |
Aug-21-11 08:08 AM |
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I will admit that |
Enthusiast |
Aug-21-11 10:18 AM |
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Hey great, |
bvar22 |
Aug-21-11 10:34 AM |
#129 |
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Sort of the same thing as "rm -rf *" |
Tesha |
Aug-21-11 12:57 PM |
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didn't know a thing |
mdmc |
Aug-22-11 06:05 AM |
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I know about those commands |
FlaGranny |
Aug-22-11 06:06 AM |
#138 |
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I just use my browser's Find, which always reminds me I could've just hit ctrl-F |
eShirl |
Aug-22-11 06:08 AM |
#139 |
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