While viewing and exploring Web pages, you can use the following shortcuts:

F1 Will display Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, it will display context Help on an item.

F11 Will toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window.

TAB Moves forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar.

SHIFT+TAB Moves back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar.

ALT+HOME Sends you to your Home page.

ALT+RIGHT ARROW Goes to the next page.

ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE To go to the previous page.

SHIFT+F10 Displays a shortcut menu for a link.

CTRL+TAB or F6 Moves forward between frames.

SHIFT+CTRL+TAB Moves back between frames.

UP ARROW Scrolls toward the beginning of a document.

DOWN ARROW Scrolls toward the end of a document.

PAGE UP Scrolls toward the beginning of a document in larger increments.

PAGE DOWN Scrolls toward the end of a document in larger increments.

HOME Moves to the beginning of a document.

END Moves to the end of a document.

CTRL+F executes “Find on this page”.

F5 or CTRL+R refreshes the current Web page.

CTRL+F5 Refreshes the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are the same.

ESC Stops downloading a page.

CTRL+O or CTRL+L Use either of these to go to a new location.

CTRL+N Opens a new window.

CTRL+W Closes the current window.

CTRL+S Saves the current page.

CTRL+P Prints the current page or active frame.

ENTER Activates a selected link.

CTRL+E Opens the Search bar.

CTRL+I Opens the Favorites bar.

CTRL+H Opens the History bar.

CTRL+ click Use this in the History or Favorites bars to open multiple folders.

While using the Print Preview shortcut:

ALT+P Sets printing options and prints the page.

ALT+U is used to change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page.

ALT+HOME Displays the first page to be printed.

ALT+LEFT ARROW Displays the previous page to be printed.

ALT+A Types the number of the page you want displayed.

ALT+RIGHT ARROW Displays the next page to be printed.

ALT+END Displays the last page to be printed.

ALT+MINUS Will Zoom out.

ALT+PLUS Will Zoom in.

ALT+Z Displays a list of zoom percentages.

ALT+F Specifies how you want frames to print. This option is available only if you are printing a Web page that uses frames.

ALT+C Closes Print Preview.

These shortcuts are available when using the Address Bar

ALT+D Selects the text in the Address bar.

Microsoft made a wise decision at the time of its invention of Windows 95 to systematize all computer and application specific data which was broaden over numerous INI files prior in a centralized Windows database. This is called as the system “registry“. In the entire windows system today, the registry is the crucial parts and without the registry the system will not boot. The registry is very sensitive to get damaged or corruption hence it is highly advisable to back the registry files from time to time.

ERUNT is a utility tool using which can help you to execute the complete the Backup and Restore process of registry files for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista. You can back up your registry by two methods using System Restore or using ERUNT.

After downloading ERUNT you can install it on your system wherein you have to backup your registry. After installation you can find the shortcut of ERUNT the Startup.  This process backup the registry for the date on which you have created the back up.

Why use ERUNT ?

• When I REALLY need the MS System Restore function to get me out of registry trouble, it will not always work.
• I need to have an easy, quick way to create one or more full registry backups, independent of System Restore, whenever I want (e.g. before I install any application that might corrupt my registry database).
• I need to have backups created automatically every day, with the versions for prior days limited in number and with the older versions that are excess to requirements being deleted automatically (because I will forget to do all that).
• I need to be able to restore a backed up registry easily from within WindowsXP/Vista.
• If I can’t boot into Windows XP/Vista, I need some reliable way to get at the backups of the registry that are on my hard drive, preferably by booting into Safe Mode..

• On some occasions it may not be possible to boot into Safe Mode, and therefore I also need to be able to restore a backup of the registry after booting with a bootable CD (UBCD4WIN CD).

**Please note: The “Export registry” function in Windows Regedit is of no benifit if you have to create a complete backup of the registry. It does not export the whole of the registry (for example, from the “SECURITY” hive no information is saved), also the exported file can’t be used later to replace the current registry with the old one. However if you re-import the file, it gets merged with the existing registry without deleting anything which is added since the export.

Please view the video below:

You can download ERUNT from Majorgeeks or from the author’s web site.

To test your anti virus in full safety, you can use the file of Eicar test. This file is detected as a virus by the anti viruses but it is not one, it does not contain any viral code. If the false virus is detected, it is that your anti virus is active and protects you.

1. To create this false virus, you need simply to create a file inside Windows. Click on the Start button, All Programs, Accessories then on Notepad.

2. Then cut and paste the following character string in the Notepad:

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTI VIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

3. Then save the file while clicking on File then Save as.

4. Unroll the “Save as type” list then select the option All files.

5. Add the name of file eicar.com in the zone File name. Choose the location where you want to save it (on Desktop) and then click on Save button.

