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Posted: 4/14/2008 11:01:53 PM EDT

How about a thread showing your "internet tricks"?

I've got a couple

Checking your spelling

When you are not sure if you are spelling a word correctly
go to google, put it in there and if you don't spell it right
they will ask "Did you mean:" and give you another spelling

Obviously it won't work perfectly every time, but it usually helps

Finding links to articles, sources

Cut and paste the first sentence of an article and put it into google
you will generally find several places that the article has been published

I have found that the first sentence gives me more success than using the
article's title for some reason. So, next time you want to know where someone
got an article they posted you can probably find it quicker than you can ask them

Anybody else got any internet "tricks"?

Posted: 4/14/2008 11:10:53 PM EDT

[#1]

Download firefox and get the add ons that do spell check for you and right click words spelled wrong it fixes them.

Also linkification add on makes all links clickable

Posted: 4/14/2008 11:11:32 PM EDT

[#2]

Tag for help.

Posted: 4/14/2008 11:14:30 PM EDT

[#3]

dictionary.reference.com/

Posted: 4/14/2008 11:15:00 PM EDT

[#4]

Whenever I can't figure out a song, I just google lyrics "______" with the____ being a string of lyrics that I remember.

Posted: 4/14/2008 11:22:20 PM EDT

[#5]

There is a wealth of economic information avaliable. And it isn't hard to find.

Don't let the media tell you how the economy is doing. Find out for yourself.

Posted: 4/14/2008 11:25:21 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Download firefox and get the add ons that do spell check for you and right click words spelled wrong it fixes them.

Also linkification add on makes all links clickable

Posted: 4/14/2008 11:25:35 PM EDT

[#7]

If you have the Google Toolbar installed and want to search, for an example, a persons name. Drag your pointer over the name and highlight it and then right click.

An option to Google Search that name will show up in the box.

Posted: 4/14/2008 11:28:10 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
There is a wealth of economic information avaliable. And it isn't hard to find.

Don't let the media tell you how the economy is doing. Find out for yourself.

I liked "Post.v1" better.

Posted: 4/14/2008 11:28:46 PM EDT

[#9]

I have a "Duh" question, when someone sends me pics and the link isn't hot, like
httpee://whatever.picshop.gunbangbang.comm12345zzz
how do I get to the pic?
I have tried to copy and paste it to the search on the site it is from and tried to copy
and paste it to google and yahoo search and always get a "page not found" message.
What trick covers this?

Posted: 4/14/2008 11:38:06 PM EDT

[#10]

click this dot: . then press alt + F4

Posted: 4/14/2008 11:38:48 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
I have a "Duh" question, when someone sends me pics and the link isn't hot, like
httpee://whatever.picshop.gunbangbang.comm12345zzz
how do I get to the pic?
I have tried to copy and paste it to the search on the site it is from and tried to copy
and paste it to google and yahoo search and always get a "page not found" message.
What trick covers this?

Just paste the link directly into the address bar of your browser.

Posted: 4/14/2008 11:40:39 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
click this dot: . then press alt + F4

thats mean

Posted: 4/14/2008 11:45:54 PM EDT

[#13]

everything is mean anymore...

Your point

Posted: 4/15/2008 12:31:48 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
There is a wealth of economic information avaliable. And it isn't hard to find.

Don't let the media tell you how the economy is doing. Find out for yourself.

So your internet trick is: "Go use the internet"?

Posted: 4/15/2008 1:00:03 AM EDT

[#15]

Take your time on the last guy... Beating him is hard... But once he's down you win the internet.

Posted: 4/15/2008 1:01:15 AM EDT

[#16]

There's porn out there.

Posted: 4/15/2008 1:03:10 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
There's porn out there.

Link?

Posted: 4/15/2008 1:04:31 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
Download firefox and get the add ons that do spell check for you and right click words spelled wrong it fixes them.

Also linkification add on makes all links clickable

Posted: 4/15/2008 10:00:04 AM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
Take your time on the last guy... Beating him is hard... But once he's down you win the internet.

Woot

Posted: 4/15/2008 10:30:13 AM EDT

[#20]

Step one take a deep breath....

Step two don't give a crap about spelling on the internet....

Step three put your feet up and relax

Posted: 4/15/2008 10:57:52 AM EDT

[#21]

google iespell, download it and install it. Right click speel check goodnes..

Yes, it really works...

ByteTheBullet (-:

Posted: 4/15/2008 10:59:17 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
There's FREE porn out there.

