Windows Vista - Windows Sidebar:o turn Windows Sidebar off

1. Right-click the Windows Sidebar icon on the taskbar (it looks like the image to the left). If you do not see this icon, click the "Show Hidden Icons" arrow (it looks like the image to the right), then right-click the Windows Sidebar icon.

2. To temporarily disable the Windows Sidebar, click "Exit". Or, to permanently disable it:

* Click "Properties"

* The "Windows Sidebar Properties" dialog box will appear. Uncheck "Start Sidebar when Windows Starts".

* Click "OK".

* Finally, right-click the icon again and click "Exit".

Note that you may have to confirm your settings.

To turn Windows Sidebar on:

1. Click the Windows button on the taskbar, enter "sidebar" (without quotes) and press the Enter key.

2. Now, if you want to permanently enable the sidebar when Windows starts:

* Right-click the Windows Sidebar icon, choosing "Properties".

* The "Windows Sidebar Properties" dialog box will appear. Check "Start Sidebar when Windows Starts".

* Click "OK".

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Apple Macintosh shortcut keys

Please note that not all of the below shortcut keys will work in all versions of Mac OS.

Open Apple + Down	Opens the selected icon.
Shift + Click	Select the icon and add it to the set of those selected.
Tab	Highlight the next icon inside the folder, in alphabetical order.
Shift + Tab	Highlight the previous icon inside the folder, in alphabetical order.
Left arrow	Used when viewing by icon to select the icon to the left of the one highlighted.
Right arrow	Used when viewing by icon to select icon to the right of the one highlighted.
Up arrow	Used to select the icon above the one currently highlighted.
Down arrow	Used to select the icon below the one currently highlighted.
Open Apple + ?	Mac help
Open Apple + E	Eject
Open Apple + Shift + Up Arrow	Used to direct the input focus to the desktop level.
Open Apple + M	Minimize window
Open Apple + N	New finder window
Open Apple + Shirt + N	New folder
Open Apple + W	Close the current window.
Open Apple + C	Copy the elected item to the clipboard.
Open Apple + X	Cut the selected item.
Open Apple + V	Paste item from the clipboard
Open Apple + L	Make alias
Open Apple + R	Show original item
Open Apple + T	Add to favorites
Open Apple + O	Open the selected icon.
Open Apple + F	Display the find dialog box.
Open Apple + G	Repeat the last find operation.
Open Apple + Shift + G	Takes a snapshot of the screen and saves it to a PICT file.

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How to Empty My Recent Documents

Q: Is there a way to empty "My Recent Documents" or to just get rid of it ?

A: "My Recent Documents" holds the last 15 items that you opened. You can delete individual items in the usual manner (Right-click then choose "Delete"), but the number stays at fifteen. That's because the contents are in a hidden file called "Recent" that is stored in your user profile. With Windows XP you have a few options:

You can clear this list by right-clicking the Start button, choosing "Properties", then clicking "Customize". Now click the "Advanced" tab and click "Clear List". Zap! The files are gone. While you're there, you can also remove "My Recent Documents" from the Start menu—just clear the checkbox for "List My Most Recently Opened Documents"



If you have Tweak UI for XP you can have "My Recent Documents" clear itself when you log off. Open Tweak UI ( Start/Run then type in "TweakUI"), click "Explorer" then check the box for "Clear Document History On Exit".

You can get Tweak UI from the Windows XP Power Toys web site... http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
So, depending on your needs, there's a way to do it.

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Control Windows Explorer Focus

Ever wish you could control the folder or drive that Windows Explorer opens to? Well, you can and here's how:
Right-click the Desktop and select New , Shortcut.








In the command line box, put in one of the commands below:
1. To have this shortcut open Explorer with focus on the My Documents folder, use this in the command line (probably a good idea to copy and paste the line):
explorer /e,/n,/root, c:\My Documents
It should look like this:







NOTE: XP users will need to insert your user name for a My Documents shortcut. Your command line needs to look like this:
explorer.exe /e,/n,/root, C:\Documents and Settings\ YOUR USER NAME \My Documents
2. If you would like to just have focus on the C: drive, use the line below:
explorer /e,/n,/root, c:\
3. If you would like the shortcut to open to a "My Computer" view, use this line: (Note - if you right-click My Computer and select Explore from the resulting menu, you'll get the same effect. This is quicker though)
explorer /n,/e,/root,,/select,C:\
NOTE: As you can see, you can put in any path you like where you see the "C:\ " at the end of the line. You could set up Explorer shortcuts for any frequently used folders and or drives.
Once you've decided on the command line, click Next and name the shortcut (something like "Explore My Stuff" or Explore My Docs") and click the Finish button. Cool huh?

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Editing The Registry/Rules To Follow

Fiddling about in the Windows 2000 registry can be pretty dangerous to your PC's health to say the least. For a start you must remember that once you edit a registry key there is basically no turning back as neither registry editor in Windows 2000 has an undo feature.

Now then, what next? Well Windows 2000 comes with two registry editors for you to try to get to grips with, one is the good old Regedt32.exe and the other is regedit32.exe an older version of regedit. We will cover what these two do in a later tip but for now, here are a run down of rules we follow before making a registry edit, we recommend that you do the same.

1. Back up the registry before performing an edit as there is always the risk of a mistake.

2. Remember the keys you change just incase you would like to change them back to the original settings.

3. If you are worried about a setting you are thinking of changing, the best thing to do is not to change it unless it is vital to do so.

How you can manage your outlook data?

Outlook basically Microsoft's application that is integrated into Microsoft Office 98, 2000, 2002 and Microsoft Exchange Server. Outlook is complete e-mail manager by which you e-mail, calendaring, and contact management. Outlook enables you to filter and organize e-mail messages, integrate and manage e-mail from multiple e-mail accounts, personal and group calendars, contacts, folders, and tasks.
Outlook data is usually stored at the following paths be defaults but you can change Outlook location. Normally Outlook folder location is C:\ drive when you install your window on C drive, but you can change location of you Outlook to other drive,
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\C:\Windows\


The Importance of Backup
What to Backup?
How to Backup?
My Documents Backup

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Check program before downloading

Computer security can be defined as the protection of computer and its data from any loss or illegal access from other users. Normally file virus or program virus attaches itself with program files and activates when these program files are run. Infected program files are normally downloaded from Internet. When ever you are trying to download any program from the Internet, always download from trusty sites. On Internet the Software cracker or key generator sites are the main sources of computer virus.
When you are downloading any program or file from the internet, for example any antivirus program or an email attachment from your friends. You must select the Save option, if you are downloading this program from any unknown or free software sites. First scan the downloaded program before open it. You have extra security layer if you save the setup file before run it.

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