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Windows XP Tips and Tricks
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# Article Title Hits
1 Change your toolbars 258
2 Switch to Classic View 387
3 Customise your start menu 248
4 Increase the clarity of text 243
5 Change Windows sounds 201
6 Change your monitor resolution 196
7 Make Windows look the way you want 171
8 Block Pop-up Windows with Internet Explorer 221
9 Four Ways To Speed Up Your PC 312
10 Add a Map Drive button to the toolbar 335
11 Create a password reset disk 246
12 Activate the Guest user account 417
13 Auto logon for Windows XP 201
14 Organize your notification area 218
15 How to quickly open the ClipBook Viewer 278
16 Help save energy and the environment by putting your monitor to sleep 229
17 Sort programs on your All Programs menu alphabetically 296
18 Turn on the StickyKeys feature 244
19 Change the picture on your Welcome screen 265
20 Add a picture to a folder 215
21 Display the volume control icon in the taskbar 269
22 Create a keyboard shortcut to open a folder 265
23 Use the On-Screen Keyboard 196
24 Create a personal screen saver using your photos 234
25 Time zones, Daylight Saving Time, and e-mail 188
26 Add a shortcut to your desktop 218
27 Display the Quick Launch bar 259
28 Move your taskbar to a new spot 262
29 Set up your computer so that only authorised people can use it 227
30 Schedule a weekly defragmentation 260
31 Change the default folder opened in Windows Explorer 256
32 Add familiar icons back to your desktop 205
33 Unlock toolbars to work with them 226
34 Manually put your computer into hibernation 292
35 Instantly activate a screen saver 224
36 Speed up menu display 202
37 Use a Web graphic for your desktop background 190
38 Set your windows so they all have the same view 178
39 Simplify using your mouse: change double-click to single-click 276
40 Tired of chasing your mouse? Use keyboard shortcuts 231
 

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.