1.How to Make Your Computer Speak.
How can I make my computer speak?
Have you ever asked yourself that question?
What an awesome trick this is.
Doing this computer trick is fun.
You don’t believe it right?
Let me tell you something, everything on this site is real and is not meant to deceive you.
This trick is very possible and you are at the right place.
We will be making use of a script to make our windows computer speak whatever we want.
Don’t be afraid, this script is simple and safe.
The first thing you will do is to open Notepad because this is what we will use to create the script.
Put the following text in it
Dim Message, Speak
Message=InputBox(“Enter text”,”Speak”)
Set Speak=CreateObject(“sapi.spvoice”)
Speak.Speak Message
You are going to save the notepad document as something.vbs. Something, in this case, can be anything like speak, talk, just anything you want to call or remember the script.
To do this, click on File>> Save As.
In file name put anything you can use to remember the script as I have written above just make sure it ends with .vbs.
In the Save as type, select All files then save and you are done.
Locate where you save the script and open it.
Type in anything you want it to speak including names and click OK.
And voila, listen to your computer speaking.
You did it. Simple.
You can use this for fun, educational and many other things depending on your imagination.
Think and make positive use of this trick.
2.Make Your Keyboard Display Disco Lights
You know the lights that appear on your keyboard whenever you press any of the lock keys, you can be more creative with these light using this trick.
What you will learn here is how to create a script using notepad that will make these lights flash in a fine way just like the disco lights.
First of all, open notepad then paste the codes below and save the file as anything.vbs
Replace anything with a word you will want to call the script but make sure that it ends with .vbs
Set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys “{CAPSLOCK}”
wshshell.sendkeys “{NUMLOCK}”
wshshell.sendkeys “{SCROLLLOCK}”
loop
locate where you saved the script and double click on it to activate the disco light on your keyboard.
You can end or disable this light using the task manager, click on processes and find wscript.exe, click on it and hit end task.
3.Turn your keyboards into mouse
Do you have a faulty mouse or you can’t find your mouse?
Don’t be worried, we all get into this kind of scenario at times.
With this trick, you can make your keyboard perform all the functions of your mouse including the movement of the pointer.
Before I explain that, do you know that your mouse can also perform the function of your keyboard?
Click the start button and search On Screen Keyboard
You will see a keyboard on your screen which you can use with your mouse.
Back to how you can make your keyboard perform the function of your mouse.
The simplest way to do this is using this shortcut Alt+Shift+NumLock
Shortcuts are very fast and simple but if you want to know the nitty gritty of this trick follow the steps below.
Open control panel make sure it is view by category then follow the steps below.
Ease of Access >> Ease of Access Center >> Make the mouse easier to use >> enable Turn on Mouse Keys
Click on Setup Mouse Keys to increase the pointer speed and acceleration.
If you are using Windows xp, follow these steps after open the control panel window.
Switch to Classic view >> Accessibility Options >> Mouse Tab >> MouseKeys >>
Then press the NumLock key and you are done.
4.
The Unknown Way to Copy File
There are several ways you can copy a file.
This trick will save you the work of right clicking all the time.
Just hold the control key select the file and drag it to where you want it pasted.
Simple.
For Mac users used the Alt key to replace the control key.
5.How To Shutdown Your Computer Using Command Prompt.
Almost every computer user can shut down a computer from the start button or press and hold the power button.
Well, that’s good but if you want to be cool about this learn how to use the CMD interface to shutdown your computer.
Open the CMD interface by pressing Windows Key and R, then type Cmd in the box and hit enter.
Now that the CMD interface is opened type shutdown -s.
Shutdown is the command we want to execute and -s is the switch that tells the machine to shutdown.
Hit Enter key if you have not done so and watch you computer shutdown.
6.How to copy the active window of your screen.
A lot of you are familiar with the print screen key, but what if you want to copy an highlighted part of the screen or a dialog box and you don’t want the other parts of the screen to show.
Then you can use this simple twist.
Print Screen will copy the whole screen but Alt + Print Screen will copy the active window on the screen.
It is as simple as that.
The snipping tool can also do this but it is not the fastest for copying an active window.
