YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts
You probably know that you can press Escape to exit full-screen mode (after all, YouTube does smash you over the head with an alert saying exactly that every...
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Making The Most of Limited Screen Space
When you're working on a computer with a small screen, it's amazing how much space the toolbars can take up. But web browsers and word processors have a litt...
The Escape Key: Getting Out of Stuff
"Yeah, if you press Escape enough times, you'll escape from your problems." (*) Nice try. But even though it's not really a solution to everything, you can s...
Switching Quickly Between Windows
Here's another shortcut that everyone should learn. It's a godsend if you're switching repeatedly back and forth between two windows, and useful even if you ...
A Little Refreshment: Reloading the Current Page
If a website has changed, you often don't see the changes right away. A few sites, such as Facebook, do dynamically update the website, which usually makes t...
Two Shortcuts for Working with Files
Ever opened up a really, really long list of folders and hunted through the list trying to find a folder or file? Or maybe the same thing happened on your de...
Tips & Tricks for Filling Out Forms
Ever had to fill out a form like this one? A lot of people waste large amounts of time working with forms because they don't know a few simple shortcuts (nam...
Six Handy Browser Shortcuts
Want to know a quick way to scroll down the page without the mouse? Or reopen a tab you closed by mistake? Here are six ways to move around your browser more...
Zooming In and Out In a Zoom
Ever tried to make a picture, Word document, or web page display bigger or smaller? You probably found it was an exercise in frustration because you kept hav...
Big, Important Keyboard Shortcuts
This article isn't just about big, important shortcuts; it's about Big, Important ones. Unfortunately, I can't make that clear in the title. But anyway, if y...
Finding Text on a Web Page Quickly
Chances aren't bad you already know the basics of this trick, but if you don't, it could save you a heck of a lot of time. If you already know the trick, I h...