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Disable Your Touchpad When You're Typing with AutoHotkey [Annoyances]

Windows: Back in November we highlighted TouchFreeze, a small utility designed to prevent you from accidentally moving your mouse cursor and messing up text that you're typing while you're typing. Reader bobbo33 made an improved version with a clever AutoHotkey script.

Create a Shortcut Key for Restoring a Specific Window [AutoHotkey Answers]

Windows only: If you've ever wanted to assign a shortcut key directly to your favorite applications, you can do so easily with this simple AutoHotkey script.

AVI Joiner Combines Split Video Files into One [Downloads]

Windows: Ever download a movie from—oh, I don't know—some far-reaching nether-region of the internet, and when your download finishes realize the video is split into multiple parts? AVI Joiner quickly combines those split videos in just a few clicks.

Shorten URLs with a Quick Keyboard Shortcut in Windows [Keyboard Shortcuts]

We recently showed you how to add Bit.ly URL shortening to Quicksilver, and now reader Kevin has made an AutoHotkey script so Windows users can enjoy quick, keyboard-based URL shortening.

Universal Darkroom Turns Any Application Into a Distraction-Free Zone [Downloads]

Windows only: We've often featured distraction-free writing tools like Writeroom or Darkroom to help you focus while writing, and now reader Liang has created a solution that will turn the application of your choice int

Restore the XP Backspace Functionality in Windows 7 and Vista [Downloads]

If you've settled into Windows 7 but find the change in the functionality of the backspace key while browsing files to be too much to bear, use this simple hack to turn the backspace key back to its XP state.

Create a Perfect, Customized Boss Key With AutoHotkey [Autohotkey]

We've all been there—trying to do something else while we're supposed to be working for the man. Sure, they are paying us, but can't we get a little break every now and then?

WinLayout Moves and Sizes Windows with Your Numpad [Downloads]

Windows: If you're a number pad ninja and dislike switching to your mouse hand to move windows around your desktop, WinLayout is the perfect utility for your system tray. It utilizes your keyboard to move, resize, and shuffle windows around.

TxtGTD is a Text-Based System for Getting Things Done [To-do List]

Reader BishKopt writes in with his ubergeeky system for getting things done with a simple text file format and a script that parses items into separate contexts.

Delete Outlook Emails with the Middle Mouse Button [Outlook Tip]

Reader Grigory writes in with his ubergeeky script that deletes messages in Microsoft Outlook just by middle-clicking on them in the list—so you can make short work of cleaning out your inbox.

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