Fixed.

Well, at least I hear the is free porn out there.

ByteTheBullet (-:

Posted: 4/15/2008 11:03:37 AM EDT

[#23]

try pressing ctrl+alt+DownArrow

also ctrl+alt+LeftArrow and ctrl+alt+RightArrow are neat as well.

Posted: 4/15/2008 11:06:06 AM EDT

[#24]

babelfish.altavista.com/

Posted: 4/15/2008 11:08:09 AM EDT

[#25]

Before you ask us...ask google!!

GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND

Posted: 4/15/2008 11:08:24 AM EDT

[#26]

there's a veritable fortune to be made off nigerian royalty.

Posted: 4/15/2008 11:13:50 AM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:
try pressing ctrl+alt+DownArrow

also ctrl+alt+LeftArrow and ctrl+alt+RightArrow are neat as well.

Now that we're on page 2, I can tell you that to get your screen image back to normal, press ctrl+alt+UpArrow

The BIG Keyboard Shortcut List

What is the allure of keyboard shortcuts? Do they really save time? Why bother since my mouse is permanently attached to my hand?

I like to use keyboard shortcuts, especially if someone is watching me, because they make me look like a pro. With just a few key strokes I can leave a mouser spinning his wheel! Whatever your motivation, here's a big list of keyboard shortcuts:

GENERAL SHORTCUTS

ALT- F4 - Quit a program / Shut down

ALT-TAB - Hold down the ALT key and hit tab to cycle through open windows.

CTL-ESCAPE - Display the Start menu

SHIFT - TAB - tab backwards through a form

CTRL - X - Cut

CTRL - C - Copy

CTRL - V - Paste

F1 - Help menu

CTRL - Z - Undo

SHIFT & Restart - To restart just windows and not your whole computer, hold down the shift key when you click the OK button on the shutdown screen. Saves lots of time. (not for XP)

CRTL-TAB - Navigate tabs on a tabbed screen

FILE & DESKTOP SHORTCUTS

Hold SHIFT while inserting a CD - Prevents the CD from "autorunning"

If an item is selected:

CTRL while dragging a file - Copies the file

CTRL - SHIFT while dragging a file - Creates a shortcut to the file

SHIFT - DELETE - Deletes an item without sending it to the recycle bin.

ALT-ENTER - Display a file's properties.

F2 - To rename the file

In Windows Explorer:

LEFT ARROW - Collapse the current selection if it is expanded

NUM LOCK-MINUS SIGN (-) - Collapse the selected folder

RIGHT ARROW - Expand the current selection if it is collapsed -Or- Select the first subfolder

NUM LOCK- * Expand all folders below the current selection

NUM LOCK- PLUS SIGN (+) - Expand the selected folder

F6 - Switch between left and right panes

In My Computer:

BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up

ALT- RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to a previous view

ALT- LEFT ARROW -Move backward to a previous view

INTERNET BROWSER SHORTCUTS

For Internet Explorer 6 and Netscape 7 (may work in older versions)

Open History Window Ctrl+H
Reload Ctrl+R
Back (Previous Page) Alt+Left Arrow or Alt+Backspace
Forward (Next Page) Alt+RIght Arrow
Stop Esc
Home Alt+Home
Go to Bottom of Page End
Go to Top of Page Home
New Window Ctrl+N
Close WIndow Ctrl+W
Go Up one Line Up Arrow
Go Down One Line Down Arrow
Full Screen (toggle) F11
Find on Page Ctrl+F
Add Current Page to Favorites Ctrl+D

Print Current Page
or Active Frame Ctrl+P

Organize Favorites (IE)/
Manage Bookmarks (NS)
Ctrl+B
Maximize a Window Alt+Space+x
Minimize a window Alt+Space+N
Scroll page up Alt+Up Arrow
Scroll page down Alt+Down Arrow

Internet Explorer ONLY

Open Favorites Bar Ctrl+I
Select text in address bar Alt+D
Force Reload (not from cache) Ctrl+F5

A faster way to type in addresses with IE is to just type in the name of the site:

worldstart

and hit CTRL + Enter. The "http://www. " and ".com" will be added for you!

