nice IE 7 shortcuts

Although there are dozen of web browsers out there, but Internet Explorer is still my cup of tea.
Here I have captured some very useful IE 7 shortcuts.

Tabs:

Open links in a new tab in the background : Ctrl+Click

Open links in a new tab in the foreground : Ctrl+Shift+Click

Switch between tabs : Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Open a new tab in the foreground from the address bar : Alt+Enter

Close other tabs : Ctrl+Alt+F4

Open quick tabs : Ctrl+Q

Zoom:
Increase/Decrease zoom (+- 10%) : Ctrl+(+) /(-)

Original size (100% zoom)* : Ctrl+0

* If you are using the recent Windows Vista preview you might notice that the 100% zoom hotkey changed from Ctrl+(*) to Ctrl+0

Search:
Go to the Toolbar Search Box : Ctrl+E

Open your search query in a new tab : Alt+Enter

Bring down the search provider menu : Ctrl+Down Arrow

Great new mouse actions in IE7

Open a link in a background tab : Middle mouse button

Close a tab : Middle mouse button on the tab

Zoom the page in/out 10% : Ctrl+Mouse wheel Up/Down

Tip:
My favorite shortcuts are the middle mouse button actions to close a tab and open links in the background (Those make using tabs fast and easy).

(quoted from http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/02/08/527702.aspx)

30" LCD new comer

Dell has just announced to release a new 30 inch LCD monitor UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC to the market.

Their highly-coveted 30-inch monitor also got some modest, yet very welcome upgrades from the existing 3007WFP. The UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC now has a 92 percent color gamut which means it can display 92% of color defined in ntsc triangle while existing LCD monitors are just a bit more than 70%, and Dell claims will deliver brighter, crisper colors. It also has a faster 8ms grey-to-grey response time (vs 11ms on the old panel) and better contrast ratio 1000:1 (vs 700:1 on the old panel), in addition to all the features found on the original panel (like a 9-in-2 card reader and 4 USB ports).

The only weak point that worth mentioning is the input options, there are just 2 DVI ports available. I think users are demanding for HDMI / composite and even more.

最新消息

海底光纜折斷令互聯網服務受阻，和記環球電訊表示，現時的互聯網服務，已回復一個可接受水平，用戶基本上可正常上網。

香港寬頻已經修復(經過其他線路，如EAC)近80%，MSN等IM都上到。
但係月費高過香港寬頻既網上行竟然依家都未得。

**同一時間測試** (quoted from hkepc)
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香港寬頻BB100 100Mb去台灣，經日本
網上行ADSL 8Mb 去台灣，環遊世界
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香港寬頻BB100 100Mb去台灣，直接去
網上行ADSL 8Mb 去台灣，經英國
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香港寬頻BB100 100Mb去日本，一樣直接去
網上行ADSL 8Mb 去台灣，經澳洲

(轉)深入了解"和記"用的海底電纜網絡

和記環球電訊會使用澳日海纜系統、東亞聯網海纜(EAC)、FLAG-FEAC電纜系統、歐亞海底電纜三號(SMW3)、亞太電纜網絡2號(APCN- 2)、FLAG-FNAL北亞光纖環系及C2C海底電纜網絡等電纜系統。至於橫跨太平洋地區，則會使用太平洋聯網海纜系統(PC-1)、日美海纜系統(J -US)、中美海纜系統(C-US)等電纜系統。此外，和記環球電訊會利用AC-1電纜系統擴展其網絡連接至歐洲。

中美海纜(China-US)和亞太光纜網路(APCN)南北路全斷，法新歐亞3號(SMW3)和亞太光纜網路2號 (APCN2)南路中斷，只有北路可繼續通信

Not for Ipod lovers!!

 




Just wonder how ppl would do this on an Ipod. They better just give it to me rather than destroying it.

PSU calculator

Recently I need to migrate a nvidia 6600GT from one computer to another. The main concern that comes up is whether the PSU(power supply unit) is capable of handling this new device.

6600GT is known for its power comsumption and as I am using prescott 3.0E, I really need to make sure my PSU is with all components. Otherwise, unstability will be introduced and finally I am the one to suffer not enjoying it.

Here is what I did, i use a Power Supply Calculator provided by http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine . This tool is pretty easy, just input all components in your computer and it would suggest a amount of power that your computer needs. And you will have enough idea of what PSU you need. A great tool...

System Type: Single Processor
Motherboard: Regular - Desktop

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 E 3000 MHz Prescott
CPU Utilization (TDP): 85% TDP
RAM: 2 Sticks DDR SDRAM

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
Video Type: Single Card

IDE HDD 7200 rpm: 3 HDDs

SATA HDD: 1 HDD

DVD-RW/DVD+RW Drive: 1 Drive

PCI IDE Controller Card: Yes

Additional PCI Card (avg): 1 Card

Fans
LED: 2 Fans 120mm;

Motherboard, keyboard and mouse: Yes

PSU Utilization: 90 %

Total: 266 Watts