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D:4 <DL!D  (O$%2A`Arial(359=AEIMQ1$$$$$$$$4$kIA`2WP TypographicSymbols#|x($..      =XX%=%XXX=XHP LaserJet 4M Plus,,,,,,0'   Z6Times New Roman Regular=X3#37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)Bi)kg+ jyZ+ U,iAZArial ;!..      =X7XX=XX7XX=X7  _      XX73G StartMenuHousekeeping3G   TheideabehindtheStartmenuisagoodone:Puteveryapplicationinoneeasytofindplaceforquick .~ access.Theproblemis,everyapplicationendsupintheProgramsmenuandtherearenotoolsforkeeping = "applicationcentral"frombecomingabigmess.Thesolution?GiveyourStartmenuanoverhaul.It  requiresalittletime,buttheresultisworthit. k OnewaytoapproachtheproblemistocreatenewsubfolderssuchasInternet,Suites,Utilities,Games,  9 andsooninsidetheProgramsfolder.RightclicktheStartbuttonandselectOpen.InsidethePrograms   folder,chooseFile,New,Folder.TypeanameforthefolderandpressEnter.Oryoucanignorethe g   ProgramsfolderaltogetherandcreatethesenewfoldersinsidetheStartmenu.Eitherway,dragapplication & v  ShortcutsfromtheoldProgramsfolderintoyournewfolders.Whenyou'redone,youmaywanttowipeout  5  theProgramsfolderShortcutsyouneveruseorputtheminsideaseldomusedfolderforthoserare    momentswhenyouactuallyneedthem. c  ____________________________ 1  3G OneClickExits3G    DoyouwantaneasywaytoshutdownWindows?RightclicktheDesktopandchooseNew,Shortcut. n  Thentypec:\windows\rundll.exe_user.exe,exitwindows_Ԁ(yourpathmaydiffer),clickNext,typeanamefor - theShortcut,andclickFinish.DoubleclickthisiconanytimetoexitWindows.  Tocreateakeyboardshortcuttodothesamething,rightclicktheicon,selectPropertiesfromthemenu, j clicktheShortcuttab,andclickintheShortcutkeybox.Pressthekeysyouwanttousetoactivateyour ) shutdownshortcut(theymustbeginwithCtrlAlt,CtrlShift,orShiftAlt).  IfyouwantashortcutthatrestartsWindowsratherthansimplyshuttingitdown,changethecommandline f intheTargetboxtoreadc:\windows\rundll.exe_user.exe,exitwindowsexec_Ԁ(again,yourpathmaydiffer). % ____________________________________ S 3G FasterMenuNavigation3G  b Themousecanslowyoudown,especiallyifyou'reatouchtypist.Here'showtokeepyourfingersonthe   keyboardwhileyou'retryingtolaunchanapplication.PressCtrlEsctobringuptheStartmenu,followed O! bythefirstletterofthemenuoptionyouwant,suchasPforPrograms.Nowtypethefirstletterofthemenu ^" itemyouwanttoreach(say,AforAccessories).Ifseveralmenusstartwiththatletter,keeptypingituntil # youreachtheitemyouwant.Orbereallyefficientandrenameyourmenussoeachitemstartswitha $ uniquecharacter.Ifyoucan'tcomeupwithenoughworkablenames,useanumberingsystem. K % _____________________________________ "( 3G Restart,Don'tReboot3G  G#) Thereareanumberofwaystorebootyourcomputer:PressCtrlAltDeltwice(dothisonlywhenyour $ + systemishopelesslylocked);presstheRestartbutton(youknowwhereitis);orchooseStart,ShutDown % , andselect"Restartthecomputer"'andclickOK. C&!- ButdidyouknowyoucanrestartWindowswithoutrebootingyourentiresystem?(Thistrickcomesin '#/ handyafteryou'vemadeRegistrychangesforwhichyouneedtorestartWindows.)ChooseStart,Shut (#0 Downandselect"Restartthecomputer"andthenhere'sthetrickholddownShiftwhenyouclickOK. ?)$1 ______________________________ |+&4 3G WindowsToolbox:GetMoreOutofYourWindowsKey3G  ;,'5 AlmostallPCkeyboardsnowcomewithaspecialkeyonthebottomrowdisplayingtheWindowslogo. - )7 _YoucanusethisWindowskeyformanyusefulshortcuts,butwhystopwiththeonesMicrosoftgivesyou?  