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Create Keyboard Shortcuts

By PC World October 31, 2008

You can automate just about any point-and-click operation you perform with the mouse. Here's a variety of ways to make keyboard shortcuts.Windows lets you assign a keyboard command to any shortcut icon.

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Getting Started With RSS

By CRAFTzine July 28, 2008

Are you tired of missing out on your favorite blogs or news sites? It's time you got started with RSS, or Really Simple Syndication.

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Send Text Messages From a Computer

By Mark Frauenfelder June 19, 2008

Even though most high-end cell phones now come with QWERTY keyboards, I'd rather use a full-size computer keyboard to send text messages (SMS) if I can help it. My wife feels the same way.

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Schedule Meetings With Doodle

By Mark Frauenfelder June 19, 2008

I work from home, and so do most of my co-workers. We communicate mostly by email, instant messaging, or one-on-one phone calls. But occasionally we need to meet as a group, either in person or via a conference call.

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Discovering Keyboard Shortcuts on Your Laptop

By "For Dummies" February 24, 2008

On your laptop, you can do almost everything from the keyboard that you can do with a mouse (or touchpad), including manipulate text. This article shows you some of the most useful commands.

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Dabbling in Laptop Hot Keys

By "For Dummies" February 21, 2008

Laptop designers can assign just about any task to one of the 12 function keys on a typical keyboard, or to one of the special-purpose buttons on particular models.

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Make the Most of Your Keyboard

By CNET.com February 15, 2008

Windows XP shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are a great way to keep things moving when you're using your computer, and they let you perform tasks without lifting your hands from the keyboard.

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