Helpful+Hints

__Juanita Fast's Windows 7 Tip__
Just right-click things. For instance, Right-click an empty part of the desktop and you'll find the menu for View, Sort by, Refresh, Screen resolution, Gadgets, Personalize, and more. No need to search through settings topersonalize your desktop. Right-click the Explorer icon on the taskbar for speedy access to frequent used sites and tasks. And if you don't use Internet Explorer then you probably won't want its icon permanently displayed on the taskbar. Right-click the icon, select "Unpin this program from the taskbar", then pin Firefox, instead. The Windows 7 taskbar is a quick launch toolbar that holds your program shortcuts. Right-click most used program and select Pin To Taskbar. This does take up more screen than I like so, shrink it to a more manageable size by right-clicking the Start orb, then Properties > Taskbar > Use small icons. If you like the old XP-style, then right-click the Start orb, click Properties > Taskbar and set "Taskbar buttons" to "Combine when taskbar is full".
 * Right-click everything**

__**Juanita Fast - Best Windows Freeware by Scott Dunn**__ The “best freeware” lists published by Web sites and magazines frequently trumpet dozens of programs, but the results reflect the subjective opinions of just one or two testers. Thus, to find out the best of the lot, Scott Dunn compared roundups of “great” freeware conducted recently by four reputable publications to find the programs that were endorsed by at least three of the reviews. And the result is an awesome list of the **Best Windows Freeware**.

Here are the list;
 * 1) [|Avira AntiVir Personal]: Good malware detection rates and its ability to take on rootkit viruses makes it an ideal Free Personal Anti-virus solution. However, it does not scan incoming e-mail though it can scan it once the attachments are saved. It does detects malware if you open an infected e-mail.
 * 2) [|Comodo Firewall Pro]: Comodo comes with a long whitelist of safe sites, which you can add to as you surf and is regarded to be better than the firewalls built into Windows XP or Vista. Though a little complicated for novice users, this is regarded as one **tough** and **robust** software.
 * 3) [|TrueCrypt]: TrueCrypt is an open-source program and can create encrypted files that appear as disk drives. It also lets you encrypt an entire drive (such as a USB flash drive), a drive partition, and — for extra safety — hidden drive volumes.
 * 4) [|CCleaner]: This software scrubs your system by removing temp files, cookies, browsing history, recent-document lists, log files in the Recycle Bin, and a lot of other digital detritus. The utility can also be used to uninstall applications and scan for orphaned and unused Registry entries.
 * 5) [|Lightning] for Thunderbird: Lightning is a plug-in from Mozilla that combines Sunbird calendar program with Thunderbird’s e-mail features.
 * 6) [|Foxit Reader]: A much faster alternative to Adobe PDF Reader, and has more options for viewing, printing, and annotating PDF s. You can even use Foxit to fill out PDF forms.
 * 7) [|Audacity]: An open-source audio editor that supports .mp3, .wav, and other popular audio formats.
 * 8) [|Wavosaur]: A single executable file, making it easier to run from a USB drive, Wavosaur is another free audio-editing software. Note that you may need to download the [|free Lame Encoder .dll file] to allow the program to export to the .mp3 format.
 * 9) [|Pidgin]: One client to rule all Instant Messaging protocols — AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, or another messaging network. This open-source IM client (formerly called “Gaim”) lets you communicate with users of all the above and a dozen other chat networks.