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February 2001
Slav Boleslawski |
Speed up file searching in JFileChooser Traditionally, users choose files by scrolling the file chooser's list with their mice. You can speed that process by enhancing JFileChooser with a type-ahead method: the user just types the first few characters of a filename to select the desired file. This article shows you how to do just that. Plus, you'll learn how to register listeners on a compound component's descendants to extend JFileChooser's functionality.   |
PC World
October 2004
Scott Dunn |
Toggle Your Screen Saver With a Single Click Create shortcuts to get your screen saver out of the way prior to defragging... Speed up Start menus... Take advantage of scrollbar tricks... |
PC Magazine
February 1, 2008
Neil J. Rubenking |
Keep Vista from Adding "Shortcut" to Shortcuts Here's how to get Vista to name things the way you want, instead of the way it defaults. |
PC World
April 2002
Scott Dunn |
Open Explorer to the Folders You Use Most Change the folder Explorer opens to, and create shortcuts that will open Explorer to all your favorite folders... |
Macworld
October 2003
Franklin Tessler |
QuicKeys X2 Powerful utility rewards effort with timesaving macros |
PC World
August 2001
Scott Dunn |
Who Knew Windows Could Do That? Our Windows guru shares 40 unexpected, supereasy tips for every version of the OS... |
PC World
July 16, 2007
Michael S. Lasky |
All Keyed Up The most useful keyboard shortcuts for all versions of Word. |
PC World
March 2006
Scott Dunn |
The Fastest Way to Open Items on Your Desktop Put your desktop on the menu... Access icons via the keyboard... Add info to your applications' title bars... |
PC World
February 2003
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Simplify Disk Maintenance With Custom Shortcuts Make ScanDisk and Disk Defragmenter more automatic; tile or cascade windows quickly; print a font sampler. |
PC World
August 2002
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Eight Simple Tweaks That Make a Mightier Mouse Here they come to save the day: tips to enhance your mouse and rename multiple files at once. |
PC World
October 2001
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: A Better Start for Your Documents Menu Make the Documents menu display the file and folder shortcuts you want to see, use Windows' built-in glossary, optimize Windows' performance... |
PC World
November 2003
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Fast Windows Navigation Is a Command Performance Improve your Windows efficiency by typing commands instead of clicking the mouse. |
PC World
April 24, 2001
Scott Dunn |
What's on the Menu? You Decide Customize menus and accelerator keys... force Windows to exit or reboot... |
AskMen.com
Aaron Broverman |
How To: Use Keyboard Shortcuts There's a secret language on your computer that is built on two words: keyboard shortcuts. Not only do keyboard shortcuts save on time, but they're also your lifeline in keeping your computer running when your mouse goes down. |
PC World
February 2002
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Take Charge of Your Runaway Start Menu Slim down your Start menu by removing unused items... customize your Documents menu... set the size of file dialog boxes... |
PC Magazine
August 14, 2008
Neil J. Rubenking |
Vista Folders Always Start at 800-by-600 What to do if Vista's stuck you with 800-by-600 windows. |
Macworld
March 18, 2005
Frankin Tessler |
QuicKeys X3 QuicKeys is more accessible to non-programmers than AppleScript and it's more capable than Script Software's iKey. If you can afford the high cost and time investment, QuicKeys is an excellent way to reduce the drudgery of repetitive tasks. |
CIO
July 29, 2008
Al Sacco |
RIM BlackBerry Shortcuts: Eight Advanced Keyboard Tips for Power Users Think you know all the typing, messaging, browser and navigation shortcuts for your BlackBerry smartphone? Don't be so sure. We've got new valuable tips and tricks in our most recent list of BlackBerry shortcuts for advanced users. |
PC World
July 2005
Scott Dunn |
Top Techniques for Putting Windows on Hold How standby mode compares with hibernate mode... Creating handy command-line shortcuts... etc. |
PC World
March 21, 2007
Lincoln Spector |
Should I Report Program Problems to Microsoft? Tell Windows ahead of time when to send problem reports... Customize Office menus and Windows Explorer shortcuts. |
Macworld
February 2002
Franklin N. Tessler |
QuicKeys X 1.0 Handy Mac OS X macro utility is less capable than classic version... |
PC World
July 2002
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Show Windows' Control Panel Who's in Charge Add, remove, or alter Control Panel shortcuts, or get a new view with a freeware program. Plus, hide a shared drive... |
PC World
June 2002
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Six Windows Tweaks I Couldn't Live Without Make personal sticky notes, launch apps fast, create Search shortcuts, put folders on the Start menu... |
PC Magazine
January 20, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Custom URL Shortcut Icons Lost I put shortcuts to some of my favorite Web pages in the Quick Launch area of the taskbar, but all icons have reverted to plain IE icons. How can this be avoided? |
