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Facebook keyboard shortcuts !

First thing, the Keyboard short cuts vary based on the browser you are using. OS Windows : Chrome and IE : Alt + Shift + ShortCut key Firefox: Alt + ShortCut Key OS Osx: Firefox : Function + Ctrl + ShortCut Key Other : Option + Ctrl + ShortCut Key ShortCut Keys :       1    Home 2    Profile page 3    Friend requests 4    Messages 5    Notifications 6    Account Settings 7    Privacy Settings 8    Facebook page 9    Facebook Statements and Rights agreement 0    Facebook help center M    Open a new message * ?     Facebook Search In case of Internet Explorer, You have to press Enter after pressing the suitable combination of keys.

Things which Mozilla Firefox should have had but does not

Mozilla FireFox is a very good browser.This article deals with what when incorporated in Mozilla would make it a very powerful browser. Say you have turned off images and say you are filling an application form , now in order to submit it you are requested to type a series of alphabets from an image , now here begins the problem you go to the required option and enable images and then what you will have to reload the entire page for doing this and when you reload the page you lose all the data that you have filled up. you could also try right clicking the place where the image is and selecting view image but now the image opens as a next window and when you go back you loose all your filled data. Instantaneous displaying and hiding images when required is not possible. Opera is one web browser which offers this functionality.You can view the image in the same page by right clicking the image and selecting reload image. Sea monkey also is a very good browser . In opera when a particular...

How to Repair Internet explorer 6 in windows Xp

Some times the files used by internet explorer may get corrupted and hence it may not work properly. So here is how you can repair the corrupted internet explorer 6. First, go to c:\windows\inf folder. Note that the inf folder is a hidden one, and hence you must at first set the “show hidden files and folders” in the view tab in folder options. Find the file ie.inf in the inf folder. Right click the file and select install. You will be prompted to insert your windows Xp CD. Insert the disc and the repair will be done.

Some useful tips for people who use tabbed browsing enabled browsers

Every browser available now has tabbed browsing features in it. Some popular ones include Internet explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera etc. The following are some tips which can be used so that the tabbed browsing feature is used to a good extent. The shortcut CTRL + T will open a new tab in the same window. Clicking a link with the middle mouse button will load the page of that link in a new tab in the same window. Click on a tab with the middle mouse button to close the tab. Click and hold on to the CTRL button and press the number corresponding to that tab to open that tab. For example CTRL + 3 will open the third tab. To switch between tabs, just press CTRL + tab keys. Double-clicking on the empty region in the tab bar will also create a new tab. You can bring back an accidentally closed tab by right clicking on any tab and selecting Undo Close Tab. Use these tips for effective tabbed browsing.

Go to the address bar of your browser directly using the keyboard

You can go to the address bar of your browser directly using the keyboard. If you use internet explorer, Mozilla Firefox, you can access (highlight) the address bar directly by using the F6 short cut key in your keyboard. If you use opera then press the F8 key in your keyboard to access the address bar. Sometimes it might be necessary to access the address bar for retyping a new address or copying the URL of the current page. You can use this trick under these circumstances.

How to get the internet explorer icon back on the desktop after accidentally deleting it

The icon can be replaced by dragging the internet explorer icon from the start menu and placing it in the desktop. You can replace the icon in two methods. Method 1: Just click start and then drag the internet explorer shortcut from it and put it on your desktop. Method 2: If you do not have an internet explorer icon in the start menu, then go to the location, "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe". Right click iexplore.exe select create shortcut. Then cut this shortcut and then place it on the desktop. Note that this can be done for all kinds of program shortcuts and not only for internet explorer.

How to solve error message, Not accepting cookies in internet explorer.

When sometimes you login to a webpage using your correct login id and password, you may get the error message “Not Accepting Cookies “. This is due to the fact that either the cookie file has been damaged or your browser setting in Internet explorer is in such a way that it does not allow the cookies to enter. To enable cookies follow the following method: Open internet explorer and then open internet options.(tools > internet options) Then go to the security tab. Now click the custom level button. In the custom level window, select Allow cookies that are stored on your computer . Now click the ok button.