Faster Shutdowns
Are you tired of all the clicking it takes to shut down or restart your computer? Here's a few Windows XP keyboard shortcuts to make that process faster.
Windows Vista: Task Manager Disappeared
One of the lovely features of Windows Vista is that almost nothing is where it used to be in Windows XP. One thing that now has a new "address" is the Task Manager, which lets you view (and terminate if necessary) open programs and processes. Task Manager also enables you to determine how much memory is being used, and restart your computer if needed. In XP and earlier versions of Windows, you called up Task Manager by pressing CTRL-ALT-DELETE. But that's not how you open it with Windows Vista...
Working With Items
In Windows, an "item" can be any recognized object, such as a file, folder, program, printer, or shortcut. It can also be a block of text in Word. Here are some keyboard shortcuts for working with items.
Subdue Those Windows!
There are keyboard shortcuts that can help you manage all those windows you've somehow managed to open. For those times when you need to get to your desktop quickly, simultaneously press the Windows logo button in the lower left corner of your keyboard and the letter D. This will minimize all open windows and reveal your desktop.
