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It’s always nice to simplify life especially when it comes to computers, to be more specific, MICROSOFT WINDOWS!
 

There’s thousands of sites offering ways to simplify your Windows experience, some good, others..well a waste of space but the latter cannot be said for computeractives Top 50 Tips and Tricks list for XP and Vista.
 

Here’s the first 3 to whet your appetite:
 

Tip 1 - Access My Documents from the Taskbar (XP and Vista)
 

Right-click an empty section of the Taskbar and select toolbars, then New Toolbar. Navigate to the My Documents (XP) or Documents (Vista) folder and click the OK or Select Folder button. In its default position to the far right of the Taskbar, the toolbar provides menu access to the entire contents of the folder.
 

Tip 2 - Extra speed with Readyboost (Vista)
 

Plugging in a USB memory key is one of the easiest ways to speed up Vista. When the Autoplay menu appears, select ‘Speed up my system’, or right-click the drive in Computer and select Properties. Move to the Readyboost tab, tick ‘Use this device’ and use the slider to choose how much space should be given up. Not all USB memory keys are fast enough to provide this boost.
 

Tip 3 - Save folders after a crash (XP)
 

If you have lots of folders open in Windows XP, when one of them crashes, they will all close. This can be avoided by using a hidden option. Open the Control Panel, then choose Folder Options. Move to the View tab and scroll down through the list of options until you get to one called ‘Launch folder windows in a separate process’. Place a tick next to it, then click OK.
 

Not bad eh?? check out the rest of them here