6. If your antivirus is correctly activated, it must then alert you instantaneously presence of the Eicar virus.

7. Then ask your antivirus to remove the file.

8. Go to the EICAR web site & download the test file ” eicar.com “. During the download, this will test your AV’s ability to scan downloads.

If your antivirus does not see anything, than you have a problem. It could be because of two reasons: permanent protection is badly configured or there were some problems during antivirus installation. Then you have to read documentation of your software to correct this problem.

**Only do this test after you have updated the file signiture files in your AV software. If the false virus is still not detected, you must then seriously think of changing anti-virus software.

Battle Hymn of the Republic

Here is an excellent guide for this new edition…enjoy

**Update. Here is a video tour from the people at Firefox

Thus, when an edit has been made to a web page, if the browser the client has been using has stored a previous version, the client may not see the new changes. To clear your bowser’s Internet cache in IE 7, following the following directions:

Internet Explorer 7 Cache Clearing

Open Internet Explorer and locate Tools in the top menu.

Select “Internet Options” in the drop down menu.

Next, locate “Browsing history” and click Delete.

Locate “Temporary Internet Files” – Copies of web pages, images, and media that are saved for faster viewing - and click: Delete files.

You will receive a pop-up warning entitled “Delete Files – Are you sure you want to delete all temporary Internet Explorer files? Click: Yes

Locate “History” - List of website you have visited – and click Delete history.

You will receive a pop-up warning entitled “Delete History – Are you sure you want to delete your history of visited websites? Click: Yes

Close and then click OK to exit.

One should clear their browser’s cache (temporary Internet files and history) on a regular basis in order for the browser to function more efficiently.

PDF is cross-platform, indexable, universally printable, universally viewable, secure and more compact than other document formats.

CROSS-PLATFORM: PDF files can be created on one type of computer and read and printed on another. The file format is independent of the software, hardware, and the operating system used to create the file. In simple words; you can, for example, read a PDF document in Windows that was created on a Macintosh that you downloaded from a web site running Linux.

INDEXABLE: PDF files can contain physical links to different parts of the document. This allows users to quickly jump about the document, from one part of the document to another, following a particular topic. Such links include jumps to specified pages within the document or externally, for example linking to pages on an external document across the internet. Another important type of link is the bookmark. These can be displayed in a window down the side of the document, where they act as contents pages. Thumbnails provide a useful method of searching for pictures and diagrams in a document.

UNIVERSALLY PRINTABLE: PDF files are based on the PostScript language imaging model. This enables sharp, colour-precise printing on almost all printers. Being PostScript based means that PDF files are an acceptable medium for supplying art work to print companies.

ULTRA-VIEWABLE: On computer screens PDF files have a precise colour match regardless of the monitor used. They allow the user to magnify documents up to 800% without loss of clarity in text or graphics.

SMALLER: PDF files are very compact. They can, for example, be 1/5 of the size of their HTML counterpart and in most cases will be similarly smaller than word processor or drawing package files.

Live URL links can be incorporated into documents.

PDF files have many of the same benefits as HTML documents in terms of being a compact medium for recreating graphically rich pages. They have the additional benefit that, unlike HTML documents, PDF files are not dependent on the author and the recipient having identical fonts and settings on their computers.

PDF files can be viewed within all major current web browsers in windows. They have the additional benefit over the HTML format that they can be saved for off-line viewing and printing.

PDF files can be byte served over the web to speed up access to large amounts of information. This process is similar to the process of streaming of video files, so you don’t have to download the full file before you can use/view it. After grabbing the first part of data, page-on-demand continues to download the rest of the file. What this means is that a visitor to a website could read the first page and then jump immediately to the seventh page without having to wait!

Full-text search capabilities are available for PDF files.

PDF pages can, when created with the proper software,be password protected. For example, you can require a password to open and view the file but equally you could allow files to be opened and viewed but not copied from or printed without a password. This flexibility makes PDFs the ideal medium for publishing material (e-books) on the Internet.

The following 2 videos demonstrate:

1. Recommended software for reading & printing PDF files-Adobe Reader and Foxit Reader.
2. A recommended utility-DoPDF- for creating basic PDF files from within any of your applications (that have a print function).

1.Foxit pdf reader:

2.doPDF creator:

Use one of the many FREE email service web sites and create you very own throw away account. Then when you visit a web site that requires a “valid” email address, you supply the throw away one.

Pros:

1. Its free

2. Its a “real” account (you can send and receive mail).

3. Its relatively safe (don’t open attachments or click on links).

4. If it is spammed, just delete ALL or just ignore the account for several weeks. Most of these email sites will de-activate your account for non-use. If that happens, just create a new one.

Cons:

1. Its another email account you have to keep track of.

Video Demo on creating a throw away email account at www.myway.com