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What's something that's not common knowledge but you think everyone should know? (kbin.social)

submitted 3 years ago by Lianrepl@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Specifically thinking of stuff that make your life better in the long run but all kinds of answers are welcome!

I've recently learnt about lifetraps and it's made a huge positive impact on how I view myself and my relationships

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (5 children)

Yeah, but they removed the "Ctrl+Alt+cursor" shortcut I used to use to punish people for leaving their computers unlocked.

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[–] bob_lemon@feddit.de 7 points 3 years ago

That was part of the Intel integrated graphics program, not Windows.

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[–] Berttheduck@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

What did this do?

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Changed screen orientation. The cursor indicated which part of the monitor was the top of the screen, so with a standard monitor config "Ctrl+Alt+Down" flipped the screen, for instance.

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[–] Berttheduck@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago

Ahha of course. I remember using this to mess with people when I was in school. Thank you

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[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago

Lol it's still around, a graphics tray shortcut or something

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