CopernicTechnologies'WinKeyutilityletsyouassignalmostanyunusedcombinationoftheWindowskey o andanotherkeyboardkeytoopenafolder,launchanapplication,orchangethecurrentwindow.The .~ programissoeasytouse,you'llbeupandrunninginjustafewminutes.Andbestofall,WinKeyisfree. = It'savailablefromPCWorldDownloadslibraryandatthevendor'ssite.  http://www.copernic.com/winkey/ * z http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,5506,00.asp  9 ____________________________ & v  3G InstantShortcutsCanAlsoOpenFiles3G   5  Wanttomakeashortcuttothefileyou'recurrentlyeditingsothatyoucanquicklyreopenitlater?First, c  savethefile,thenchooseFile,SaveAs.Thedocument'siconshouldbevisibleinthedialogbox.Usethe "r  rightmousebuttontodragtheiconoutofthedialogboxanddropitontothedesktoporintoanyfolder 1  justasyouwouldfromExplorer.ReleasethemousebuttonandchooseCreateShortcut(s)Here.Thistip   worksonlywithapplicationsthatuseWindows'commonfiledialogboxes.Unfortunately,Microsoft'sown _  WordandExceldonot. n  ______________________________ [ 3G Copy,Move,orShortcut?3G  j Whenyoudragafiletoanotherlocation,Windowssometimesmovesthefileandothertimescopiesit.And  whenyoudraganapplication,Windowsonlymakesashortcut.Why?There'samethodinthismadness. W Draggingmovesafileifit'sdroppedtoapointwithinasingledisk,butcopiesifit'sdraggedtoadifferent f disk.Dragginganapplicationusuallycreatesashortcut,becausemovinganapplicationoutofitsinstalled % foldermaycauseitnottofunction.  ̀Ifyouneedtomoveanapp,holddownShiftasyoudragtoforceamove,andholddownCtrltoforcea b copy.Youcanpressthesekeysanytimeduringthedragaslongasyouhaven'treleasedthemousebutton.It ! maybesimplerjusttogetinthehabitofdraggingwiththerightmousebutton.Whenyoudropthefile,   you'llseeapopupmenuthatletsyouchoosetocopy,move,ormakeashortcut. O! _______________________________________ $ 3G LaunchShortcutsFromYourKeyboard3G  K % Ifyouhaveapplications,files,orfoldersthatyouopenandclosefrequently,makelifeeasierbycreating !' keyboardshortcutsforeach.RightclicktheStartbuttonandchooseOpen.NowopentheProgramsfolder "( andclickFile,New,Folder.NamethenewfolderKeyboardShortcuts.Youdon'thavetoputallthe G#) shortcuticonsthathavekeyboardshortcutsinoneplace,butdoingsomakesiteasiertochangeordelete $V* themlater.Youcanalsomakethekeystrokespartoftheshortcutnametoserveasareminder. $ + Inanycase,youmustputtheseshortcutseitheronthedesktoporinafolderwithintheStartMenufolder C&!- hierarchy.Dragthedesiredapps,files,orfolderstotheselectedfolderoneatatimeusingtherightmouse 'R". button,thenchooseCreateShortcut(s)Here.RightclickashortcuticonandchooseProperties.Choosethe '#/ Shortcuttabandclickinsidethe'Shortcutkey'box.Pressyourdesiredkeycombo,andclickOK. (#0 ___________________________________ * &3 3G MakeOneKeyKeyboardShortcuts3G  |+&4 Ifyoutrytheprevioustip,youmaydiscoverthatWindowsforcesyoutoemployatleasttwomodifierkeys ,J(6 (Ctrl,Alt,Shift)formanykeycombinations.Tosaveonkeystrokes,useafunctionkeyoneofthekeysin - )7 thetoprowofyourkeyboard,numberedF1throughF12.Youcanuseafunctionkeyaloneorin  combinationwithoneormoremodifierkeys.Anycombinationyoucreatewilllaunchyourshortcutand o nothingelseevenifanotherapplicationtriestousethosekeys.Youcanalsousethekeysonyournumeric .