Ken:

I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment, I really do. I also appreciate the fact that you used a mild title and saved your unkind comments for the body of your message.

I know from years of experience, as I would expect that you do too, that it is extremely difficult to please all of the people all of the time. Its just not possible. When writing technical articles sometimes you go for the higher end of the technical scale and other times you shoot for the middle of the road. That way you are assured to at least please some of the people some of the time. I think that is fair.

That being said, I was a little surprised by the rest of your comment. The title of the article/gallery was pretty straightforward: "Seven Ways to Open Windows Task Manager." I mean, based on that title, what other "useful tips or insights" were you expecting?

As I mentioned above, some articles/galleries shoot for the middle of the road and I would hope that folks on the higher end of the technical scale, such as yourself, would read the title and say to themselves "I already know those tricks, so Im not going to read this article" and then move on to some other higher-end articles. With that I mind I can only come to the conclusion that the "complete waste of time" was entirely your fault. I am sure that there are plenty of other readers who will find value in some, if not all, of these tips.

I consider myself very technically oriented, having worked 20 years as the technical contact point to our I.T. group for four departments totaling 700+ users from analysts up to Sr. V.P.'s. I knew some of these various ways to pull up Task Manager, but not all of them. It was nice to read the alternatives so I do not feel my time was wasted; I found it interesting and beneficial. I get tired of all the techies who take the time to brag of their knowledge and to insult the author (and people like me) as not being as 'smart' as they claim to be. Yes, more knowledgeable in general, but short on attitude and courtesy.

Unlike Ken, I can find a good refresher very helpful. I'm guessing he didn't read the title of the gallery. Though he didn't find anything useful, instead of just clicking away to another page, he took the time to comment about his superior knowledge, which really just makes him a troll. Keep up the good work Greg! Not everybody knows or remembers everything in this ever changing world of technology.

Thanks Greg I ddnt know much, I just dont believe u "Ken" it was not directed to u anyways next time save ur comments if u dn't knw wat to say.

Thanks for the tips.
I like to use [CTL]+[Shift]+[Esc] and right click on the task bar.

All these articles should be available via PDF. I like to save the article and read it when I have the time.