You just received your first Enterpad! You might find this article useful to test and get a feel for it in just a short time.
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5 Reasons To Love AutoHotkeys
If you are not already a fan of this software, then you will be by the end of this post.
And if you are a fan, you can read on to enjoy the exhilarating feeling of smugness about your intelligence in using it.
5 Ways To Prevent RSI
Computers have become an indispensable part of life for most of us, whether we like it or not. While their benefits in terms of efficiency and convenience are undeniable, so is their impact on humanity almost as great as the discovery of fire and wheel.
But like everything else in this world, they come with their own set of problems too. And no, I am not talking about Computer Crashes 🙂
I am instead referring to their far more serious impact on our health, and in particular to RSI – Repetitive Stress Injury.
AutoHotKey Scripting Basics – The RunWait Command
The RunWait command is an extension of the Run command. However, as the name suggest, the RunWait command waits for the specified program to finish executing before continuing.
AutoHotKey Scripting Basics – The Run Command
I have already used the Run command in two of my previous posts: Launching Google and Launching Calculator using AutoHotKeys.
AutoHotKey Script – Launching Calculator
In my opinion, one of the most useful applications included with Windows is their calculator. But the one thing that always chafed was the long access path.
Launching AutoHotkey automatically
AutoHotKey is a really useful software, but I am sure at some point you have felt irritated about launching the scripts manually every time you re-start your system.
After all, how are you supposed to remember to run all the scripts each time you re-start your PC or even where you stored each one of them.
AutoText Script – Expanding abbreviations with AutoHotkey
This is the day and age of abbreviations, thanks to IMs and SMS. While academicians worry about its adverse effects on the English language, you should be worrying about its effects on your career.
It may be acceptable to type BTW, IIRC, FYI etc. in the virtual world, but it’s not looked kindly upon in the corporate world, and I am sure all of us have some time or the other made the mistake of using these abbreviations in our official emails.
Now you can of course choose to attend the email etiquette classes conducted by your organization or be smart about it and do what I do.
AutoHotkey Script – Launch Google
Let’s admit it; we all spend a lot of time googling whether it be for personal reasons, professional reasons or just for fun. So this simple script is probably the most useful one you will ever come across. (It is definitely my favorite, so maybe I am biased).
First AutoHotkey Script
With a little search, you’ll find a lot of script examples on the Internet but what most of them won’t tell you is how to create and use them.
Well… lets start with the basics then.