~ keypad. = _____________________________________ k 3G MakePrintingaRealDrag3G  * z Ifyouoccasionallyprintfileswithoutreadingthemormakingchanges,youcansaveafewsteps.Choose   Start,Settings,Printers.Usetherightmousebuttontodragyourdefaultprintertoyourdesktopandchoose g   CreateShortcut(s)Here.Nowthenexttimeyouneedtoprintadocument,justdragthedocumenticonfrom & v  itsfolderanddropitontotheprintericon.Inmostcases,theassociatedapplicationwillopen,printthe  5  document,andexit.    _____________________________ 1  3G ManageYourApplicationWindows3G    Toseethecontentsoftwoapplicationwindowsatonce,don'twastetimedraggingtheedgeofeachwindow n  untilthey'residebyside.JustrightclickanemptyareaofthetaskbarandchooseTileWindows - Horizontallytomakeyouropenwindowsappearinrowsonyourscreen,orTileWindowsVerticallyto  makethemappearincolumns.ChooseCascadeWindowstocreateastackofwindowswiththeiredges [ offsettofacilitatenavigatingbetweenthemwithamouse.Thesecommandsdon'taffectminimized j windows. ) Ifyouchangeyourmind,rightclickthetaskbaragainandchooseUndoTileorUndoCascade.Note:Some W utilities(especiallythoseinthesystemtray)temporarilydisablethesefunctions. f ________________________________ S 3G QuickTricksforMouseandKeyboard3G  b YoucanoftengetfromplacetoplaceinWindowsfasterbyusingkeycombinationsandmousemovesthat   aren'tapparentfromlookingatthescreen.Forabasiclistofthesetechniques,chooseStart,Help,clickthe O! Indextab,andbrowsethetopicslistedunder'keyboardshortcuts'.Forevenmorepower,trytheseoften ^" overlookedtricks. #  4(83B""  ,?+ 4 <DL!X?  u^,4 <DL!!&)\+- 0d247l9;>t@BX!u6F 02$3    6F  PreventaCDfromstarting:HolddownShiftwhileyouinserttheCD 0&1݌ K % Ќ ,0 X,X4X!&X0   ""  ,?+ 4 <DL!X?  u^,4 <DL!!&)\+- 0d247l9;>t@BX!u6FR22$3    6F  Enlarge/shrinkthefontsizeinInternetExplorer,WindowsHelp,Word,andExcel:HolddownCtrlas  !\& youspinthemousewheel(requiresawheelmouse)R2n3݌ !' Ќ ,0 X,X4X!&X0   ""  ,?+ 4 <DL!X?  u^,4 <DL!!&)\+- 0d247l9;>t@BX!u6F52$3    6F  Maximize/restoreawindow:Doubleclickthewindow'stitlebar56݌ "( Ќ ,0 X,X4X!&X0   ""  ,?+ 4 <DL!X?  u^,4 <DL!!&)\+- 0d247l9;>t@BX!u6FC72$3    6F  CloseanactiveInternetExplorer,Explorer,orfolderwindow,orExcelorWorddocument:CtrlWC7_8݌ M#) Ќ ,0 X,X4X!&X0   ""  ,?+ 4 <DL!X?  u^,4 <DL!!&)\+- 0d247l9;>t@BX!u6F92$3    6F  InanExplorerorfolderwindow,gettheoptimumcolumnwidthforDetailsview:CtrlNumPad+9:݌ $^* Ќ ,0 X,X4X!&X0   ""  ,?+ 4 <DL!X?  u^,4 <DL!!&)\+- 0d247l9;>t@BX!u6F <2$3    6F  Select(highlight)theAddressbarentryinWindowsExplorer:AltD <&=݌ $ + Ќ ,0 X,X4X!&X0   _________________________________ '^". 3G TheWindowsKey:AFastWorker3G  '#/ MostkeyboardsmadeinthelastseveralyearscomewithaWindowskey,andsometimesalsowithan K)$1 Applicationkey.Trythesekeyboardshortcutsforextraspeedandproductivity.Warning:TheSurgeon  *Z%2 Generalhasdeterminedthatthesekeystrokesmaybehabitforming. *&3 ""  ,?+ 4 <DL!X?  u^,4 <DL!!&)\+- 0d247l9;>t@BX!u6FH@2$3    6F  DisplaytheStartmenu:WindowsH@dA݌ G,'5 Ќ ,0 X,X4X!&X0   ""  ,?+ 4 <DL!X?  u^,4 <DL!!&)\+- 0d247l9;>t@BX!u6FkB2$3    6F  OpentheRundialogbox:WindowsRkBC݌ -X(6 Ќ ,0 X,X4X!&X0   ""  ,?+ 4 <DL!X?  u^,4 <DL!!&)\+- 0d247l9;>t@BX!u6FD2$3    6F  Minimizeall:WindowsDDE݌ -)7 Ќ ,0 X,X4X!&X0   " "  ,?+ 4 <DL!X?  u^,4 <DL!!&)\+- 0d247l9;>t@BX!u6FF2$3    6F  Undominimizeall:WindowsDFG݌  Ќ ,0 X,X4X!&X0   " "  ,?+ 4 <DL!X?  u^,4 <DL!!&)\+- 0d247l9;>t@BX!u6FH2$3    6F  OpenHelp:WindowsF1HI݌ q Ќ ,0 X,X4X!&X0   " "  ,?+ 4 <DL!X?  u^,4 <DL!!&)\+- 0d247l9;>t@BX!u6FJ2$3    6F  OpenWindowsExplorer:WindowsEJL݌ 2 Ќ ,0 X,X4X!&X0   " "  ,?+ 4 <DL!X?  u^,4 <DL!!