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

Others

In Windows Internet Explorer (8, maybe others):

• Ctrl+Left-click on a link opens it in a foreground tab to the right of the originating tab
• Shift+Wheel-click on a link opens it in a new window 
• Ctrl+Shift+Wheel-click on a link open it in a new background tab
• Shift+scroll-mouse-wheel moves forward or backwards in your browser history.  This the accidental discovery that blew away my content the list time I was trying to type this entry.

MS Word keyboard short cuts:  While I'm at it, I might as well list a few of my favorite Word short cuts.  These also work in Outlook if Word is configured as your e-mail editor.

• Ctrl+Shift+A - makes the highlighted word ALL CAPS
• Shift+F3 - toggles the case of words Like This, like this, LIKE THIS
• Ctrl+Shift+C - copy formatting only from the highlighted area
• Ctrl+Shift+C - paste only the formatting from the previously copied area
• Ctrl+Space - reset highlighted characters to normal formatting (i.e. undo bold, italic, underline, etc. in as single stroke.)

Similarly:  Ctrl+Scroll-mouse-wheel increase/decreases font size in the folder and e-mail list panels of Outlook webmail.

Another I learned just today:  Ctrl+Scroll-mouse-wheel on the desktop to increases/decreases the image size of all the icons.