Use Ctrl+Enter to Auto Complete URL

It’s always such a hassle to type in the http://, www. and the .com whenever we want to visit a certain web site.

But do you know on modern browsers, such as IE7 and Firefox, hitting Ctrl + Enter will automatically fill in the www. and the .com part of the URL.

Here's your shortcut method.

Just type ‘google’ in your address bar.


Now hit Ctrl + Enter together and it’ll automatically fill up the http://, www and .com.

You’ve saved yourself 15 keystrokes =)

There’s also shortcut key for auto complete for other domains.

-Ctrl + Enter - Auto-complete .com address
-Shift + Enter - Auto-complete .net address
-Ctrl + Shift + Enter - Auto-complete .org address

If you add Alt to any of those key combinations, it will auto-complete and open the new address in a new tab as well.

For instance, Alt+Ctrl+Enter will auto-complete a .com address in a new tab.

Additional Information:

Ctrl+Enter might seem useful for auto complete in Explorer or Firefox, but not for Microsoft Outlook, especially Outlook 2000/2003/XP.

In Microsoft Outlook, Ctrl+Enter isn’t for auto complete but for ‘Send’ function.

Imagine when you’re composing an important email when you’ve suddenly hit Ctrl+Enter instead of Ctrl+V when you hope to paste some information.
The mail will be immediately sent out.

It’s always a good habit to only add recipients only after you’ve composed the mail to avoid such mistake.

In Outlook 2000/2003/XP, to disable Ctrl+Enter Sending function requires some tweaking of registry.

In Outlook 2007, this function can be disable from Outlook settings without having to tweak the registry.
(If anyone is interested to know, do leave a comment and I’ll post steps on how disable this function and tweaking of registry)

Creating Useful Shortcuts

What are the different ways to Eject your CD or DVD drive?

You can press the Eject button on the Physical Drive is it has one, right click on your CD or DVD drive in ‘My Computer’ and select ‘Eject’, or even use a Screw Driver and force it open!

I’m a lazy person who’s often looking for ways and means to make my task or job simpler.

Pressing the Eject button on the Physical Drive and… too lazy to move! (Not mentioning using Screw Driver)

Go to ‘My Computer’ and… too troublesome!

So is there other alternative?

Definitely, and now you can eject your CD or DVD drive with just a double click of your mouse on the Shortcut Eject Icon.

Here’s a simple way to eject your CD or DVD drive with just a double click of your mouse.

1. Download ejectcd.exe and place it on your desktop
2. Double click on it your CD or DVD drive will be ejected.

As simple as that =)

Here’s another useful shortcut which allows you to shutdown your PC or Laptop with just a double click of your mouse.

1. On your Desktop, Right Click > Shortcut (Selecting New Shortcut)

2. You will then see a Popup Window (Create Shortcut Wizard)

3. In ‘Type the location of the item’, key in ‘SHUTDOWN –s –t 01’
I will explain in detail what does –s and –t stands for later


4. Click ‘Next’ and you will be prompt to name the Shortcut.
Give it any name you want and click ‘Finish’

Now, whenever you hope to Shutdown your PC or Laptop, Simply double click on this Shortcut Icon.

You can also fully customize this Shortcut Icon.

Right Click > ‘Properties’ > ‘Change Icon…’

This allows you to change this Shortcut Icon to any Image you want.

If you hope to create a Shortcut Icon for restarting your PC or Laptop, simply change the –s to –r.
As –s stands for Shutdown while –r stands for Restart.

Change the number behind –t to set the time for your PC or Laptop to wait in seconds before shutting down.

You can also insert a comment by adding –c ‘Your Text’ to the line. It will display the Text you specified while counting down the time in seconds.

More useful Shortcuts will be share in later post =)

Official Windows Vista Tips and Tricks

So, it’s been awhile since Windows Vista has been released and been used by people around the world.

How’s Windows Vista Performance till date?
Has it made life easier for you or even simpler when Windows XP is around?

I’ve done a search around the Internet and I’m quite surprised that in fact there’s quite a large sum of people who’s still using Windows XP and prefer XP to Vista.

They might say it’s due to performance and usability between XP and Vista.

But think about it, you’re comparing Windows Vista to Windows XP that has been patched with all types of service pack.

There are still lots of space for growth in Windows Vista.

How many new features have you explored in Windows Vista?

I’ve posted quite a few great features regarding Vista in Computer TNT, and if you do a search in Google you could find tons of it.

Even Microsoft comes up with its very own Windows Vista Tips and Tricks.

Windows Vista Tips and Tricks, Click Here to download it in PDF.

This Windows Vista Top 10 Tips and Tricks are divided into 4 main sections ‘Security and Protection’, ‘Search and Organize’, ‘Mobility & Collaboration’ and ‘Other Windows Vista Tips’.

It might not be the most detailed Tips and Tricks.
But it’ll definitely provide you with information on functions needed to perform task on your Windows Vista.

Functions that don’t even exist in Windows XP.

If you’ve ever visit Microsoft Windows Vista site, you’ll noticed that Microsoft did tried to aid their user in this Microsoft XP to Vista transition.

They provide various Videos on new Windows Vista Features and showing you ways on how you can make the most of Windows Vista.

There’s even WebCast (Live and On-demand) available for all registered user.

For companies who are interested in moving from XP to Vista, there’s Training Tools available, which helps them to develop training plans or presentation for employees.

So why not drop by Microsoft Windows Vista site today and check out these useful resources?

You might just find the information that you’ve been looking for months =)