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The Painful Process of Removing My Sharing Folders

Posted on September 23rd, 2008 by Debra Dalgleish

When I installed Windows Live Messenger on my laptop, it also installed a folder named My Sharing Folders. Sometimes, when I try to drag a file to a different folder in Windows Explorer, it accidentally touches the My Sharing Folders, a message appears, and the copying freezes solid. Forever. Actually, I get tired of waiting [...]

Filed under: Windows | 4 Comments »

Rearrange Your Taskbar Icons (Part 2)

Posted on September 5th, 2008 by Debra Dalgleish

A while ago (in May!), I posted about using Taskbar Shuffle to rearrange the icons in your Windows taskbar. This is handy when I have lots of windows open, and I want a couple of them to be readily available. If I drag their icons to the far left of the Windows Taskbar, they’re easier [...]

Filed under: Utilities, Windows | 15 Comments »

Add Links to the Windows Taskbar

Posted on August 20th, 2008 by Debra Dalgleish

Maybe I’m the last person in the world to learn this, but with two big monitors to navigate, I find this tip pretty handy. You can add a Links Toolbar and My Desktop Toolbar to the Windows Taskbar!
I’ve added many programs and files to the QuickStart toolbar in the Windows Taskbar, and use it frequently [...]

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Customize Windows Open and Save

Posted on July 25th, 2008 by Debra Dalgleish

Many programs use the Windows Common dialogs which you’ll see when you Open or Save files in those programs. For example, in Notepad, if I select File►Open this dialog appears. The bar at the left is the Places Bar, and it contains 5 standard icons.

Not once, in my entire computing life, have I used that [...]

Filed under: Utilities, Windows | 2 Comments »

Speed Up the Start Up

Posted on July 23rd, 2008 by Debra Dalgleish

I don’t reboot my desktop computer too often, but when I do, it takes extra time because of all the programs that have elbowed their way into my Startup folder. The system tray fills with the icons for these programs, and I manually disable them, which takes even more time.
After every reboot, I promise myself [...]

Filed under: Excel, Productivity, Windows | 4 Comments »

Create a New Document From the Desktop

Posted on June 20th, 2008 by Debra Dalgleish

To quickly create a new document, you can use a desktop shortcut:

Right-click on an empty area of the Windows desktop.
Click on New
Click on the program that you want to start

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Easily Rearrange Items in the Windows Taskbar

Posted on May 17th, 2008 by Debra Dalgleish

As you work on your computer, you probably open several applications, and the Windows Taskbar quickly fills with buttons. The buttons you need most might be stuck at the far right, or in a hidden row of buttons, and that can slow you down.

Taskbar Shuffle is an easy-to-use free utility that gives you control over the [...]

Filed under: Taskbar, Utilities, Windows | 1 Comment »

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