My Favourite Techniques

By Haemoglobin
9/8/2010 (revision 11)

Web

  • Export function for facebook events to outlook calender.
  • Google
    • define: word
    • searchterm site:msdn.microsoft.com
      • 1USD in NZD
  • Use Google's Public DNS

Firefox

  • Alt-Enter in firefox after typing in a URL or search term to open in a new tab.
  • Ctrl-Click on a bookmark to open in a new tab
  • Ctrl-T - new tab
  • Ctrl-Shift-T - Opens previously closed tab
  • Ctrl-Z in location bar to navigation through recent addresses.
  • Drag tabs out into their own windows, drag images onto desktop.
  • / - quick search (F3 next search match)
  • Typing a string directly into the url bar and hitting enter will bring up google's "Feeling Lucky" result.
  • Ctrl-K focusses search field (although is faster to use google desktop double ctl hotkey from the desktop).
  • Ctrl-L focusses location bar.
  • Ctrl-+/-/WheelMouse - Alters page zoom.
  • Ctrl-Tab - Cycle between tabs.
  • Ctrl-W - Close tab.
  • Ctrl-Pg Dn / Pg Up - Navigate tabs
  • Backspace - Back to previous page.

Google Reader

  • o - open/close current item
  • n/p - navigates items in list view
  • shift - n/p - navigates subscriptions
  • shift - o - opens selected subscription
  • ctrl-a - marks all items as read
  • g then t - go to tag
  • v - view original
  • shift-s - share
  • Turn on favicons for feeds under "manage subscriptions -> preferences"

Gmail

Google Calendar


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