May 27

Running Notes on Windows in Parallels on a Mac

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There are a handful of things I need to do on my Mac that require Windows. Most revolve around Domino Designer and Domino Administrator. That’s where Parallels comes in. I can launch Windows 2000 or Windows XP and use Domino tools without having to lug around another machine.

However, the biggest problem with doing this is the accuracy of the mouse cursor inside of Domino Designer. Designer switches the mouse cursor from the Windows arrow to the Windows hand with a cuff (different from the one used in links in their web browser). This is a problem because it makes it difficult to click small items like the elements inside of a database (like exact form names and such).

If you’re having this problem, then congratulations on finding a search string in Google that got you here. I’m sorry, but I don’t have a fix (yet). But I do have a tip… pretend the tip of your cursor is the thumb of the cursor icon (the thumb, then, acts like the corner of the normal arrow cursor). — You can also call IBM and COMPLAIN that they don’t have a version of Domino Designer/Administrator native to the Mac… but that won’t get you far.

May 21

Know any shortcuts?

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Menus are slow. For those of you who like to keep your hands off the mouse as much as possible and focus on developing your carpel tunne, I offer you this list of great Windows shortcuts…
This article was taken from Microsoft’s Knowledge Base. The original source can be found at:http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;301583

    General Keyboard Shortcuts

      • CTRL+C (Copy)
      • CTRL+X (Cut)
      • CTRL+V (Paste)
      • CTRL+Z (Undo)
      • DELETE (Delete)
      • SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
      • CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
      • CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
      • F2 key (Rename the selected item)
      • CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
      • CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
      • CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
      • CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
      • CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
      • SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
      • CTRL+A (Select all)
      • F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
      • ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
      • ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
      • ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
      • ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
      • CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
      • ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
      • ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
      • F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
      • F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
      • SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
      • ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
      • CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
      • ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
      • Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
      • F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
      • RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
      • LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
      • F5 key (Update the active window)
      • BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
      • ESC (Cancel the current task)
      • SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)

    Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts

      • CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
      • CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
      • TAB (Move forward through the options)
      • SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
      • ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
      • ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
      • SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
      • Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
      • F1 key (Display Help)
      • F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
      • BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)

    Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts

      • Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
      • Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
      • Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
      • Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
      • Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
      • Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
      • Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
      • CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
      • Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
      • Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
      • Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
      • Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

    Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

      • END (Display the bottom of the active window)
      • HOME (Display the top of the active window)
      • NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
      • NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
      • NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
      • LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
      • RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)

    Microsoft Internet Explorer Navigation

      • CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
      • CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
      • CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
      • CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
      • CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
      • CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
      • CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
      • CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
      • CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
      • CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
      • CTRL+W (Close the current window)