&)\+- 0d247l9;>t@BX!u6F M2$3    6F  OpenFind/SearchFilesorFolders:WindowsF M%N݌ C Ќ ,0 X,X4X!&X0   " "  ,?+ 4 <DL!X?  u^,4 <DL!!&)\+- 0d247l9;>t@BX!u6F9O2$3    6F  Cyclethroughtaskbarbuttons:WindowsTab(Enteropenstask;Tabmovesfocustosystemtray,  desktop,Startbutton,andQuickLaunchandothertoolbars)9OUP݌ u Ќ ,0 X,X4X!&X0   ________________________________________   3G FreewareSolutions:TweakUI3G  q   WhatmightbeMicrosoft'sbestfreeaddontoWindowsisalsoitsleastwellknown:IntroducingTweakUI.  ?  Microsoft'sfreeTweakUItool(namedforitsskillofmakingchangestotheuserinterface)givesyoua    singleplacetodoeverything. m  MostpeopleneverfindoutTweakUIexists.FirstreleasedaspartofMicrosoft'sPowerToysapplications ;  forWindows95,TweakUIis,essentially,acontrolpanelthatagglomeratesnearlyallWindowsinterface   settingscontrolswithinasinglelocation.ThecurrentversioniscompatiblewithallversionsofWindows i  95and98,2000,NT4,andMillennium.Microsoftdoesn'tofferanysupportforit,butit'ssimpletouse. (x  DownloadTweakUIfromPCWorldDownloads.Youcanalsogetanolder,allOScompatibleTweakUI  installerfromaWindows98CDROM(Tools\Reskit\Powertoy\Tweakui). e  4 http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,2803,00.asp 3 Onceyou'vesavedthetweakui133.exearchivewhereyoucanfinditonyourharddrive,doubleclickitto a unzipit.ThearchiveunzipsthefilesthatinstallTweakUI(intotheC:\Windows\Tempdirectorybydefault,  p thoughyoucansavethemanywhere). / Whentheextractionfinishes,navigatetothedirectorywherethefilesunzipped,thenrightclicktweakui.inf ] andchooseInstall.Aspartofthebrieferthanusualinstallationprocess,you'llseetheTweakUIhelpfile l open.Youcanbrowsethisfilenoworlater,buttheinstallationdoesn'tcompleteuntilyouclosethis + window.   ___________________________________ h" 3G ThoseOldFashionedMenus3G  '# InWindows95,theitemsintheStartmenuanditssubmenuswerealwaysalphabetized,andWin95could U % expandalongmenuintomultiplecolumns.ButWindows98forcesyoutoscroll.Isthereawaytomake !d& theWin98StartmenubehaveliketheoneinWin95? !#' Therearefixes,buttheyrequireInternetExplorer5(gotoStart,WindowsUpdate).OnceyouhaveIE5 Q#) installed,toalphabetizeanyStartsubmenurightclickthesubmenuandselectSortbyName. $`* Makinglongmenusdisplayinmultiplecolumnsistougher.Infact,itrequireseditingtheRegistry.Before $ + youdothis,see"ProtectYourselfAgainstCatastrophicInstalls"forinstructionsonbackinguptheRegistry. % , OnceyourRegistryissafelybackedup,selectStart,Run,typeRegedit,andpressEnter.IntheRegistry  '\". Editor,navigatetheleftpane,asyouwouldinWindowsExplorer,to '#/ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.Once (#0 there,rightclickablankspotintherighthandpaneandselectNew,StringValue.Nameyournewvalue I)$1 StartMenuScrollPrograms.PressEnteroncetosavethenameandagaintobringuptheEditStringdialog *X%2 box.Inthatbox's"Valuedata"field,typefalse.PressEnter,thenclosetheRegistryEditorandreboot. *&3   +&4 &   ________________________________  3G QuickEMail3G  o SimplyselectStart,Runandtype47 2O  5  mailto:6Za2Ona-  7 aԀplustheemailaddressofyourrecipient,andthenpressEnter. = Youcandothesamethingwithinyourbrowser'sURLfield.Forinstance,toreachme,justtype k 48 2O  5  mailto:bleckman@umr.edu6b2Ob-  7 cԀ. * z '`________________________________ g   3G FixButtonSize3G  & v  TheMinimize,Maximize/RestoreandCloseTaskbarbuttonsaresometimestoosmalltorapidlyselect    them,ortoobig,andtakeupalotofspace.ThisWindows9x/MERegistrytweakmakesthemabigger