E-mail Etiquite - Simple rules to follow

• Do not be Annoying
• Use Threads - Don’t create New E-mail for the same Topic Items
• Remember Spacing and Design:
• Give it a Name: - Use a Subject
• Mind Your Manners
• Watch your Tone - Don’t be Offensive
• Be Concise – Get to the Point Remember the K.I.S.S philosophy
• Be Professional
• Use Correct Spelling and Proper Grammar
• Don’t use all CAPS anywhere in an E-mail – This is perceived as Screaming and is unprofessional
• Reply to Messages as soon as possible – Don’t sit on it 
• Use and Auto-responder – When you are out of the office for a day or more so people know
• End Emails in a Friendly Way
• Work Email is Owned by Your Company 
• – Keep your Company E-mail address for work E-mail and have a Personal E-mail Address for home.  Keep them separate – DON’T use work for Personal Correspondence

Windows 8 Shortcut keys

Moving between Metro and Desktop

• <Windows>
  Brings up the Metro start screen. You can start typing to search for an app, just like the Win7 start menu.
• <Windows> + <B>
  Go to the Desktop from the Metro Start Screen
• <Windows> + <D>
  Brings you to Windows desktop from the Metro Screen

Snapping

• <Windows> + < . >
  snap right
• <Windows> + <Shift> + < . >
  snap left

Switching between applications

• <Windows> + <Tab>
  Opens the Metro application switcher menu, switches between applications.
• <Windows> + <J>
  Switches focus between snapped Metro applications.
• <ALT> + <F4>
  Close an application
• <Windows> + <R>
  To bring up the run window from the desktop, so you can type in an application name to run

Semantic Zoom

• <CTRL> + <+>
  Zoom in
• <CTRL> + <->
  Zoom out
• or hold down <CTRL> and use Mouse Wheel to zoom in and out

Displaying App & Charms Bar

• <Windows> + <C>
  Brings up the Charms menu, where you can search, share, and change settings.
• <Windows> + <Z>
  Opens the App Bar for the current Metro application.

All the other shortcuts I could find!

• <Windows> + E – Launch Windows Explorer with Computer view displayed.
• <Windows> + F – Brings up the Metro File search screen.
• <Windows> + H – Opens the Metro Share panel.
• <Windows> + I – Opens the Settings panel, where you can change settings for the current app, change volume, wireless networks, shut down, or adjust the brightness.
• <Windows> + K – Opens the Devices panel (for connecting to a projector or some other device)
• <Windows> + L – Lock PC and return to Lock screen.
• <Windows> + M – Minimize all Windows on the desktop
• <Windows> + O – Locks device orientation.
• <Windows> + P – Choose between available displays.
• <Windows> + Q – Brings up the Metro App Search screen.
• <Windows> + R – Switch to the (classic) Windows desktop and display the Run box.
• <Windows> + U – Switch to the (classic) Windows desktop and launch the Ease of Access Center.
• <Windows> + V – Cycles through toasts.
• <Windows> + W – Brings up the Metro Settings search screen.
• <Windows> + X – Launch Start Menu.
• <Windows> + Y – Temporarily peek at the desktop.
• <Windows> + Page Up / Down – Moves tiles to the left / right.
• <Windows> + , (comma) – Aero Peek at the deskto

An Excellent and Easy to configure Solution for Home Users

I am sure many of you have no idea that a tech savvy home user can take and convert an old PC in to a firewall, Parental Control device and free Anti-Virus server

Yes this option is available from Sophos for free.

Here is the link to the tool
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-utm-home-edition.aspx

You can burn it to DVD or install as Virtual appliance if you Have an old PC you can install it to an older PC you need at least 4GB of RAM and a 40 GB hard drive for nominal Performance

Windows 8 Shorcut keys

Windows 8 has Arrived and it will change how you use your computer.

 Keyboard shortcuts

First and foremost, if you haven’t historically been a fan of keyboard shortcuts, you must use them in Windows 8. By making the interface more touch-friendly, some features — like the power button — are now much harder to get to with the mouse. Fortunately, Microsoft has added a few keyboard shortcuts that mostly ameliorate the pain.

