Microsoft has redesigned the taskbar for Windows 7, hoping to make it less cluttered and easier to use than Vista's. It features larger icons and the ability to pin new applications to it, but the ...

It surprises many users to learn that Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer are not the same thing. The latter is a file manager–not the greatest one in the world, but definitely a handy tool for ...

The Windows 8 Desktop did away with the very useful Quick Launch toolbar available in previous versions of Windows. It’s easy to bring back, though — just follow these directions. 1. In the Windows 8 ...

Q: I used to have an icon in my Quick Launch toolbar called Show Desktop that allowed me to minimize all my open windows at once. How do I get it back? — Julie A: The Quick Launch toolbar is one of my ...

Google recently unveiled Google Quick Search Bar for Mac, which allows you to search links, launch applications and more from anywhere on your Mac. Now the company is letting Windows users get in on ...

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One of the frustrating things about Office 2007 is how the inking tools are hidden under the Review Ribbon button. The ink options are harder to find, further sends the message that ink is a ...

Windows only: Remember Quick Search Box, Google's new search-and-launch application built by the same guy who developed Quicksilver? Well, now it's available for Windows—you've just got to install ...