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Tip of the Week: Turn on the Quick Launch Toolbar
One of my all-time favorite features to the Windows operating system is one that I find many users are still not familiar with: The Quick Launch Toolbar. Instead of having to click on the Start menu, then on Programs to launch applications, you can use the ever present Quick Launch Toolbar for your most commonly used programs. Without having the minimize any programs to see your Desktop, you can quickly launch your e-mail, Microsoft Word, your favorite web browser or any program that you frequently use by simply dragging the icon to the Quick Launch Toolbar.
To activate it, simply right-click on any blank part of the Task Bar (the blue bar at the bottom of your screen), float your mouse over the "Toolbars" option, then click on Quick Launch. The default icons will suddenly appear just to the right of the Start button.
BONUS: Windows Vista users can launch anything on the Quick Launch Toolbar by holding down the Windows key and pressing 1 through 0 for the corresponding icon!
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