Netscape ONLY

Open / Close Sidebar Panel (toggle) F9
Select text in Location Bar Ctrl+L
Force Reload (not from Cache) Ctrl+Shift+R
Zoom Text Smaller Ctrl+- (minus)
Zoom text larger Ctrl+= (plus sign)

WINDOWS KEY SHORTCUTS

The Windows key can be used in conjunction with other keys to act as a keyboard shortcut for faster access to menu commands. Now, while the Alt key tends to open program menus (ex: Alt+F opens the File menu and Alt+E opens the Edit menu) and the Ctrl key performs actual operations (ex: Ctrl+C will copy and Ctrl+V will paste), the Windows key will open various Windows tools...

Win key + R will open the Start menu's Run box
Win key + F will open the Start menu's Find window
Win key + E will quickly launch Explorer
Win key + Pause/Break will open the System Properties window
Win key + M will Minimize all windows
Win key + Shift + M will undo Minimize all windows
Win key + D will switch between minimizing all open programs and showing them all
Win key + Tab will cycle through items on the taskbar
Win key by itself will open the Start menu

You can also open programs or folders on your desktop by pressing the Windows key + the first letter of the program/folder/shortcut + Enter . Sounds kinda tedious, but if you're in a bind with your mouse, it can come in quite handy.

ARROW TRICKS

Here's a cool little arrow trick to try with word processing programs. Next time you're using your arrow keys to go from one area of a sentence to another (left and right arrows), hold down your CTRL key. Instead of moving one space at a time, you'll go one word at a time.

If you're using the up and down arrows to go from line to line, holding down the CTRL key will make your cursor jump from paragraph to paragraph (well, from carriage return to carriage return anyway).

One last thing, if you hold down the SHIFT key while you do this (i.e. hold down SHIFT + CTRL at the same time), you select text as you arrow along.

I've tested this in MS Word and Wordpad, but it *should* work no matter what word processing program you use.

HOME / END KEY FUN

Do you ever find yourself scrolling through a huge folder ? Well, if you need to get to the beginning or the end quickly, just press Ctrl+Home . If you want to get to the end, click Ctrl+End .

Hey, that's not all!

This little trick works on more than just folders. If you use the Home key in a word processor, it goes to the beginning of the line you're currently working on. If you hit the END key, it should head to the end of the current line. If you pair Home & End up with the Ctrl key in a word processor, you will be whisked away to the beginning or end of the document. Again, this should work, but it depends on your word processor.

Posted: 4/15/2008 11:20:12 AM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
Before you ask us...ask ~~google~~ Deej86

Posted: 4/15/2008 11:21:52 AM EDT

[#29]

Roll over, Internet! Roll over!

Gooooood Internet! That's my good little Internet!

Posted: 4/15/2008 11:27:07 AM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:
Roll over, Internet! Roll over!

Gooooood Internet! That's my good little Internet!

¿¡ǝuop noʎ ǝʌɐɥ ʇɐɥʍ bɯo

Posted: 4/15/2008 11:39:07 AM EDT

[#31]

To search Google for directories of .mp3 files (or any file type)......

keznews.com/2657_List_of_Google_Search_Strings_for_Finding_MP3

Posted: 4/15/2008 11:43:36 AM EDT

[#32]

thanks for the tips

Posted: 4/15/2008 11:48:26 AM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Roll over, Internet! Roll over!

Gooooood Internet! That's my good little Internet!

¿¡ǝuop noʎ ǝʌɐɥ ʇɐɥʍ bɯo

¿sıɥʇ ǝʞıl ʞɹoʍ oʇ pǝsoddns ı ɯɐ ʍoɥ ¡ʇı ƃuɐp ¡¡¡ʞɔɐq ʇı ʇnd ɟʇʍ 1+

Posted: 4/15/2008 12:11:48 PM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:
Before you ask us...ask google!!

GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND

Fucker!

Posted: 4/15/2008 12:15:32 PM EDT

[#35]

online public information.

look up the legal history of your asshole co-workers

Posted: 4/15/2008 12:30:51 PM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:
online public information.

look up the legal history of your asshole co-workers

Links Francis....links.

Posted: 4/15/2008 2:59:49 PM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
Step one take a deep breath....

Step two don't give a crap about spelling on the internet....

Step three put your feet up and relax

Are we even on the same plane of existence?

I find it dissapointing when pepole can't spel

Posted: 4/15/2008 3:10:16 PM EDT

[#38]

Ill tag this to learn some stuff...Hopefully how to flip my text upside down..

Posted: 4/15/2008 3:12:36 PM EDT

[#39]

If your wanting to find a past post on a forum that doesnt have a search

Go to advanced search on google. In domain put in the website address, like AR15.com. This will limit your search to that web site.