Awesome Tip: Internet Explorer and My New Favorite Hot Key Combo!
Control Enter… How simple is that. Now imagine you are about to type in www.asktheadmin.com in the Internet Explorer address bar. Instead just type asktheadmin and hit control enter…
Bam auto url completion complete with http:// www and dot com…
Awesome…Simply Awesome
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about 4 years ago
excellent tip, and just in time too, i hear that IE 4.0 is coming out soon!
about 4 years ago
Whats old news for you is new for others. Dont knock the hustle for real.
about 4 years ago
what do you mean old news? actually, i don’t find anything wrong with giving out tips. just a hint for some, Netscape Communicator Gold is available for good pricing on eBay.
about 4 years ago
So the leper said to the hooker keep the tip.
about 4 years ago
firefox does this automatically
about 4 years ago
IE on Windows does the search function automatically and through registry settings you can change the order, but the default is:
.com
.net
.org
i think.. maybe the Admin knows.
about 4 years ago
Oh yeah – my daddies a ninja!
about 4 years ago
Thats right I am.
And why would you want to use .org or .net? .com is what i use 49 times out of 50.
about 4 years ago
ninjaadmin, i can understand that most of your porn surfing is on .com domains, some of the post IE 4 readers might ues an occasionaly .net or .org, like, “i-need-to-report-ninjaadmin-is-a-pedophile.org”).
about 4 years ago
Where is the porn on this damned site anyway? I want to see some chest squishies and I want to see them now!
Thank you in advance,
Jerome
about 4 years ago
Wow this comment thread turned into some regular standup commedy eh tard?
as for the pron its over @ http://jeromearsonson.blogspot.com/
Thanks for being constructive.
about 4 years ago
Wow! With the name of “Gechlik” I can understand why you just go by the name “admin”. I’m pretty sure that “Gechlik” was one of the winning words for Evan O’Dorney this last spelling bee.
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about 4 years ago
Just made you a new logo for your website…
http://retardzone.com/2007/07/10/need-help-with-ie-4-ask-the-admin/
New Logo
You the man
Just let me know if you want more than just a stock template for your blog, site doesn’t match your level of coolness.
about 4 years ago
Ha! Nice but you have way too much time on your hands. BTW: Why lie and say your from texas when your ip is from cali…
Only 9 hours browsing the site today. Keep it up!
about 4 years ago
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Hola! Mexico is muy bonita this time of año.
Mucho burrito!
You can download a higher res image for your logo now.
P.S. I didn’t eat the worm, but I am drinking the water.
about 4 years ago
Konichiwa