The Quicklaunch Toolbar (XP)

XP Tip:
here's a very handy toolbar that some might not know about. it's the quick launch toolbar. this toolbar is not turned on by default, so you have to actually turn it on to make use of it.
right click someplace on the taskbar, then go to toolbars->quick launch and click. you can put shortcuts here so that they are very easy to access. my advise would be to keep the shortcuts here to a minimal, but you can put as many as you would like. i know some of you like to have 100 or so on the desktop, this practice could apply here.
remember you can make shortcuts to any file or folder, just right click the file or folder and choose create shortcut, then drag it to the quicklaunch toolbar.

i'll write a future blog on how to clean up all of the clutter off of the desktop! :)

enjoy!