Last Friday, I had started to blog about a couple of new shortcuts I learned of on Lifehacker.com.  Just before posting, I accidentally discovered another one that blew away the content of my post.

In Windows Explorer (Vista and 7):

• Rename Files Fast with the Tab Key - I started using this with file preview to quickly rename scanned files that the scanner delivers as datestamp.pdf.  This method also helps overcome the frustion of delays when trying to right-click to rename files on far-remote mapped drives or WebDAV drives.
• Rename Windows Files in Bulk  - I was happy to find this.  Not too long ago, I resorted to a batch file to do a very similar rename.

Also be sure to check out The Best New Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts

Wikipedia has a good series of reference articles on Windows 7 including:

• Comparison of the flavor editions, and
• Detailed list of removed features

Some of the removed features seem completely inexplicable.

Date: 10/6/2009
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Microsoft Technology Center; Stonebridge Plaza One; 9606 North Mopac, Suite 200, Austin TX, 78759

With age catching up to my eyes, I plan to put this on all my machines, so I thought I'd share it.  It is from Microsoft but is unsupported.  It takes almost minimal space (1.2 MB RAM) but very powerful tool.

Where Are They Now? 25 Computer Products That Refuse to Die

Remeber your setup from 20 or so years ago:  dot matrix printer, Hayes modem, monochrome monitor, Hercules video card, 5 1/4' floppies, etc.

Excellent Microsoft At Work article on Office 2007 productivity tips.  Half of these tips were new to me and there was an alternative to one of them in the community contributed tips at the bottom of the article.  Well worth the read.

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