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Alternate Data Streams Shell The Alternate Data Streams Shell is a utility for working with NTFS alternate data streams. It represents the streams as files and exposes its functions through the Windows shell facilities. http://evilapp.com Kill Keys ... Kill Keys disables specified keys, preventing programs from picking them up. The default behavior is to disable both windows keys and the menu key when in full screen windows to prevent accidentally pressing them when playing games. http://www.ghacks.net Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell Extension City. ... (view more)

We all know the basic ways of navigating through a document in MS Word using the Page Up, Page Down, Home, End, and Arrow keys, right? If I have done my job properly, you should be nodding 'yes' right now. I am assuming that you all also know that ... the left and right arrow keys move you one character either way, too. So now that we have established what you DO know, how about if I try and teach you a little something about the Arrow keys that you do not know? Follow along with the steps below:The CTRL key + Right or Left Arrow will move your cursor one entire word in the selected direction. ... (view more)

As you may have noticed, I do tend to try and save time and keystrokes most of the time and in that pursuit I am always looking for keyboard shortcuts to use. I have found a couple that I think are very useful and very cool and I am going to share ... them with you. Your fingers will move so quickly that folks will never guess what you did to get the results that takes them a lot more time! Suppose you have created a list in your MS Word document but it is very long and about three quarters of the way through it you decide that you really should have placed some of the items near the beginning. ... (view more)

When you move around in your worksheet, you most likely use the arrow keys or the Page Up and Page Down keys. Those keys get the job done, but you are selecting a different cell as you move around. To find out how to scroll and keep the current cell ... selected, follow the steps below: Press the Scroll Lock key Use the arrow or Page Up/Down keys. When you are finished, be sure to press the Scroll Lock key again to toggle this functionality off. Follow these steps to quickly return to your original cell: Use the Edit | Go To command (or Ctrl + G). Choose the Special button (or Alt + S), then ... (view more)

Fast Nav Keys Too fast for your own keyboard? Now your can beat Windows' keyboard buffer with FastNavKeys! Speed up the navigation keys (or any other keys). http://www.donationcoder.com V Desktops 4 virtual desktops: 3 normal virtual desktops and ... one where all the windows appear. http://www.donationcoder.com (view more)

When entering numbers in Excel you can type the numbers into a cell by using the keys on the top row of the keyboard or, if Num Lock is turned on, by using the keypad on the right side of the keyboard. To do so, follow the steps below: Type the ... numbers in the cell and press Enter. If you type decimals, such as 1.5000, Excel often eliminates the trailing zeros and displays 1.5. Note that another future article will tell you how to control this. You can also type dollar signs, commas, or percent signs, and Excel displays them with the numbers. Even when you type these symbols, Excel interprets ... (view more)

Synopsis: 3D MP3 Sound Recorder is an Audio Playback Recorder that is capable of recording sounds that eminate from your sound card, microphone, line-in ports, and any other sound sources. You can use 3D MP3 Sound Recorder to grab any sound bite ... including: Internet streaming broadcasts, music, CD, DVD, tape, dialogues from movies, game sounds, and much more! Captured sounds can be saved directly into WAV or MP3 format using real-time conversion (without creating temporary files). The program offers direct support for RealPlayer, Winamp, Windows Media Player, Power DVD, Flash, Quick time and ... (view more)

Recall -- Last week I posted an article in which Infopackets Reader Ron H. asked for alternative solutions to using a PC mouse. Ron wrote: " I recently had a stroke which has left me paralyzed on the right side of my body. As a result, I am now ... unable to use the computer mouse with any degree of accuracy. I was wondering if you or any of your Readers could recommend a product that I can use to help me navigate my computer in place of the mouse. I am currently typing this email to you with the aid of Dragon NaturallySpeaking , which inputs words on the screen using my voice. Any ... (view more)

Yeah, the wallet is on a major diet this year. So, I thought I'd spread some Holiday cheer and start this week off with some cool computer gift ideas for under $50 bucks. At the end of my Top 10 list, I invite you to email your $budgeted$ gift ideas ... and I'll include them in tomorrow's issue of the Gazette. #1. Optical mouse with a Scroll Wheel: Less than $25 If I had to go back to a ball mouse, I think I'd go insane. Optical mice are very precise and don't suffer from jerky movements or get gummed up like ball mice do... plus you can use an optical mouse on just about any surface. An optical ... (view more)