The Tech Diary of an IT support geek

Top 10 Firefox Shortcut Keys Everyone Should Know?

Below is a listing of our top 10 favorite Firefox keyboard shortcuts. Learning these shortcuts will greatly improve your productivity and overall experience with Mozilla Firefox.Ctrl + T and middle-clickPressing Ctrl + T opens a blank new tab or if you want to open any link in a new tab press your middle mouse button (often the scroll wheel) to open that link in a new tab.Ctrl + Shift + TOops, … [Read more...]

Top 10 Firefox Add-ons?

Below is a listing of our top 10 favorite Firefox add-ons or extensions. Part of what makes Mozilla Firefox so great is all the available add-ons and installing these add-ons can help improve your abilities and the overall feel of Firefox. Each of these add-ons can be found through the Mozilla Firefox add-ons page or through the links provided below.StumbleUponGreat add-on that works with … [Read more...]

Top 10 terms every parent of teenagers should know?

Below is a listing of what we believe should be the top terms or lingo parents of teenagers should know. Knowing these terms can help you relate more with your child as well as help identify if they are hiding something from you.TermMeaningFOSMOSP911PALPAWPIRTOSCD9Code9Parent, Teacher, or other Adult watching.ASLMorFRUMORFAge, Sex, Location. In chat MorF or RUMORF is used to ask if male or … [Read more...]

How To Keep A Log With Microsoft Notepad?

Keep a log using Microsoft Notepad by opening a new text file in Microsoft Notepad or an existing text file in Notepad and adding ".LOG" (without the quotes) at the beginning of the file. Now each time the file is opened in Notepad a time and date stamp will be automatically added. … [Read more...]

How To Quickly Rename Multiple Files In Windows?

Rename multiple files in Microsoft Windows XP Explorer by following the steps below. Open Explorer. In Explorer select all the files you want to rename. Once the files have been selected press F2 and type the new name for the files. For example, typing "test" will rename the files to test, test(1), test(2), test(3) etc. If you have show file extensions enabled, make sure to also type the name of … [Read more...]

How To Delete Files Without Getting A Prompt?

Temporarily prevent prompt when deleting filesHolding down the Shift key when deleting files will disable the confirmation prompt only for the files you're currently deleting.Permanently prevent the confirmation prompt when deletingDelete files faster by removing the "Are you sure you want to delete" Microsoft Windows confirmation box for all files by right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon on the … [Read more...]

How To Enable Windows GodMode?

Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit version) introduced a new hidden feature called GodMode that allows you to view and adjust all settings within Windows. To create a shortcut to the GodMode in Windows Vista (32-bit) or any version of Windows 7 follow the steps below. Anywhere on your computer create a new folder. After the folder has been created, copy the below text, rename that folder, and paste … [Read more...]

MS-DOS Secret Commands?

Below is a listing of MS-DOS commands that are not listed in any available help manual or in the commands syntax or are commonly unknown commands. Many of these commands that are known can be very useful when using MS-DOS, while some of the other commands are unknown or appear to do nothing.Caution: Use these commands cautiously, some of the commands can erase data and some without warning.ATTRIB … [Read more...]