Using Windows Explorer As a Command Line Interface

Microsoft Windows Explorer is quite powerful as "CLI", if you start typing a path or filename in the "path Box" the choices of possible paths/files appears below eg

type "fred" and freddy.jpg, frederick.gif will appear as choices which you may then select by mouse. This "predictive" method is very useful. You may also use wildcards eg *.jpg will display all jpegs.

I'd like to find a FAQ on this but it's impossible to Google. Any help?

Cannot Access the Control Panel with Vista

Ever since I had one of those overnight Vista Upgrades I've never been able to access the Control Panel; it opens and then closes without any error message.
### Solved this by uninstalling DivX ###

Fortunately you can access the components/applets of the Control Panel directly from the Command Prompt. (Even if you haven't got any problems with the control panel you can use these to create shortcuts directly to an applet you use frequently)

eg
> control ncpa.cpl -- gives you access to the Networks

in c:\windows\system32\
Firebird2Control.cpl
Firewall.cpl
ISUSPM.cpl
TabletPC.cpl
appwiz.cpl
bthprops.cpl
collab.cpl
desk.cpl
hdwwiz.cpl
inetcpl.cpl
infocardcpl.cpl
intl.cpl
irprops.cpl
joy.cpl
main.cpl
mmsys.cpl
ncpa.cpl
nvcpl.cpl
powercfg.cpl
sysdm.cpl
telephon.cpl
timedate.cpl
wscui.cpl

eg
control APPWIZ.CPL -- Add/Remove Programs Property Page

Here is the list for Windows XP
Common Control Panel applets

Accessibility Options access.cpl
Add New Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl
Date and Time Properties timedate.cpl
Display Properties desk.cpl
FindFast findfast.cpl
Folder Properties * folders
Fonts Folder * fonts
Internet Properties inetcpl.cpl
Joystick Properties joy.cpl
Keyboard Properties main.cpl keyboard
Mouse Properties main.cpl
Network Properties ncpl.cpl
Password Properties password.cpl
Phone and Modem options telephon.cpl
Power Management powercfg.cpl
Printers Folder * printers
Regional settings intl.cpl
Scanners and Cameras sticpl.cpl
Sound Properties mmsys.cpl sounds
Sounds and Audio Device Properties mmsys.cpl
System Properties sysdm.cpl
User settings nusrmgr.cpl
TweakUI tweakui.cpl

I hate Toggles

Toggles are often used to switch on and off a feature in a program on your PC or a setting on your cell phone. Press once and a feature is on, press again and it's off. Trouble is, it is very easy, due to slightest inattention, to get it wrong. Sometimes it is not terribly obvious which state you left the toggle in. So s/w designers please avoid them , use radio buttons instead

Identifying Fonts

When updating an existing website you are often required to update/alter some header text which turns out to part of an image. The difficulty is to identify what Font was used.

The following website solves this problem:-

www.myfonts.com you just upload the image containing the text and it will identify the font for you.