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You need to activate the shortcut keys in your gmail first. Access you Gmail, click on the Setting icon on the top-right corner, then choose "Genera" tab and turn "Keyboard Shortcuts" on.  Finally, click "Save Changes"

1. "c"

Press "c" to compose a new email.

2. "g" then "a"

To view emails including draft ones, press "g" then "a" ("g"=go, "a"=all mail).

3. "e"

Press "e" if you don't take any actions (e.g. reply) on an email after reading it. The email will be sent back to "All Mail".

4. "r" or "a"

"r": reply, "a": reply all.

5. SHIFT + "u" or SHIFT + "i"

Shift + "u": mark an email as unread VS Shift + "i": mark an email as read.

6. "TAB" then "ENTER"

To send an email after composing.

7. "g" then "c"

To go to your contact list. "g" = go, "c" = contacts.

8. "g" then "i"

Go to inbox ("i": inbox).

9. "k" or "j"

"k": go to newer dialog in inbox, "j": go back to previous dialog in inbox.

10. "n" or "p"

"n" (new): go to newer email in inbox, "p": go back to previous email in inbox.

11. "o"

Open the newest email or selected email.

12. "z"

To undo.

Some shortcuts are already available and you dont need to turn "Keyboard Shortcuts" on to use. For example, Control (or Command on Mac) + Enter to send mail; Control (or Command on Mac) + Shift + c to add CC; Control (Command on Mac) + Shift + b to add Bcc.

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Some useful shortcuts for users using Yahoo Messenger:

MESSENGER 

Ctrl + shift + F8 : My Disaplay Image
Ctrl + shift + P : Preferences
Ctrl + shift + D : Sign out to Mobile device
Ctrl + D : Sign out
Ctrl + Q : exit

CONTACTS 

Ctrl + shift + A : add a contact
Ctrl + H : Show online contact
Ctrl + tab : Show messenger list

ACTIONS

Ctrl + M : send message
Ctrl + L : Call computer
Ctrl + H : Call a phone number
Ctrl + T : send SMS
Ctrl + Y : send email
Ctrl + shift + C : send contacts
Ctrl + shift + M : send messenger list

HELP : F1

Others

Alt+A Open my Account web page.
Alt+C Show the Call menu off of the split drop down menu control.
Alt+D View/Edit Contact Details.
Ctrl+Shft+L Alt+E End Call.
Alt+H Alt+R Hold/Resume.
Ctrl+L Alt+L Call PC/Call Back.
Alt+M Mute/Unmute.
Alt+S Save to Address Book.
Ctrl+M Send an IM.
Ctrl+T Send a Text Message.
Ctrl+Y Email.
Ctrl+K Call a Telephone Number.
Ctrl+N Start a Conversation.
Alt+V Volume (In the Volume window: Up and Down arrow keys and Home and End keys change the volume instantly, Enter and Esc close the Volume window.

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iCloud provides you 5GB free for each Apple ID. However, it’s rather difficult to use the free storage because Apple only allows to upload document files. If you want to upload other file types, you can follow the steps below.
First, compress the file (or folder) you want to upload to iCloud. In Windows, right click on the file (or folder) > Send to > Compressed, e.g. to compress file CamStudio20.zip:

Then, open iCloud in browser, log in with your Apple ID and choose iWork.

Rename CamStudio20.zip to CamStudio20.zip.ppt if you choose Keynote (or .doc if you choose Pages). Choose Yes if Windows asks whether or not you want to change file extension.

Click on the icon on the top right corner and choose Upload.

Browse to the file and upload.
Done!

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15 best add-ons for Firefox selected by PCMag:

 

1. Site to Phone

Do you want to input links from computer to mobile devices? This add-on can help you. It can run well on iOS, Android, WebOS, Blackberry and Windows Phone 7.

 

2. FEBE

FEBE - Firefox Environment Backup Extension can back-up everything in Firefox including bookmarks, profiles, preferences, cookies, themes, and extensions.

 

3. Xmarks Bookmark Sync

You can sync bookmarks and passwords among Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and IE with this add-on.

 

4. LastPass

This add-on can help you manage accounts using in websites. You can also install and use this add-on in Chrome and IE.

 

5. Evernote Web Clipper

You can store everything you find on Internet. Web Clipper is an online database for you to save clips, links and websites.

 

6. Clearly

Clearly is another service of Evernote that can store and simplify news, blog entries, and websites so that you can manage and analyze information more efficiently.

 

7. Personas Plus

Do you want to change the interface of Firefox? This add-on allows us to change the display of Firefox including themes, background images, toolbars, and buttons.

 

8. Tab Mix Plus

You can do everything with tabs using this add-on.

 

9. DownThemAll

With this add-on, you can perform batch downloading for a whole webpage. You can also specify the file types that you want to download.

