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Acrobat Reader full-screen keyboard shortcut

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Brian

Many programs use F11 to enable full-screen mode but unfortunately Adobe Acrobat reader is not one of them. However, Ctrl + l (L) works just the same and isn’t so difficult to remember. You might also find these shortcuts especially … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu keyboard shortcut for night time viewing

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Brian

I frequently use my laptop computer in a badly lit room, sometimes at night, and came across a great keyboard shortcut that makes viewing much easier on the eyes. Windows key + m Pressing this key combination inverts all colours … Continue reading →

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Keyboard shortcuts for Google Web Search (from Google Labs)

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Brian

There’s no doubt about it, using a mouse is slower than using the keyboard. That’s why I prefer to use programs with decent support for keyboard shortcuts. Few web sites offer keyboard shortcuts, although they can be added to Google … Continue reading →

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How Emacs helped me learn to use Google Chrome

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Brian

I have become so used to using Emacs as my main text editor that I’m now accidentally entering Emacs commands in other programs and finding that nothing (or something unexpected) happens. Earlier this week I pressed Ctrl+K (trying to “kill” … Continue reading →

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