Windows Key shortcut combinations

We all know that pressing the Windows key on the keyboard brings up the start menu. What about combining it with other keys? Here is a short list of the combinations I know of.

e - Explorer
r - Run dialog (start / run) 
u - Utility manager   
d - Show desktop (toggle)   
f - Find (or search)
l - Lock   
b - Toolbar notification area   
m - Minimize everything 

I know that programmatically I can assign new actions to Windows key combinations (even overriding the defaults), but I don't know of any way to do that within Windows itself. Attempting to assigning a Windows key combination to a shortcut changes it to CTRL+ALT instead.

PDC'05 - I'll be there

For a change of pace this year it looks like I am attending Microsoft's PDC instead of Borland's DevCon (FKA BorCon).

You may remember that this Blog was the original source of the PDC announcement. I got another email from Steve Cellini inviting me to attend this year. Very exciting. I am really looking forward to it. Of course I will be blogging everything I can from the event.

Borland's DevCon 2005 is Here!

Interestingly, when I did a Google search on "Borland DevCon 2005" or "Borland DevCon" I got my own site as the first hit and Borland's site wasn't anywhere in the results.

So I guess this is your official source for all things relating to Borland's DevCon 2005.

Maybe Google knows something I don't about my attendance at the event. . . .

Not a sourpuss

My post about not presenting at Borland's DevCon 2005 may have sounded overly negative. Thanks for the encouraging words by all. I am disappointed not to have the opportunity to contribute to the Borland / Delphi community in that way, but I know I will find other ways to contribute. I may still be at DevCon too. I certainly hope to be. Borland always has the best developer's conferences.