7.How to Increase Your Internet Speed to More Than 30%
You know that they are a lot of factors to be considered when it comes to internet speed.
There are basically internal and external factors.
Apart from your connections like cable, modem etc, you don’t have access to external factors.
With this trick, you can boost the internet speed of your computer. Let get started.
Open Command Prompt as administrator.
Type in this code netsh int tcp show global press the Enter key
Open notepad and paste the following codes then save the document anything you want but make sure it ends with .bat. Save it on the desktop.
cd\
netsh int tcp show global
netsh int tcp set global chimney=enabled
netsh int tcp set heuristics disabled
netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal
netsh int tcp set global congestionprovider=ctcp
The above code will just change the tcp settings you see in the command prompt output.
Remember to save with .bat extension.
Run the file as an administrator and instantly you will see an increase in internet speed.
If you want to change these TCP settings to their default, paste the code below into notepad and save it with .bat extension.
Maybe something like reset.bat
cd\
netsh int tcp show global
netsh int tcp set global chimney=default
netsh int tcp set heuristics enabled
netsh int tcp set global congestionprovider=none
This will return the tcp settings on your computer back to default.
8.How to move from an open windows to another
Save yourself the pain of dragging your mouse around when you need to switch from one open window to another with this trick.
Use Alt+Tab to show all the windows you have opened and continue to press Tab to switch from one window to another.
This trick is for you if you work on multiple windows at a time.
Try it now.
How To Restart Your Computer Using Command Prompt
Open the command prompt window.
There ae many ways to do that if you don’t know, type cmd in the Run box or in the search window.
Type shutdown -r to restart your computer. Shutdown is the command and -r is the switch that tells the computer to restart.
Computer tips
1.Using Cloud Backup
It is a good practice to back up your important files.
Apart from you using local backup, using cloud backup can help you a lot and can also save you a lot of stress.
One good reason why I like cloud backups is that the backup will be going underground even without you noticing it at times.
There many sites offering this service. Two of the popular ones are Dropbox and Google Drive.
2.Computer Trick to Rotate Your Screen.
This trick usually freaks people out.
It is an amazing trick that I like doing.
You can use it to turn your screen upside down.
Hold Ctrl + Alt + the arrow keys
Use it to freak you friends out.
3.Computer Trick to Rotate Your Screen.
This trick usually freaks people out.
It is an amazing trick that I like doing.
You can use it to turn your screen upside down.
Hold Ctrl + Alt + the arrow keys
Use it to freak you friends out
4.Lock your pc without moving mouse in second
Use the Windows Key plus L key.
This is useful when you don’t want someone to see what you are doing and the person suddenly enters the room.
Just use the trick and voila your screen is locked.
Please don’t use your computer for bad things there are a lot of good ways of using it.
More on that later.
Mac users can use this trick by holding command + Option + Power.
You can replace Power with Eject if you like.
5.How to Rename a File Quickly?
Most people rename a file by right clicking and selecting rename.
That is a bit slow.
Just select the file and press F2.
6.How to minimize all programs
Do you have a lot of programs running and you want to minimize all go to the desktop but you don’t want to be clicking around minimizing all of them one after the other?
It can be a pain in the ass if the programs are many, I know that.
Use Windows Key + D to minimize all the whole programs at once.
You can also use Windows Key + M but the difference is that Windows D maximize the programs again if you press it twice.
Windows M will only minimize all the programs but cannot maximize them back.
short keys
1.Microsoft Excel keyboard shortcuts
F2: Edits cells
Shift Space: Selects whole lines
Ctrl Space: Selects whole columns
Ctrl Plus: Insert cell
Ctrl Minus: Delete cell
Ctrl 1: Edits the cell format.
2.Keyboard shortcuts for internet browsers
CTRL N: New window
CTRL T: New tab
CTRL Shift T: Reopen last closed tab
CTRL Shift W: Close all open tabs, browser
CTRL W: Close current tab
CTRL Plus: Zoom in
CTRL Minus: Zoom out
CTRL 0: Resets zoom to default
CTRL F: Find in page
3.Take a screenshot
On Macs, CMD Shift 3 takes a photo of the entire screen, or you can press the Print Screen button on your Windows keyboard for PCs, and the screenshot can be pasted into any photo-editing software, like Paint or Photoshop.
