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The left-handed shortcuts

I normally muse about philosophical things on this blog, but this entry is specific to a very practical matter.  What are the most productivity enhancing keyboard shortucts (For Windows) that you can do solely with your left hand?  (Why solely with your left hand? Because (a) most of the cool shortcuts are left-handed, and (b) many of these shortcuts can benefit from also using the mouse, which most people use with their right hands.)  This is by no means an exhaustive list -- it's just a list of productivity-increasing keys that I use a lot. I will put these together based on the "special" key that accompanies it. 1. Alt-tab.  If you don't know alt-tab, your productivity may as much as double for certain jobs.  Alt-tab allows you to switch between applications without using the mouse and without going to the taskbar. If you keep holding alt, you can tap tab and rotate through the open applications.  And if this doesn't make sense, try it.  Now, imagine you are