Obscure things you can do in windows

[billski]

My 12-year old taught me this one:

Hold down the CTRL key and move the mouse scroll wheel. It zooms the window in and out.

After all these years....

 

[drjeff]

Actually surf the web for more than 5 minutes without it freezing up

 

[dmc]

yeah...

But I can count even more things I can do on a MAC that I can't do on a PC...

 

[Geoff]

I'm told you can actually do work on a Windows machine.

 

[billski]

I'm no bigot; I've got BOTH!

 

[drjeff]

I'm told you can actually do work on a Windows machine.

What is this work thing you speak of?? I also thought that it's sole purpose was for my entertainment needs

 

[Mildcat]

Search for pron. Or so I've heard.

 

[bvibert]

Try pressing Ctrl+Alt+Down arrow and see if it does anything. If it does the press Ctrl+Alt+Up arrow to undo it. Kind of a neat trick, but I've found it doesn't work on all computers.

 

[ctenidae]

Try pressing Ctrl+Alt+Down arrow and see if it does anything. If it does the press Ctrl+Alt+Up arrow to undo it. Kind of a neat trick, but I've found it doesn't work on all computers.

Nice one- a good trick to play on someone. Left and Right arrows work, too.

 

[Hawkshot99]

When I read the title to this I was not thinking Microsoft windows.......

 

[bvibert]

Nice one- a good trick to play on someone. Left and Right arrows work, too.

It is a good trick! The left and right arrows don't do anything on this computer, though I thought I remembered them doing something too.

 

[bvibert]

When I read the title to this I was not thinking Microsoft windows.......

:lol: You can keep those obscure things to yourself!

 

[Marc]

Is Alt-Tab still considered obscure?

/I remember when it was... good times
//hot mike, real hot mike here

 

[bvibert]

Is Alt-Tab still considered obscure?

/I remember when it was... good times
//hot mike, real hot mike here

I don't know, but I still use it.