12th February 2002

Now that I'm capturing stills every other second from my television (via the Intel Pro PC Camera with the video-in jack), I needed an easier way to discard the useless images. After a full hour of Call for Help (my current TV show), I'm left with hundreds of JPGs. Using the CTRL key while selecting objects (with my left mouse button) enables me to delete non-contiguous files en masse. Sometimes, though, I'll misdrag and the cursor will show the "Copy" icon. "But I don't want to copy anything - especially if I have a few hundred files selected." Not a problem. Simply continue to drag the selected objects into an area which they cannot be dropped. The "no" cursor will let you know when something can't be done. Let go when you see it and you should be fine. Another alternative is to use the ESC key, although this may (inadvertently) cause you to lose your selection in the Explorer window. Now, if objects WERE copied, you can simply press CTRL+Z to undo the operation immediately. You'll have to start the selection process over again, anyway.