We’ve shown you one way to pin anything to your Windows 7 taskbar, but if you’d rather not install extra software, you can pin a document to your taskbar using Windows’ built-in Task Scheduler.
We’ve featured a way to switch power management plans with a hotkey, but if you’d rather not mess with the command line (or if you’re just more of a mouse user), you can add a simple button to your Windows taskbar instead.
Windows 7: Free utility Taskbar Items Pinner adds pre-defined or user-defined folders, files and even web pages to the Windows 7 taskbar.
If you’ve ever wondered how to customise your Windows 7 taskbar, like some of the beautiful screenshots in our featured desktop series, here’s the quick and simple instructions on exactly how to do it. It’s easier than you think.
There are lots of ways to kill a non-responsive Linux application from the terminal. If you’d rather just click a button or two to kick malfunctioning programs to the curb, you can add a “Force Quit” option to your desktop panels.
Sometimes it’s the tiniest things that can bug you about a user interface like the colour of your taskbar changing as your wallpaper cycles. This simple but clever hack will keep your Aero transparency on but your taskbar colours consistent.