On Macs, CMD Shift 4 lets you use your mouse and select a portion of your screen to take a screenshot of. On the PC, you can use the Snipping Tool — a program in Windows — to select a specific area of your screen to take a screenshot.
4.Take advantage of Facebook's powerful search engine
You can type in a person's phone number in the Facebook search bar to oftentimes see their name. This comes in handy for checking into the background of someone you're meeting up with to complete a Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace transaction.
On Facebook, you can also type in extremely specific search queries to network.
For instance, type "My friends of friends who live in San Francisco" to find mutual friends when you move to a new city.
Or, you can find new concert buddies by typing in "My friends who like Name of Artist."
You can even see who your friends of friends are at a company you're applying to by typing "My friends of friends who work at Google."
5.Use Shoutkey.com to easily share links to people
Link shortener sites like bit.ly are convenient and common, but there's an even better link shortener site that you probably haven't heard of. It's called ShoutKey.
Other link shortener sites' URLS are case-sensitive and difficult to read on a whiteboard or PowerPoint presentation. Not to mention, they're practically impossible to say out loud. "Oh, just go to bit dot l y slash x g capital H r 2132."
Short Key will randomly select a word to use that it places at the end of a link that's easily shareable and shout-able.
6.Clean out your inbox much faster
If you're buried under thousands of emails in your Gmail inbox, we think you're going to love this search string.
In the search bar, type the following, then press enter. in:inbox is:unread -category:promotions
This will make it easy to delete a bunch of email from brands and stores that are trying to sell you something.
Another bonus email tip that works for all email clients: Just make a filter for the word "unsubscribe" in your email. This will make it easy to unsubscribe to those pesky emails that never stop coming. If you're new to creating filters, here's how you can do it in
7.Clean out your inbox much faster
If you're buried under thousands of emails in your Gmail inbox, we think you're going to love this search string.
In the search bar, type the following, then press enter. in:inbox is:unread -category:promotions
This will make it easy to delete a bunch of email from brands and stores that are trying to sell you something.
Another bonus email tip that works for all email clients: Just make a filter for the word "unsubscribe" in your email. This will make it easy to unsubscribe to those pesky emails that never stop coming. If you're new to creating filters, here's how you can do it in gmail.
Chrome short key
Alt+Home Open your homepage.
Alt+Tab Toggle between browser windows.
Alt+Left Arrow Back a page.
Alt+Right Arrow Forward a page.
F11 Display the current website in full-screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode.
Esc Stop page or download from loading.
Ctrl+(- or +) Zoom in or out of a page, "-" will zoom out and "+" will zoom in.
Ctrl+1-8 Pressing Ctrl and any number 1 through 8 will move to the corresponding tab in your tab bar.
Ctrl+9 Switch to last tab.
Ctrl+0 Reset browser zoom to default.
Ctrl+Enter This combination is used to quickly complete an address. For example, type "computerhope" in the address bar and press Ctrl+Enter to get https://www.computerhope.com.
Ctrl+Shift+Del Open the Clear Data window to quickly clear private data.
Ctrl+Shift+B Toggle the bookmarks bar between hidden and shown.
Ctrl+A Select everything on a page.
Ctrl+D Add a bookmark for the page currently opened.
Ctrl+F Open the "find" bar to search text on the current page.
Ctrl+O Open a file in the browser.
Ctrl+Shift+O Open the Bookmark manager.
Ctrl+H Open browser history in a new tab.
Ctrl+J Display the downloads window.
Windows shortcut
1.To open Task Manager directly with one hand: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc. You’re welcome.
2.To minimize every open windows except yours: Shake your active window. Do the same to maximize all windows. You sneaky Microsoft.
3.To freeze Task Manager: Hold Ctrl key. Useful for inspecting specific processes.
4.To open applications on the taskbar: Press Windows key + Sequence number of the application. Do the same to minimize/maximize it.
5.To paste text without formatting: Press Ctrl + Shift + V.
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