How can I prevent some hotkeys from being redirected to the remote PC with VMWare Horizon Client?

I’m using VMWare Horizon Client to connect to several PCs at work. I like to have them fullscreen and I keep each connection on its own virtual desktop. I’d like to be able to use the CTRL+WIN+LEFT/RIGHT key combination to switch between them but the key combination is forwarded to the remote PC. When using … Read more

How do you scroll a second window without moving your mouse out of a web page?

So, some websites I’ve visited do some tricks with the mouse, especially when you leave a web page. They detect this and perform some action, like show you an advertisement or force a prompt to the front of the screen. I like to have two windows side-by-side so this can be a problem; how do … Read more

Stop websites from forcing cursor to their search box? [duplicate]

This question already has answers here: Closed 12 years ago. Possible Duplicate: Can I keep Google from stealing my cursor? (Firefox) It really annoys me when sites like msn.com try to force your cursor to their search box. I have msn.com as my home page since I like the content. But sometimes I’m just not … Read more

Focus URL in Firefox – 100% guaranteed way

How can I guaranteed, 100% ,absolutely etc. focus URL in Firefox browser? If there is Flash on page that focus is on it and CTR-L doesn’t focus URL. Answer Sorry, the Flash portion is another application which handles all of your hot-keys (even tab switching). To guarantee you need to use your mouse to click … Read more

Edit current cell via keyboard?

In Excel for Macintosh 2011, when the cursor is in a particular cell of a spreadsheet and you wish for the focus to move to the edit line for that cell where the formula is displayed, is there a keyboard shortcut that exists or can be configured to move the focus other than by clicking … Read more

How to start a virtual keyboard without losing focus in Windows XP?

I need to start a virtual keyboard from my application (namely click-n-type) to allow user input in the active field. When I use the start click-n-type.exe the keyboard starts normally but I lose the focus. When I use start /min click-n-type.exe, I keep the focus but the keyboard is minimized. Is there a way to … Read more

Outlook 2007 opens new mail messages behind main window and has to be minimised to use them

Outlook 2007, on Windows 7, has just started behaving rather bizarrely. When I reply to an email or click on the “new” button it opens the new email window behind the main Outlook one and won’t let me switch to it – Outlook just keeps grabbing focus back every time I try to open the … Read more