Free eBook: The Complete Windows 7 Shortcuts list

 

ebookThe Windows Club has just released a free eBook titled, “The Complete Windows 7 Shortcuts”.

Apart from an exhaustive list of more than 200 common and new keyboard shortcuts for Windows 7, this eBook contains introductory discussions on basic keyboard usage, organization of keys, typing & editing, creating custom shortcuts, etc.

The actual list of shortcuts covers the following areas:

  • General Windows functions keyboard shortcuts
  • Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
  • Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts
  • Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts
  • Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts
  • Magnifier keyboard shortcuts
  • Remote Desktop Connection keyboard shortcuts
  • Keyboard shortcuts for MS Paint
  • Keyboard shortcuts for WordPad
  • Keyboard shortcuts for Calculator
  • Windows Journal keyboard shortcuts
  • Windows Help viewer keyboard shortcuts
  • Windows Media Player keyboard shortcuts
  • Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts
  • Windows Media Center keyboard shortcuts

The eBook has been authored by Nitin Agarwal, a Windows 7 enthusiast and is available in both PDF and XPS formats with fully linked content index.

You can grab the eBook from here.

 

Google IME: Typing Indian languages made super easy

 
Typewriter Keys

Here comes Google’s latest baby – Google Transliteration IME (Input Method Editor) – a freeware tool that allows you to attain mastery of typing 14 different languages including Indian scripts such as Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu.
What makes the job easier is the phoenetic transliteration feature that allows one to type in any of these languages using a roman keyboard.

Users…

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Free eBook on best performing Ad placements for Chitika and AdSense untis

 
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Chitika, the search targeted advertisement network is offering a free guide (eBook) for making the most out of Chitika Premium and AdSense.
The book analyzes various medium to large websites and provides valuable suggestions for optimal  & harmonious placement of Chitika and AdSense advertisement blocks on your website leading to greater revenues.
Also provided are tips for customizing the Chitika ads (color palettes, fonts etc.) through code…

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Google Reader now lets you monitor static websites that do not offer RSS feeds

 
RSS feeds

A new feature in Google Reader now allows you to monitor (and get updates) from static websites that do not offer feeds.
Using this feature is as easy as subscribing to a normal RSS feed – simply enter the URL of the site in the Add Subscription box and hit enter. For a feed-less site, Google Reader will automatically show you a dialog box with an…

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A smarter Google to provide factual answers to your questions

 
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A smarter Google is out to capture the Next Generation Web with a pledge to provide a better understanding of the web.
“Google Squared” – which, so far,  was an experimental effort to automatically identify and extract structured data from the web has been rolled out into the public today. With these algorithmic modifications in their search engine, comes the ability to highlight answers…

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IPL 2010: Live on YouTube

 
IPL 2010: Live on YouTube

In light of YouTube’s recent foray into paid content with the likes of Disney and Sundance (and some rotten deals), here’s a bit of news that shines out bright.
YouTube has successfully brokered an exclusive deal with IPL (Indian Premier League) to stream the IPL matches live on the internet – a deal that holds good for the next two years with worldwide broadcasting rights (except…

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PDFMyURL: One-click conversion of any webpage to PDF format

 
PDFMyURL User Interface

If you are looking for something that performs on-the-fly conversion of web-pages into PDF format, PDFMyURL may just be the right tool for you.

The service allows for single-click conversion of pages into their PDF counterparts in the following manner:

By visiting their site and entering the URL of the page you wish to convert.
By using a JavaScript based Bookmarklet – that you can drag and drop…

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Portable encryption systems – keeping your USB / flash drive data safe

 
Flash drive security

USB-based flash drives are a part and parcel of everyone’s life these days. Not only they are dirt cheap, they provide  substantial storage, making them extremely handy tools for carrying around large amounts of data, including personal  and official  information of sensitive nature.
What’s worrisome is that the data on an average flash drive is grossly unsecure and can prove to be a tremendous source of…

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