Firefox Web Browser

If you are currently using Internet Explorer, then using Firefox instead will protect you from viruses no end. You have the option of ‘Add ons’ where you can install facilities to use within the browser such as post it notes, Stock checkers etc. The theme can also be changed to look flowery, autumnal, Sci-fi. Add ons are generally Firefox approved and are not invasive like some Internet explorer toolbars

Thunderbird [ links to UK download version ]

Like Firefox it is robust at defending against viruses, and has a host of add-ons available. Add-ons are available to import emails from Live-Mail and other email systems, and lots of other stuff. The Lighting extension adds a calendar and task manager

Open Office

Word processor, spreadsheet, database client, presentation designer. Behaves just like it’s Microsoft Office counter part, and is able to load and save Microsoft file formats.

Google Docs

Word processor, spreadsheet and all the rest editable online. It is ridiculous how good these tools are. Documents can be edited by multiple people at once, and you can see what the other is doing. It is also handy to see you diary / calendar from home, work or wherever else you are.

Select

• Double click a work to select it.
• Triple click a line to select it.

Web Browsers

These will work in most browsers

• Ctrl + clicking a link, opens a new tab
• Ctrl + Shift + clicking a link, opens a new tab without shifting focus to it
• Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel, zooms in and out
• Ctrl + 0 (zero) – returns zoom to the normal level

Clipboard

In most applications you can use these key presses instead of your mouse / the menu. Note how they all sit down the bottom left of your keyboard – You can get pretty nifty using these shortcuts.

• Ctrl + C – Copy
• Ctrl + V – Paste
• Ctrl + X – Cut

General Application

• Ctrl + Z – Undo
• Ctrl + Y – Redo
• Ctrl + S – Save
• Crtl + N – New
• Ctrl + F – Find
• Ctrl + B – Bold
• Ctrl + I – Italics
• Ctrl + U – Underline
• Ctrl + Page Down – Next sheet in a spreadsheet; next tab in an Internet browser
• Ctrl + Page Up – Previous sheet in a spreadsheet; previous tab in an Internet browser

Select

• Shift + Arrow – Select by character or line
• Ctrl + Shift + Arrow – Select whole world / line
• Shift + End – Select to end of line
• Shift + Home – Select to start of line
• Ctrl + Shift + End – Select to end end of page
• Ctrl + Shift + Home – Select to start of page
• Ctrl + A – Select all (on page or in textbox)

Web Browsers

See also ‘General Application’ above

• Home – Top of the page
• End – Bottom of the page
• Space – Nudge down a bit

Can occur over 2+ words, so look out for how many letters the clue needs.
Eg: Wicked having torn veil = evil
Eg: A dot confused frog’s cousin = toad

Eg: Clean oneself in tub at helm = bathe
Eg: Share at mistaken heart= stake (aka share)
Eg: Temporary house the centre of attention = tent

Hints: both ways, up or down, either way

Eg: A boat to paddle up and down = kayak
Eg: Machine looking both ways = radar

Eg: Composer lauded by dog, we hear = bach (sounds like bark, as in a dogs bark)
Eg: Listen! A delay in the cats feet = pause (sounds like paws)

Eg: Reading for the cardinals? = news (north, east , west, south)
Eg: Point side to side for us = we (west + east = we [you and I])

Eg: Talk afterwards at Church = chat (ch = church, with ‘at’ afterwards )
Eg: Crazy fellow in charge = manic (fellow=man, in charge=ic)

Victor / Victoria / Vicar = vic
Peter = rock (biblical reference), pan
Edward = ed
Robert = Bob

Eg: Fashion Edward to be washed out = faded (fashion = fad. Edward = ed)
Eg: Mistake Robert with nothing = boob =mistake (Robert = bob, nothing = o)

Numbers

Hints: Common, or ‘a large number’ often refer to C (100)

1 = i
Nothing = o
Roman numerals : i=1, v=5, x=10, c=100, m=1000 etc

Eg: A thousand each side delivered me = a + m each side = mam