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 … Read more
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). #g::Run www.google.com To know how to create … Read more
A PuTTY terminal is a good example of situation in which you might have to type the same fairly complex commands repeatedly. If you have to manage a LAMP server with Ubuntu, like I do, you are familiar with commands like these: To locate the Apache log file: cd /var/log/apache2To backup a website: tar cpzf … Read more
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. Once you have downloaded and installed AutoHotkey, just follow the given steps: That’s it. Simple, right?? Now to try out … Read more
For a first-time user, AutoHotkey can be an intimidating experience. While its benefits in saving time and preventing RSI are undeniable, the general first reaction from users is “Hey.. I am not a programmer.. I can’t do this… It’s too tough… What a waste of time.” But wait.. It’s not tough. Actually, writing commands and … Read more
Installing AutoHotkey on Windows Operating System is very easy. —Install the software (about 2 MB) directly from the AutoHotkey Website at this address: http://www.autohotkey.com/download/AutoHotkeyInstall.exe. … When Windows asks if you want to save or execute, click on “execute.” By default, AutoHotkey will automatically be installed in the “C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\” folder that it will create. The installation process is … Read more
If you are anything like me, you probably spend an upward of 14 hours on your computer, and even with the best ergonomically designed hardware, you are still well on your way to having RSI. How many times have you wished that you could get your work done by just glaring at the screen when … Read more
It is exactly the problem we faced at the beginning with AutoHotkey. We needed 100+ “hotkey-to-macro” to open websites/ files, select accounts/ fonts/ printers, start programs, type special characters and so on. Actually we had 4 problems: We solved everything with an Enterpad. The graphic overlay on the Enterpad solved the problem of remembering and … Read more
People are frequently executing simple tasks without AutoHotkey because it is not practical to remember all the hotkeys to fire them