February 06, 2007 by
Jason
How many USB widgets have you got plugged into your PC? Are they working properly, who makes then, what;s the serial number, when did you last use it? All these questions and more can be answered by a little freeware utility called USBDview. It’s also handy for getting rid of devices that you no longer use and troubleshooting faulty connections. Please note that it only works with Windows 2000 and XP
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February 02, 2007 by
Jason
The Cranking Widgets blog runs down the steps to create and send a new email in Microsoft Outlook without using the mouse:
1. Use Alt+Tab to switch to Outlook.
2. If you’re looking at anything other than one of your mail folders (like your Calendar or Contacts), hit Ctrl+Shift+M to open a new mail message, otherwise just hit Ctrl+N.
3. You should now be looking at a blank email, with your cursor placed in the To: field. Type the recipients name (and if Outlook is connected to Microsoft Exchange Server and you’re emailing somebody in your organization, you can type their name and hit Ctrl+K, which will verify their address for you). Read More»
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