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Access Keys – Keyboard Shortcuts for Facebook Users with Disabilities

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Facebook, since its founding on February 4, 2004 has grown to an extent even its founder has not dreamed of when it was started. Today any person can create their own Facebook profile for free, only catch being aged 13 or more.

Since Facebook has earned so many followers from all age groups, genders, nationalities, diversification, people from all walks of life should have access to it – regardless of their differences. In facebook’s noteworthy addition – it has added accessibility features for people with disabilities.

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Variations – intended recipients

For people with disabilities, Facebook has added options to navigate it with keyboard shortcuts. This works with any type – PC wireless keyboards, mac wireless keyboards, or any general desktop ergonomic keyboards like the Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 3000. However, to make the best use of this article, one should definitely know how to control the computer without a mouse using the computer arrow keys in general. 

For other general keyboard shortcuts, read this post –
Known as Access keys, these are for keyboard-only users. The shortcuts provided by facebook are given as browser-specific for all major browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple’s Safari and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.

The following are the access keys (keyboard shortcuts):

  • Internet Explorer for PC: Alt + #, then Enter
  • Firefox for PC: Shift + Alt + #
  • Safari for Mac: Ctrl + Opt + #
  • Firefox for Mac: Ctrl + Opt + #
  • Chrome for Mac: Ctrl + Opt + #
  • Chrome for PC: Alt + # 

Access Keys

  • 0 – Help
  • 1 – Home
  • 2 – Timeline
  • 3 – Friends
  • 4 – Inbox
  • 5 – Notifications
  • 6 – Account Settings
  • 7 – Privacy
  • 8 – About
  • 9 – Terms
  • m – New Message 

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • c – Comment when on a story in News Feed
  • j and k – Scroll between News Feed stories
  • l – like or unlike a selected story
  • q – search for a friend to chat with
  • p – Focus on the text box when making a post
  • / – Search 

Web Messenger

  • CTRL + g – Search conversations
  • CTRL + q – Show/hide keyboard shortcuts
  • CTRL + Delete – Archive/unarchive conversation
  • CTRL + j – Mark as spam
  • CTRL + c – Start a new message
  • CTRL + i – Go to Inbox
  • CTRL + u – Go to Other
Have any questions, thoughts or comments to share? Please express them below in the comments box. 

Written by Arun Sarathy

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FREE eBook Reader – An App for iPod Touch/ iPhone Compatible with iOS version 4.2

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“The most technologically efficient machine that man has ever invented is the book.” – Northrop Frye.

You are reading this because you are a good reader and you want your old iPod or iPhone to be able to carry your best friend – the ebook ereader. But alas, you know that the iBooks app requires a minimum of iOS 7.0 whereas your iPod Touch can no longer travel the iOS road beyond its 4.2.1 limit. Here comes a saviour when I was exactly at that crossroads. Left alone to ponder over this issue with some apps that promise to deliver but fail what I really wanted – to just read books. Simple. That’s it.

Finding your perfect eReader app for free for your old iOS device with 4.2.1 as the last version has become easier now. The app’s name is Freading – Library Ideas, LLC – this app comes to our rescue. It does a simple job – let’s you read, peacefully. Supports ePub, PDF – the two of most used ebook formats. Best of all, this app comes for free! This app is available from the iTunes Appstore however it’s current version is 2.1 and isn’t what we need to install.
 
Instead, head here – to version 1.0 – which will be compatible with the base version iOS 4.0. Compatible with your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that are quite old school as on today. Let me know your thoughts and other app suggestions.
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Gmail update: Reach more people you know

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Here is a cool update from the Gmail team early this year (2014).

What this update means to you?
If you want to send an email to people who haven’t yet exchanged the email addresses with you, then this feature might come in handy. But for this to work, what Gmail does is just suggest your Google+ connections as probably recipients when you type in the first few letters of your intended recipients. For this to work, you need not even add the email addresses to your contacts – it shows up as they are already in your Google+ contacts.

These preferences are handled and changed on your settings page. Read the newsletter I received below for more details.
Gmail update: Reach more people you know
Ever wanted to email someone you know, but haven’t yet exchanged email addresses? Starting this week, when you’re composing a new email, Gmail will suggest your Google+ connections as recipients, even if you haven’t exchanged email addresses yet.
How it works with email addresses
Emailing Google+ connections works a bit differently to protect the privacy of email addresses. Your email address isn’t visible to your Google+ connections until you send them an email, and their email addresses are not visible to you until they respond.
Receiving email from people outside your circles
If you receive an email from someone outside your circles, it will be filtered into the Social category of the inbox (if enabled) and only after you respond or add them to your circles, can they start another conversation with you.
How to control who can contact you
You’re in control of whether people can reach you with a new setting in Gmail on the desktop. To learn more, check out the Help Center.

The Gmail Team

Quick Tech Trick # 7: How to show two time zones in your MS Outlook?

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Category: Windows | Outlook | Productivity

Some of us have clients or friends outside our home country, who may live in a different time zone. Planning a meeting or an appointment which should suit best for both could be a challenge in such a situation. That’s when a feature in Microsoft Outlook’s Calendar comes in handy. Just follow these steps:

Tools > Options > Calendar Options > Time Zones > Check the box to show and ‘Additional Time Zone’.
(Alternatively, you may also simply right click on the area where time is shown within your Calendar and choose ‘Change Time Zone’).
Choose your required time zone > hit ‘OK’. Now you will have two time zones shown in Outlook!

Posted by Arun Sarathy

How to keep a watch on your Google AdSense revenue regularly?

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Category: Blogging | Utilities

First, ensure you are using Google Chrome. Trust me, it gets better with this browser. Then install the Google Publisher Toolbar, an extension from the Google Web Store.

Now you get the point. Just click on the Google Publisher Toolbar once and it shows you:

  • that day’s estimated revenue, 
  • the previous day’s earnings, 
  • this month’s accumulated earnings and 
  • the previous month’s earnings.

It also shows the Top 5 Channels/URL Channels for today, yesterday, this week, this month and last month.

I don’t know why it’s called as a ‘toolbar’, but it does the job, well!