 

10. Greasemonkey

With this add-on, you can use scripts to access to websites. You also can write your own scripts with Greasemonkey.

 

11. WOT

With WOT – Web of Trust, you can check a website is safe or not. Thus, you can surf web safer with this add-on.

 

12. IE Tab

If you want to access to websites that only run well with IE or you want to test a website with IE, you can use this add-on.

 

13. Yoono

If you join many social networks, this add-on can help you manage your accounts easily. It can display all information from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube, etc.

 

14. Flashblock

All flash objects on the websites can be blocked with Flashblock.

 

15. FastestFox

FastestFox helps you access and explore websites faster.

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Until now, you cannot send emails with big attachments (>= 25MB) using free email services. This post shares you some easy ways to send big files with you emails.

1) Split into small files

You can use some free splitting/merging programs to divide your big file into smaller ones. Some good programs are: WinRAR, Fastest File Splitter and Joiner, HJ-Split, … However, this method is not good for very big files.

2) Using online storage services

This method is widely used. You can upload your files to file sharing services and copy/paste links into emails. There are several free and paid services: Megaupload, Mediafire, 4Shared, Rapidshare,… But you need to notice that some free services limit expired time and file size. Furthermore, your data will be shown in search engines. You can zip your file with a password before uploading.

3) Using intermediary services

You can use intermediary websites to send your file. Some popular services are:

- YouSendIt - www.yousendit.com: you don’t need to register. The maximum file size is 100MB.

- DropSend – www.dropsend.com: the maximum file size is 2GB. You need to register before using.

- MailBigFile – www.mailbigfile.com: you can send files up to 300MB. You don’t need to register and you can send a message accompany with the attached files.

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Chrome is more and more popular these days because of its high speed and wonderful plug-in store. Herein, we list 10 free and interesting games on Chrome Web Store.

1. Angry Birds

Angry Birds is one of the hottest games for mobile devices. Now you can play this game on Chrome.

2. Canabalt

Canabalt was the best iPhone game in 2009. This game is rather simple yet interesting.

3. Cargo Bridge

Cargo Bridge is a very hot game. Try and test your IQ with this game!

4. Farmville

FarmVille is one of the most popular game on Facebook with millions of users. Become a farmer now with FarmVille for Chrome!

5. Immortall

This games has lovely graphics, story, and music.

6. The Fancy Pants Adventure World 2

This game is rather similar to Sonic the Hedgehog. Begin your adventures now!

7. Plant vs Zombies

Plants vs Zombies is a wonderful game for all ages. This game is small but has good quality. It has been developed by PopCap, one of the most famous game companies.

8. Private Joe

This game has been developed using HTML5 with wonderful music and effects. In this game, you will become a US soldier and have to complete many difficult missions. 

9. Super Mario Brothers Crossover

Super Mario Brothers Crossoever is similar to Mario flash version. In addition to Mario, you can choose several other characters, such as Mega Man, Link, Samus Aran, Rambo, etc.

10. Nano Ninja

This game is simple to play and very interesting.

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Do you like playing classic games? Now you can play classic games online with following websites:

1. www.free80sarcade.com

This website does not provide many games but you can find most of popular games such as Mario, Street Fighter, …

2. http://nintendo8.com

This website is awesome, it provides many games and games are categorized so that you can find your favorite games easily. It also provides useful links to Gameboy and DOS games.

3. http://www.nesplay.com/

As good as nintendo8.

4. http://www.virtualnes.com

virtualnes has a different way to classify games. This website has a forum for gamers.

5. http://www.1980-games.com

Games on this websites are well categorized. This website has a good interface. Instead of using names, game logos are used.

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Portable softs are now widely used because they are small and can be stored in USB. There are many websites that allow us to download portable softs for free. Herein, we introduce 4 most popular sites.

1. Portablefreeware.com (http://www.portablefreeware.com)

You can download any portable softs from this site. However, it’s rather difficult to find apps because this site only sorts apps by “most downloaded” and “most popular”. The portable softs in this site are updated to the latest versions frequently.

2. Portableapps.com (http://portableapps.com)

Portableapps.com is another good website for searching portable softs. Apps in this websites are categorized very well. Main categories are: development, education, games, graphics & pictures, internet, music & video, office, security, utilities, … 

3. Liberkey.com (http://liberkey.com/fr.html)

You can download a pack of 293 portable apps with only one click from this website. These apps cover all categories and are totally free. The apps in this pack can be updated automatically. You also can select which apps to download.

4. WinPenPack (http://www.winpenpack.com)

WinPenPack is not as famous as above websites. However, this website also provides many useful portable apps. There are 2 options for you to choose:

- WinPenPack Essentials: contains popular apps.

- WinPenPack Full: contains all necessary apps.

You also can build your own app pack with WinPenPack Personal.