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Apple Mouse Marks Mighty Change
Various pundits want to proclaim Apple's new multi-button mouse as a major departure and admission that clean design (in the form of a one-button can't be screwed up manner) isn't always acceptable to the consumer. Recall that the original Macintosh keyboard...
Posted: Aug 17 2005, 10:28 AM by ChuckOp | with 1 comment(s)
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Microsoft vs. Slashdot
Is anyone else getting sick of the anti-Microsoft bent Slashdot has? For years I avoided the site because of it's slated, often fact free view towards Microsoft, Windows, etc. A year ago however, I subscribed to their daily news summary and have found...
Copy message box text to the clipboard
Ever get a error message and need to write it down? Particular one with an obscure error number like 0x80040e09? Starting with Windows 2000, you can copy the entire contents of a message box to the clipboard by pressing CTRL+C . Software developers often...
Posted: Apr 08 2004, 05:53 PM by ChuckOp | with 58 comment(s)
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CSUN 2004
The CSUN Conference on Disabilities , kicks off today at the LAX Marriot for its 19th year. This is the yearly event that people working on enabling technology attend. It’s a great place to share what you’ve been doing with not only your peers...
History of keyboard access in Windows
This is a response to a posting on the Windows Off-Topic Tech mailing list concerning keyboard access to the taskbar... If you go back in time far enough, it doesn't. When the NT4 team first had the 95 shell forced on them, keyboard access to the systray...
Keyboard access to the Windows taskbar
[Edited 2004-01-29 to fix mistakes] Windows 95 introduced the “taskbar.” Designed to remind users what programs were running and to provide a single STARTing point, it was intuitive and original 1 . I didn't join the Windows team until late...
Posted: Jan 27 2004, 10:40 PM by ChuckOp | with 6 comment(s)
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Resize all columns in detail view
One of my favorite keyboard shortcuts in Windows is CTRL+NUMPAD+Plus . Often, when viewing a folder with the details view on, the columns might be sized badly. The filename column might be too narrow, cutting off the names. Or another column might be...
Posted: Jan 06 2004, 02:46 PM by ChuckOp | with 3 comment(s)
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