The DreamLand Express - Charles Oppermann's Software Blog
Commentary on software design, development and management
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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 Update, the Volume control (if enabled), and network status.
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Keyboard access to the Windows taskbar
[Edited 2011-03-31 to fix a typo. Also note that WIN+T in Windows Vista/Windows 7 will set focus to the first taskbar item]
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Say it ain't so Dennis
I TiVo'ed Dennis Miller's new show on CNBC Monday night. Watching it today and boy, it's awful. I chuckled a few times, but for the most part it bombed.
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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.
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Learning Perl
I'm finally learning the Perl language. Being a Microsoft guy for so long, I really stuck with C/C++/C#, VB, VB.NET and VBScript. I even wrote client-side scripting in JScript and not JavaScript. :-)
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Outlook.exe
On the excellent Windows Tech Off-Topic mailing list, someone was wondering about a e-mail replacement for Microsoft Outlook, while another cautioned that Outlook is really a PIM and not just a e-mail app. Here's my reply:
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Combo Box Shortcut Keys
Combo boxes in Windows can be dropped down using the keyboard. Press F4, or ALT+Down Arrow or ALT+Up Arrow.
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Ghostzilla - the secret browser
When you can't browse because of who might be looking over your shoulder.
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Windows Task Manager Keyboard Shortcut
The Windows Task Manager is a handy tool to monitor the load on the machine. To quickly call it up via the keyboard, press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC.
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NewsGator + .TEXT Posting Plug In
This post is testing the NewsGator plug-in for the .TEXT blogging software. Combined with the Windows Media Player blogging plug in, I should be able to take advantage of Outlook to post to my blog. We’ll see…