A feature in Linux which has been around for quite some time is virtual desktops. That is desktop “views” you can switch between which have different applications open and running. If you want to add this functionality to Windows, take a look at the Sysinternals tool, Desktops. Desktops allows you to organize your applications on up to four virtual...

Windows comes with a rather attractive set of standard icons which are scattered throughout the operating system. One thing you may not know is you can make use of this icons on any of your shortcuts by going to the shortcut’s properties window and then clicking the ‘Change Icon’ button. If you do not have a custom icon to use, take a look at...

Many of you probably have a monitoring program or two automatically set to run whenever you login to Windows. In my case, I have have Process Explorer and Speedfan set to run at start up, via the Start Up folder in my Start Menu. One thing I like to do is ensure when the program starts, it does so minimized. To do this, simply right click on the stortcut in the...

I will admit that I much prefer to do things via keystroke rather than mouse whenever possible. The reason is because keystrokes don’t change. You don’t have to worry about things "going away" or missing from an icon or button you can’t find. Both Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 3 are chock full of keystrokes you can use....

As you probably know, Task Manager is what you use in Windows to view (and kill) currently active processes. There are several ways you can easily open Task Manager so I thought I would list four easy ones here:Ctrl + Alt + Del > Click Task Manager. This is the most commonly used method. Right click on the Task Bar and select “Task Manager” from...

One thing I have noticed is a lot of people like to treat their Desktop as a “dumping ground” for all their personal files, folders and shortcuts. Yes, it is very convenient, but quickly gets overwhelming and hard to navigate. If you are one of these people, a handy shortcut is to add a menu containing all your desktop items on your taskbar. Here is...