CTRL+C (Copy)

CTRL+X (Cut)

CTRL+V (Paste)

CTRL+Z (Undo)

DELETE (Delete)

SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)

CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)

CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)

F2 key (Rename the selected item)

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)

CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)

CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)

CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)

CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)

SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)

CTRL+A (Select all)

F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)

ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)

ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)

ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)

ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)

We found a neat tool that remove the arrows on your short cuts on your desktop.  The application is free and provided by framworks.com.  Here are instructions on how to remove the arrows on your short cuts.

We found a great tool to measure your cpu's core temperature.  We found two different version widely used by overclockers, gamers, etc.  The programs don't require you to install the application.   It will work on both Windows XP and Windows Vista.  Tell us what temperature your getting on your pc!

Power Defragmenter is a free application with an advanced GUI for the Sysinternals core application contig by sysinternals to speed up defragmenting your hard drive.  We found this application to defrag alot quicker than the built in Windows Vista Defragmenter.  Another great thing about the Power Defr

Enabling Advanced Disk Performance will enable your computer to send an enable-write-cache command to the hard disk activating the hard disk write-back cache, and if you disable this feature, the hard disk write-back cache is deactivated.

This article will explain what password protected sharing is in Windows Vista. When using password protected sharing it only allows users who have accounts on the computer to access shared files, printers, public folders etc.  If you want to provide access to other users you can create a user account on the computer or turn off password protection. 

In this article we will discuss what public folder sharing is and how to enable public folder sharing.