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Tug-Kenny RIP

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Computer Tips
« on: November 22, 2012, 11:08:00 am »


I've found a feature on my computer that might be of interest to you all.

When Viewing  'You Tube'  on the full screen setting, it is possible to  jump the film forward by using the right arrow key instead of the mouse.  If pressed quickly you can proceed through the film at 3 second intervals.  Conversely, if you hold the right arrow down the film will keep jumping forward until you let go. It doesn't work on the small size screen.

It also works in rewind.

Anyone have any other tips on button pushing.  ????

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Re: Computer Tips
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2012, 11:55:14 am »

The hardest key to find on a keyboard

The "Any" key

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« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2012, 12:05:24 pm »

 
I Haven't got that one on my keyboard :o :o :o
 
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« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2012, 12:30:11 pm »

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Re: Computer Tips
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2012, 08:58:50 pm »


                   {-)

Brilliant.  Love it.

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Re: Computer Tips
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2012, 11:02:29 pm »

lol  {-)
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Re: Computer Tips
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2012, 12:00:30 am »

Kenny, I just tried your trick on my Mac.  It works, and it also works on the small frame size, too.  Thanks very much!
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« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2012, 10:27:11 am »

 
Typifies current situation with Forum errors, photos, etc etc  %) %) %)
 

 
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Re: Computer Tips
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2012, 08:54:44 pm »

Space bar to pause play ! O0
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Re: Computer Tips
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2012, 12:09:27 am »

Alt+PrintScreen to copy the current window rather than the whole screen.

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« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2012, 12:22:24 am »

You know how when you COPY and PASTE from a webpage or some e-mails or even just another part of the same document, and it brings the formatting over and messes up your composition?
So then you open Notepad, do a PASTE, followed by a SELECT-ALL, then a COPY, and then back to where you wanted to be earlier to PASTE ... again. Or you spend time redoing the formatting.


No?


Then you won't want to look at PureText:
http://www.stevemiller.net/puretext/


I've been using it for many years (works fine on a 64bit W7) with Control+Insert - I think I actually use it more than Ctrl+V.

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« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2012, 12:37:35 am »

esc button stops any gif files (eg the props in tug kenneys little picture)
but if you refresh the page they start up again (also freezes all these moving adverts)
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Re: Computer Tips
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2012, 01:12:24 am »


While on the internet and you ever get a 'Pop UP' or 'Pop Under', usually a full screen
advert and it says "Click here to close this widow" etc -

              DO NOT CLICK HERE!!!!


It usually a trick for you to download a virus, malware or some other such 'rubbish'.
Leave that window alone, DON'T click on anything in it!

Close everything else you have open in the usual way, then shutdown you PC.
Restart, clear your cache and do a full virus check.

I've had it twice in the last couple of weeks.  >>:-(

 
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Re: Computer Tips
« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2012, 01:34:39 am »

tut tut what site you been visiting Martin ?     %%
joking aside that is a good tip
my wife is RC and often visits religous websites ( seems the hackers love giving holy folks a bug :(  ) and then moaned at me cos her comp caught a cold but if she had followed above advice it wouldnt have affected her
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« Reply #14 on: November 24, 2012, 02:33:23 am »

tut tut what site you been visiting Martin ?     %%
joking aside that is a good tip
my wife is RC and often visits religous websites ( seems the hackers love giving holy folks a bug :(  ) and then moaned at me cos her comp caught a cold but if she had followed above advice it wouldnt have affected her

Hands-up if you thought for just a second, that Stormbringer had a Radio-Controlled wife?  :embarrassed:

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« Reply #15 on: November 24, 2012, 10:30:23 am »

 
 :-)) :-)) What other meaning is there, RC is definitely boat related.  O0 O0 %) %)
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« Reply #16 on: November 24, 2012, 10:34:46 am »

Hands-up if you thought for just a second, that Stormbringer had a Radio-Controlled wife?  :embarrassed:

Andy

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Re: Computer Tips
« Reply #17 on: November 24, 2012, 01:14:55 pm »


Hands-up if you thought for just a second, that Stormbringer had a Radio-Controlled wife? 


..... OK, yeah, I did have to read that three times before I got it!   :embarrassed:
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« Reply #18 on: November 24, 2012, 02:54:32 pm »

roflmao guys , wish at times she was radio controlled and when she goes into nagging mode i could just switch her off  {-) {-)
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« Reply #19 on: November 24, 2012, 03:20:18 pm »

Ah thats when her batteries are low - the servos are chattering.
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« Reply #20 on: November 24, 2012, 03:20:34 pm »

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Close everything else you have open in the usual way, then shutdown you PC.Restart, clear your cache and do a full virus check.


I always think the best way is to just shut the PC down in a tidy manner, then restart.  If I have a "work" program open, if there is a lot of "work" involved, yes shut and save, but generally, just let the system shut the lot down.  And don't let the browser go to the last page when it offers.
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« Reply #21 on: November 24, 2012, 03:24:17 pm »

Ah thats when her batteries are low - the servos are chattering.
Grendel


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« Reply #22 on: November 24, 2012, 04:12:55 pm »

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just hope she never see's this or im toast

She doesn't have to see it, just someone that knows you does -who may be on Twitter. :o
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« Reply #23 on: November 24, 2012, 04:19:11 pm »

she doesnt use twitter or facebook thank goodness  %)
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« Reply #24 on: November 24, 2012, 06:10:13 pm »

Have you not heard of telephones....
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