You can "Map" a shared folder on your home network to make it appear just as an additional drive would in Windows Explorer. You assign it a drive letter, and it appears under Computer like any other drive. Mapping a network folder as a drive gives you another, perhaps easier, method of accessing a folder.
The Run box disappeared from it's longtime position right above the start button beginning with Windows Vista. It had been a mainstay in previous versions of Windows. It's still available in Windows 7, it's just buried way up in Start > All Programs > Accessories > Run.
Here's how to put it back on the Start menu...
Windows 7 Jump Lists are a nice little way to improve your productivity. Jump Lists can provide quick access to files, favorite websites, tasks, and commands from the Task bar or Start menu. Frequently or recently used items are automatically added to Jump Lists, but you are able to pin your favorite items to the Jump Lists as well.
One of the first things I always change on a new Windows installation is the Power settings. I've never liked having my display turned of or computer put to sleep after a brief period of time. Windows by default will tend to turn the display off after about 10 minutes. In Windows 7, instead of just simply changing the times period before your computer turns of it's monitors or goes to sleep, Microsoft uses different "Power plans."
The Favorites bar in Windows Explorer is a great way to have quick and easy access to your most used folders. Windows puts a few folders into the Favorites by default, but with the exception of the Desktop, these may not the ones you use most often.
So, to customize your Favorites and make them a little more user friendly, follow these simple tips...
Ok, truth be told right off the bat this is a keyboard shortcut, not an actual setting you can change to enable the snap feature in Windows 7. By clicking and holding down the Microsoft "Windows Key" and then pressing the right or left Arrow Keys on your keyboard, you can get individual windows to dock themselves to the sides on a dual monitor setup.
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