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Windows tip: If you need to             details, large icons, small icons,
quickly switch views in a folder,       etc?
you can easily click through the        Ctrl+scroll wheel is a common way
view options in Explorer's toolbar.     to zoom (this also works in
Or, as reader creerontpoints out,       Firefox and Chrome, for example),
you can simply hold the Ctrl key        but it's a nice little shortcut
and spin your mouse wheel.              for zooming and quickly switching  

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Earlier this week we shared a           (CurrentControl="Edit2")   {
handy file renaming shortcut that       Send {Enter}{Down}{F2}   }   Else
works in Windows 7 and Vista (see       {      Send {Tab}   }   Hotkey,Tab,
video). Reader derilium put             OnReturn+Tab::GoSub,
together a script that brings the       RenamePrevFileRenamePrevFile:
same functionality to XP.               Hotkey,+Tab,Off   ControlGetFocus,
Using AutoHotkey—which            CurrentControl,A   If              

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Need to rename a lot of files in a      the item and goes to renaming the
folder and looking for the fastest      next item, similar to how it works
way possible to do it? Lifehacker       in Internet browsers. In XP (I
reader Platypus Man offers this         don't know about Vista), it just
quick, new-to-us Windows shortcut.      inserted the tab character. If you
OK, so I just found this out and        have to manually rename a lot of
it blew my mind. Maybe everyone         files, it can make it go a lot     

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Windows only: Freeware system           the file, or even specify an
utility Unlocker deletes, moves,        option to happen on the next
or copies locked files that you         reboot for the most tricky
normally can't access, and the          operations.
latest version finally adds much-       Note: Readers should note that
needed support for 64-bit Windows.      there's a very annoying Bing
Once you've installed the               toolbar screen during the          

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The familiar "up" arrow from            without changing anything else. In
previous versions of Windows is         other words, everything else about
missing from Windows 7. You can         Windows will stay in place, but
still head up to a higher               you'll get a button that many
directory with the Alt+Up keyboard      folks find helpful for heading
shortcut, but if you'd like the         back up one level in the directory
actual button back, you can             structure. We've previously        

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Windows: SharpEnviro takes your         would extend beyond a suitable
Windows desktop and remixes it          screen length, SharpE offers a
beautifully. It's not as minimal        "Next Page" roll-over
as the Windows 7 default, nor as        menu—that's something I wish
data-heavy as many alternatives.        Windows did itself.                

Everything—the launcher menu,     You can also get to the SharpE
the taskbar, system tray, and           menu from anywhere on the desktop  

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Windows only: Free plug-in              into a separate file, which can be
IconViewer adds a new tab to            used when creating shortcuts to
Windows Explorer's properties           control your PC, tweaking your
screen that views, copies, and          Chrome applications by webapp, or
saves the icons hidden inside           if you just prefer having a neatly
Windows applications and libraries.     organized set of icons to use.
Once you've installed the plug-in,      IconViewer is a free download for  

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Windows 7 only: Freeware utility        straightforward to use—just
Windows 7 Folder Background             choose a folder to customize, pick
Changer adds a background image to      the background image and the other
Windows Explorer, and even allows       settings, and then close and re-
you to customize each folder with       open the Windows Explorer window
a separate picture.                     to see the changes.
Once you've downloaded and              It's not really going to help you  

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Windows: If your context menu in        just sub-contexts like directories
Windows Explorer and/or Internet        and drives.
Explorer is a little more               Menu Maid is freeware, Windows
cluttered than you'd like, Menu         only. Note: If you're freaked out
Maid makes entry removal easy.          by the "Free Book" button in the
Menu Maid allows you to circumvent      lower right corner, we—as
the hassle of editing your              always!—got in line to take  

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Windows only: Explorer's                taking your hands off the keyboard.
integrated search is fine for most      At first you may not be entirely
things, but more powerful searches      clear on how to use it, but it
or sorting through long lists of        just takes a few minutes to
similar files isn't exactly             understand how it useful it can be.
easy—Listary gives you            For example, when searching
hotkeys, wildcards, and commands        through a list of files using      

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