Search Engine Watch
November 1, 2006
Brian Smith |
A Closer Look at Yahoo Shortcuts Continuing our four-part series on the special information sections creeping into general search results, here is a look at Yahoo Shortcuts. |
PC World
January 2002
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Take Charge of Windows Audio Controls Control Windows' audio commands, fix problem applications with fast access to the Task Manager... |
PC Magazine
September 16, 2003
Neil J. Rubenking |
Creating File Shortcuts on CD-ROM If I put a picture file in one folder, is there a way to put a pointer or shortcut to it in the other folders? It's easy on a PC, but when I burn a disc, the shortcuts still point to the PC drive where the original file is located. |
PC Magazine
October 10, 2007
Neil J. Rubenking |
Find the Cookies Folder in Vista Locating the cookies folder in Microsoft Vista is a two-step process. |
PC World
May 2004
Scott Dunn |
Windows' Magnifier Gives You a Zoom With a View Customize your log-on screen saver, replace defective new drivers, block off bad disk sectors, jump to Safe Mode, and planned OS obsolescence. |
PC World
September 25, 2007
Scott Dunn |
The Express Route to Windows' File and Folder Paths When a dialog box asks you to enter the path to a file or folder, save time with one of these shortcuts. |
PC Magazine
May 2, 2007
Angela Chang |
Tidy Up Your Places in Four Steps The four best ways to maximize your Microsoft Office shortcuts. |
PC Magazine
December 9, 2003 |
Shrink the Programs Menu How to solve the problems of too many programs to display in Windows XP's Start Menu |
PC World
April 29, 2002
Yael Li-Ron |
Customize Your Windows Desktop Want Windows your way? Follow our tips and whip your desktop into shape. |
Macworld
September 6, 2005
Frankin Tessler |
QuicKeys X3 3.1 This upgrade from Startly Technologies has a few more macro and shortcut utility features than the previous release, including support for Tiger's Automator utility. |
PC World
July 2001
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Locate Files on a Multigigabyte Drive Find files on a big hard drive, organize your Start menu, open apps fast... |
PC World
November 2001
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Have You Clicked Your Links Toolbar Today? Get the most out of the Links toolbar, see full title paths in folder title bars, start up the way you want... |
PC Magazine
April 5, 2010
Errol Pierre-Louis |
10 Tips That Make Windows 7 Simpler Microsoft put a lot of work into making Windows 7 as user-friendly as possible, but there's always room for improvement. Find out how to simplify your Windows 7 experience with these ten tips. |
PC Magazine
January 18, 2006
Neil J. Rubenking |
Shortcut to Launch a Non-Default Browser Specify using Internet Explorer to open certain websites. |
PC Magazine
September 5, 2008
Neil J. Rubenking |
Open Objects in Windows Explorer Here's a way to create shortcuts the way you want them. |
PC World
June 2004
Scott Dunn |
Make Windows Start and Stop the Way You Want Tips and practical advice on navigating Windows, including how to run an app each time Windows starts... Creating a shutdown folder... etc. |
PC Magazine
May 30, 2007
Neil J. Rubenking |
Curing an Outlook Free/Busy Mixup Solutions to a common Outlook problem. |
Macworld
June 2003
Franklin Tessler |
QuicKeys X 1.5.4 QuicKeys X 1.0 brought OS X compatibility to the popular macro utility at the expense of a leaner feature set. Version 1.5.4 edges QuicKeys closer to the power of QuicKeys 5 by giving you more control over the Mac interface. |
PC World
July 25, 2007
Scott Dunn |
Shift Any Version of Windows Into High Gear Use the OS's own tools to maximize your PC's performance without spending a dime. |
PC Magazine
June 22, 2005
M. David Stone |
Undiscovered Microsoft Office Extras The leading productivity suite includes a slew of little-known but effective tools. |
PC World
April 2003
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Take the Shortcut Route to Instant File Backups Easily back up your files after you finish working on them... restore the Change Passwords panel... hide specific file extensions. |
PC Magazine
August 31, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking |
Per-User Control of Start-Up Programs How to specify what programs load at start-up for different Windows users that sign onto the machine. |
PC World
December 18, 2001
Steve Bass |
Secrets in Your Software "Easter eggs" are concealed tricks, features, and sometimes bugs in software that take special keystrokes and mouse clicks to find. Here are some secret games, wacky sounds, mysterious displays of programmers' names, and even ways to cheat at games. |
PC World
November 25, 2007
Scott Dunn |
Fast Windows Fixes From bullet-fast startups and shutdowns to automatic data protection, here are 31 tweaks to make Vista and XP smarter, more reliable, and more efficient. |
Macworld
August 2004
Dan Frakes |
Mac GEMS Keyboard commands, browser history, and more |
PC World
January 2003
Lincoln Spector |
Answer Line: Synchronize Important Folders on Two Computers Transport files between work and home PCs... sidestep password demands in Windows XP's Task Scheduler... save Windows updates to disk... easy Windows macro recording. |
