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One of the fastest ways to become more efficient with applications you use everyday is to learn keyboard shortcuts. Most people know Ctrl-C (copy text) and Ctrl-V (paste text), but there are dozens of other keyboard combinations that will help you to work faster.

Knowing keyboard shortcuts can get you out of difficult situations, as when the input device (i.e. the mouse) isn’t working. Or if you’re working on someone else’s computer, using keyboard shortcuts can allow you to quickly get things done.

MakeUseOf.com has put together 10 Essential Cheat Sheets to Download, which cover Firefox, Internet Explorer, Gmail, Google, Linus, Mac Os X and Thunderbird.

These cheat sheets can be downloaded after a free registration at MakeUseOf.com.

Some users have been experiencing the Vista “blacK Screen of Death” (as opposed to the pre-Vista “Blue Screen of Death” where

after a reboot the Windows Vista PC boots up to a black screen with a white mouse cursor and nothing else ever loads (no logon screen, etc).

Turns out the problem is due to the Remote Procedure Call service running under the LocalSystem account rather than the NT AUTHORITY\Network Service account. (If that’s confusing, just know that the steps below can fix the problem in just a few minutes, instead of having to totally reinstall Windows Vista).

Logic IT Consulting lays out the step-by-step instructions here. If you get a distress call from someone describing the KSOD, grab your Vista install disc and these instructions–it just may save hours of recovery work.