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Windows XP Tips and Tricks
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# Article Title Hits
1 Change your toolbars 142
2 Switch to Classic View 266
3 Customise your start menu 151
4 Increase the clarity of text 145
5 Change Windows sounds 84
6 Change your monitor resolution 113
7 Make Windows look the way you want 90
8 Block Pop-up Windows with Internet Explorer 111
9 Four Ways To Speed Up Your PC 182
10 Add a Map Drive button to the toolbar 140
11 Create a password reset disk 127
12 Activate the Guest user account 210
13 Auto logon for Windows XP 111
14 Organize your notification area 114
15 How to quickly open the ClipBook Viewer 144
16 Help save energy and the environment by putting your monitor to sleep 109
17 Sort programs on your All Programs menu alphabetically 179
18 Turn on the StickyKeys feature 124
19 Change the picture on your Welcome screen 118
20 Add a picture to a folder 121
21 Display the volume control icon in the taskbar 132
22 Create a keyboard shortcut to open a folder 139
23 Use the On-Screen Keyboard 122
24 Create a personal screen saver using your photos 108
25 Time zones, Daylight Saving Time, and e-mail 110
26 Add a shortcut to your desktop 131
27 Display the Quick Launch bar 136
28 Move your taskbar to a new spot 121
29 Set up your computer so that only authorised people can use it 113
30 Schedule a weekly defragmentation 169
31 Change the default folder opened in Windows Explorer 128
32 Add familiar icons back to your desktop 117
33 Unlock toolbars to work with them 115
34 Manually put your computer into hibernation 142
35 Instantly activate a screen saver 112
36 Speed up menu display 100
37 Use a Web graphic for your desktop background 102
38 Set your windows so they all have the same view 89
39 Simplify using your mouse: change double-click to single-click 151
40 Tired of chasing your mouse? Use keyboard shortcuts 130
 

What Is One Of Those?

What is a Router?
A router is a device that is an intermediary between a computer and the Internet, which determines where data is sent.  A number of computers can be configured to share a router and hardware firewalls are often incorporated as standard.  Routers can also be known as gateways.

What is VoIP?

Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
This is a new technology that enables broadband users to send voice calls via the Internet.  There are now a number of these services in operation and calls can be made free of charge.

What is a Firewall?

Firewall
A system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. Firewalls can be implemented in both hardware and software, or a combination of both. Firewalls are used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet.