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I thought it would be useful to break away from all the GUI-goodness and offer up a few command line tips and tricks.

The Windows operating system comes pre-configured with many hotkeys that allow the user to perform operations with just the computer keyboard. These hotkeys usually make use of a combination of the four special keys Alt, Ctrl, Shift and Windows as well as a single additional key on the keyboard.

Have you ever asked yourself why the computer’s hard drive is trashing like mad or why everything seemed to come down to a halt without you doing anything on the computer right now? What’s My Computer Doing is a free software program for the Windows operating system that tries to shed light to those questions.

Did you ever experience a situation where you turned on your computer or laptop in a public place only to be greeted with a loud welcome sound that irritated not only you but also the people around you? The volume control software Auto Mute provides an automated solution that is superior to having to remember muting or reducing the sound volume of the computer

If you ever encountered a situation where you had to leave the PC that was still running a program that could not be terminated then Airytec Switch Off might offer a different solution than keeping the PC on until your return.

Gmail is without doubt a popular email service which can largely be attributed to the fact that it is run by Google and that it offers lots of additional features and options to tweak the interface and speed up the workflow. Google has released a Gmail Ninja guide to further that popularity.