How to save keystrokes in IE

Typing URLs into the address bar of the web browser can get tedious, but you don’t always have to type that entire address. You probably already know that IE automatically adds “http://” when you begin a URL with “www” but did you know that it will add “http://www” to the beginning and “.com” to the end of whatever you’ve typed if you then press CTRL+ENTER? So, to go to my web site at www.debshinder.com, you only have to type “debshinder” and then hit CTRL+ENTER, saving a number of keystrokes (Note that this also works in Firefox 2.0.0.3).

Internet Explorer Sluggish at Start

Select Tools | Internet Options and click the Connections tab, then the LAN Settings button. In the dialog box that appears, uncheck all the boxes, ­particularly the one labeled Automatically detect settings. Click OK, then OK. Now when you launch the browser, it will get right to work instead of fooling around looking for something that doesn’t exist.