c  square. "r  OpenRegeditandgoto:   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Desktop\WindowMetrics n  Doubleclickthe"CaptionWidth"Stringvalueandchangethenumberto25.Thendoubleclickthe  "CaptionHeight"Stringvalueandchangethenumberto350.Ifyouexperimentwiththis,dosoinsmall [ incrementsbecauseifyouputinthewrongnumber,youwillmessupthescreen. j Youcanalterthesizeofthescrollbuttonsinthesamemannerbychanging"ScrollHeight"[Stringvalue]to  Є330and"ScrollWidth"[Stringvalue]to165 W ___________________________________  3G XteqXSetup3G  S XteqXSetupoptimizesyourMSWindowscomputerineveryimaginableway,bringingittothemaximum ! levelofperformance,compatibility,speed,andsecurity.   It'slikehavingMSTweakUI,TweakAll,TweakJr,Tweak2000,TweakME,TweakXP,WinBoost,PC ^" Accelerator,TotalControl,Tweaker,ITweakU,TweakRevisited,DirectControl,CacheMan,Cache # Booster,Optix,etc...ALLinONEprogram,andmuch,MUCHmore.Noothersimilartweakingutility $ comesevenclose! K % ...Andbesides,XSetupisalsoabsolutelyFREEwareforpersonaluse. !'  4 49 42O  5  http://www.xteq.com/products/xset/6=k2OQk-  7 kԀ(Version6.1:3.8MB) G#) _____________________________________ % ,  IGPreventpop-upbrowserwindows#IGml#  C&!- Sincemostpop-upsarecreatedinJavaScript,youcanpreventthepoppingbyturningoffyourbrowser's '#/ JavaScriptsupport.InNetscapeNavigator4.7x,chooseEdit,Preferences,selectAdvancedintheCategory (#0 tree,removethecheckmarkfromEnableJavaScriptinthedisplayedoptions,andclickOK.InInternet ?)$1 Explorer5.x,chooseTools,InternetOptions,clicktheSecuritytab,selecttheInternetzone,andclickthe )N%2 CustomLevelbutton.ScrollthroughtheSettingswindowuntilyoureachActiveScripting;settheoptionto * &3 DisableorPrompt,andclickOK.IfyouuseAmericaOnline6'sbrowser,chooseSettings,Preferences, |+&4 (InternetProperties)WWW,clicktheSecuritytab,selecttheInternetzone,andfollowthesamesteps ;,'5 describedforInternetExplorerabove. ,J(6  - )7 OnceyoudisableJavaScript,Websitesthatuseitfornavigationcontrolsorpersonalizationwon'tdisplay  orfunctionasintended.Ifthatcausesproblemsforyou,reenableJavaScriptandthendownloadandinstall o oneofthemanyfreewareandsharewareutilitiesfortamingpop-ups. .~ _____________________________________   IGFreeorAlmostFreePrograms... k UnchartedTerritory:FlowLT4#IG;r#   9 PunchupeventhedriesttextwithIMSI'sFlowLT4,afreeprogramthatletsyoucreatesimpleflowcharts g   bydragginganddroppinganyof25symbolstoadiagramandthenlinkingthemwithlinesthatstay & v  connectedevenifyoulaterrearrangetheitemsonthepage.Addtext,color,shadows,androundedcorners  5  toshapes;andalignobjectsverticallyorhorizontally.Thelinesdon'thavearrowheadsbuiltin,butFlowLT    offerslotsofarrowsymbols.Withcontext-sensitivepop-uphelp,you'llbeupandrunninginminutes. c   IGTrackYourPortfolio:StockVue2001#IGau#    Forricher,forpoorer--nowyou'llknowinstantlyhowthetwistsandturnsofWallStreetaffectyour n  portfolio.WithNQL'sgratisbutad-supportedStockVue,youcanrecordyourstockandmutualfund - purchases,sales,andsplits;viewdelayeddataonhighsandlows,bidandaskprices,andprice/earnings  ratios;setalertsforpriceandvolumechanges;andreadcompanynewsandfilings.LookatQuote.com [ analystviews;peruseanalysts'consensusestimates;andgetdaily,weekly,ormonthlycharts(youcan j specifythenumberofdaysforthemovingaverage).Drawback:Theprogramasksforlotsofpersonal ) informationwhenyouregister.   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