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winnate: keyboard shortcuts

picked these up in a trailing end post from wired . good stuff to keep on hand: Windows logo key + start typing: Search your PC Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-): Zoom in or out of many items, like apps pinned to the Start screen or in the Store Ctrl+scroll wheel: Zoom in or out of many items, like apps pinned to the Start screen or in the Store Windows logo key + C: Open the charms Windows logo key + F: Open the Search charm Windows logo key +H: Open the Share charm Windows logo key +I: Open the Settings charm Windows logo key + K: Open the Devices charm Windows logo key + O: Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape) Windows logo key + Z: Open commands for the app Windows logo key + PgUp: Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the right (apps in the desktop won’t change monitors) Windows logo key + PgDn: Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the left (apps in the desktop won’t change monitors) Windows logo key + Shift+period (.): Snap an app

winnate - problems connecting to wireless networks

chances are, if you work in an office building with managed wireless access points, you have probably run into this problem outlined here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2749073 in particular this problem manifests in cisco equipment filed under CSCua29504 . cisco has released updates to correct this problem. i’m guessing you are in an environment where windows 8 isn’t exactly a supported platform yet so it’s highly unlikely the wireless controllers will be updated soon just to make you happy. there is a workaround – roll back to older drivers that are not windows 8 logo certified and hence have not implemented 802.11w. according to the kb article listed earlier, there is no means of turning off 802.11w support in windows 8. :-| it took a little digging to find this problem, but i found the best info in this blog post which has all the pertinent links you could ever want. anyway, until next problem… :)