Nine Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts everyone should know
There’s nothing wrong with a mouse cursor, but for many tasks keyboard shortcuts are far more efficient than picking your hands up off the keyboard and pointing then clicking. Most users can name at least a few combinations off the top of their heads, and almost everyone knows the infamous Ctrl+Alt+Delete, but many of the best shortcuts are tragically overlooked.
So to round out your keyboard navigating skills, here are nine combos that every Windows 7 user should know. Read more...
iPads lead the revolution of the PC
The humble mouse and keyboard will no longer cut it with computer users raised on the touchscreen interfaces of the Apple iPad and its kin, according to an analyst's report.
Multitouch has become a mainstay for high-end mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones, and users will increasingly expect to be able to use this technology on their PCs, according to the report by analyst house Gartner.
"Thin and light mobile PCs with tablet-like features will become mainstream, pushing out some bulkier PC styles that have been the norm," Angela McIntyre, research director at Gartner, said in a statement. Read more...