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• Balloon Timeout and Notification Duration

  Today I was reading a new post on one of my favorite blogs, The Old New Thing by longtime Microsoft developer Raymond Chen. I got to know Raymond in the waning days of 1994 when we were working on "Chicago", the codename for what would become Windows... Posted May 20 2011, 02:49 PM by ChuckOp with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, Accessibility, UI, Programming

• Create New Folder in Explorer – why not easier?

  Since I started working with the Windows Explorer shell in Windows 95, I’ve often wondered why there isn’t a “New Folder” toolbar button. Today, I was organizing some files and dragging-and-dropping them to other folders and occasionally, in the middle... Posted Mar 23 2005, 10:46 AM by ChuckOp with | with 18 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, UI, Rants

• Handy Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

  Here are keyboard shortcuts for use with Internet Explorer. Most work on all versions since 4.01. Not an exhustive list, just those that I use often. Space This scrolls downward a page at a time. Note that oftentimes a form control or a ActiveX object... Posted May 06 2004, 01:42 PM by ChuckOp with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, Tip, UI

• 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... Posted Feb 02 2004, 08:07 PM by ChuckOp with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, Accessibility, UI

• More taskbar/tray keyboard access

  Apparently, the shell team at Microsoft threw in another keyboard shortcut to get focus to the tray notification area. This is the section of the taskbar that contains the clock and various status icons. For example, if updates are available on Windows... Posted Feb 02 2004, 06:36 PM by ChuckOp with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, Tip, UI

• Outlook 2003 rant

  OL2003 is the latest evolution of a very sophisticated application, there are many improvements, including excellent junk mail handling, and the space saving two-line view. There are many little nits however. Today’s nit is that OL2003 hides public... Posted Jan 23 2004, 08:49 PM by ChuckOp with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, UI, Rants, Email