Paste text without formatting in Google Chrome

If you're copying text into Gmail or Google Drive (or any other website) while using Google Chrome, use Ctrl+Shift+V to strip out all of the formatting and leave just the text.

Find the Startup folder in Windows 8

Long-suffering Windows users will be familiar with opening the Startup folder from All Programs to spot programs that have decided they should be launching at the same time as the operating system. With the new-look Windows 8, the Startup folder is harder to find, but it's still there. In File Explorer browse to:

C:\ Users\ <Username>\ AppData \Roaming\ Microsoft\ Windows\ Start Menu\ Programs\ Startup

Where C: is the drive Windows is installed on and "<Username>" is the name of your user account. You'll then see the list of shortcuts as normal, which can be edited as required. More changes can be made from the new-look Task Manager, which has its own Start-up tab.

View random posts on Tumblr

Every Tumblr blog has a 'randomiser' feature you can access by appending "/random" to the blog's URL. In the case of my Tumblr, it's:

www.voiceofharold.co.uk/random

You can use the same trick on any Tumblr blog to bring up a random post from the archive. Add a page linking to the URL on your Tumblr if you want to keep it as a permanent feature.

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