Archive for the ‘Tweak’ Category
Windows Mobile Mail Shortcuts
The mail application built into Windows Moblie includes several shortcuts to make managing email easier. To use them simply hold down the corresponding number for about 1 second.
0 – List Shortcuts
1 – Replay All
2 – Reply
3 – Mark Read/Unread
4 – Flag
5 – Move
6 – Forward
7 – Delete
8 – Download
9 – Send/Receive
You can also search the [...]
Search and replace across files
I still do a lot of my coding by hand, so every now and then I need to do a global search and replace across several files. Notepad++ (see this post) has this feature built in. Simply open all the files needing the search and replace in Notepad++ (drag and drop works nicely for this) [...]
Faster Favorites
Got a lot of favorites? You can get to any one of them easily by typing the name of it in the address bar of Internet Explorer. You can make it even quicker by naming your favorites with only one or two letters. I use “W” to jump to a weather forecast.
Send to Notepad
Ever need to open something in Notepad really quickly? You can add a “Send to Notepad” to the right click menu for any file type by changing the following registry keys:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*ShellNotepad]
Set default to “Send to Note&pad” (without the quotes)
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*ShellXQXSETCMD1Command]
Set default to “notepad.exe %1″ (without the quotes)
Shoot the Messneger
Sick of MSN Messenger loading every time you start your computer? It’s a simple registry change to solve your problem. Get the file here (msnmessenger.reg).
Windows XP Power Toys
Microsoft has released a free set of tools and programs for Windows XP that perform a variety of functions. Some of the programs include an addition to the Alt-Tab switching that shows you a preview of the selected window, a graphing calculator, a magnifier, and a photo album generator. I can’t put a [...]
Customize Windows XP
Don’t like the search assistant in XP? Want to take “My Computer” off your desktop? Tweak UI for Windows XP can help you change these settings and several more. I can’t link directly to it, since it seems to move frequently, so go to Microsoft and search for Tweak UI. (There [...]
Quicker Google Search
If you like to use Google’s “I’m feeling lucky” button, then this tweak is for you. Now you can enter “goto (search term)” and perform a Google “I’m feeling lucky” search right from IE’s address bar.
Here’s How:
Open regedit
Navigate to “HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerSearchUrl”
Add a new key called “goto” (without the quotes)
Make the default string value “http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%s&btnI=I’m+Feeling+Lucky” [...]
Quick Google Search
Everyone knows just how great Google is, so why not make searching with it easier? This tweak will allow you to search Google by typing “goo (search term)” in IE’s address bar, I would have used “go” but it requires 3 letters for the shortcut name.
Here’s how:
Open regedit
Navigate to “HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerSearchUrl”
Add a new key [...]