• Alt-F4 — In one of the best changes since Developer Preview, you can now close Metro apps using Alt-F4!
• Windows Key-I — This pops up the new system tray, which slides in from the right. If you hit Space or Enter, the Metro control panel opens. If you hit Up then Enter, you can shut down the computer. (This is the fastest way to shut down or restart!)
• Windows Key — If you have a multi-monitor setup, popping up the Start Screen with the Windows Key is actually rather painless, and an excellent way to check on your mail, instant messages, and so on. Tapping Windows Key again hides the Start Screen and returns you to the previous app (could be the Desktop, or another Metro app). If you start typing the name of an app from the Start Screen, Windows will automatically start looking for it (just like Windows 7)
• Windows Key-F — If specifically want to search through files, rather than apps, use Windows-Key-F. Windows Key-W searches settings.
• Windows Key-C — One of the most annoying menus to get to in Windows 8, with a keyboard and mouse anyway, is the Charms menu. Fortunately, you can also use Windows Key-C, and then the arrow keys.
• Alt-Tab — Alt-Tab, believe it or not, app switches through Desktop and Metro apps. This can take a bit of getting used to.
• Windows-Tab — This cycles through your Metro apps. I know, you’re probably devastated: The 3D “Aero Flip” from Windows Vista and 7 is no more!
• Windows Key-Z — In a Metro app, this opens the App Bar (i.e. the app’s menu). Unfortunately there aren’t any keyboard shortcuts for selecting items from the App Bar, but hopefully they’ll be added before retail release.
• Windows-Page Up — This switches which screen the Metro interface (i.e. the Start Screen and any Metro apps) appears on. The switch is very rapid (it’s kind of fun to just hit Windows-Page Up over and over…) Obviously, this is only useful if you have a multi-monitor setup.

These are a few that will make your life easier that is for sure.
The Metro Interface is scary at first for the computer savvy but it grows on you.

• Remember that Windows 7 is underneath Windows 8. Almost everything you could do in Windows 7, you can do in Windows 8. The Superbar (taskbar) is your friend! Pin everything to it! Jump lists still exist. Superbar thumbnails are still there. The System Tray is still there. The original Control Panel is still there. The significant difference is that you must go into the Metro interface to search for apps (which is a bit odd, in my opinion, but maybe Microsoft will provide another option before retail release).
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• Don’t be afraid of the Metro Start Screen. Embrace it! Remember that you can pin anything to the Start Screen (see right). Move your Start Screen tiles around. Name your tile groups. Remember, as soon as you log in, you can start typing the name of the app you want to open. You’re going to be seeing the Metro screen at least a few times per day, so try to love it.
• If you really don’t like the Start Screen, however… There is one thing you can do: You can make the Desktop automatically appear after you log in, instead of the Start Screen. There is unfortunately no known way to disable the Start Screen in Windows 8 Consumer Preview, however; you’re always going to see it when searching for apps.
• Press any key on the lock screen. Windows 8 features a new (very touch-oriented) lock screen. You can drag it upwards with your mouse (painful) or press any key on your keyboard (much easier).
• Run as administrator. Start Screen tiles still have right-click context menus, including “Run as administrator.” You can use the arrow keys to navigate the context menu. From this same menu you can pin apps to the taskbar/Superbar, too (but not Metro apps, sadly; hopefully this will be added!)
• You can navigate the Start Screen with the arrow keys. You can also use Page Up/Down to move quickly between the groups. This is much faster than panning with the mouse.

By Passing Password web pages using IE

From time to time it's necessary to search google and get answers but once in a while you'll find that perfect topic detailing your problem word for word only to find you need to subscribe in order to get that one answer you need NOW.

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Step 1

Using IE click on the cache page beneath the discovered link.

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Step 2

Once the cached page comes up click on the link labeled Text-only Version in the top right of your screen.

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Step 3

Scroll down towards the bottom and you should discover the answer your looking for.

Removing Blackberry contact list

Have you ended up with one to many contact lists

1. Open your contacts
2. Press the blackberry button and chose options
3. Enter the following when in options rset
It will prompt for each one delete or save.

The ones you say yes to delete are gone

Change Windows 7 Key

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  1. Click on the Start Button and type: CMD (into the 'Search programs and files' field in the Start Menu)
  2. The Start Menu will show 'CMD.exe', 
  3. Right-click the CMD.exe file and select Run As Administrator.
  4. In the CMD window, type: slmgr.vbs -ipk <type your product key here>
  5. To activate windows after changing the key, type: slmgr.vbs -ato