Windows 7 has been a massive improvement over its predecessors.  My personal favourite is the speed – suddenly, my almost 4-year old laptop has a new lease on life with a new snappy, speedy attitude.
Here are a few little things you can do to save clicks / keystrokes in every day tasks:
1. Windows Explorer:Add a location to Favourites
You will notice that the left pane of the file explorer window has some folders listed under Favourites.  You can add your own location to that list for folders that you use often.
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So you’ve created a Gmail account, and are happily using it for your personal stuff.  You subscribe to a thing or two, and before you know it, your mailbox is flooded with emails.  Newsletters, breaking news, helpful local happenings.  You do want to be in the know, just need to manage them a bit better.
Enter Gmail filters.
These filters are analogous to rules on other email systems, and are really easy to set up.  To the right of the search box, right after Search Web and Search Mail, you will find …

I love timers.  Something about knowing there is a finite number of minutes left appeals to my fickle inner child.  So, what can you do with a timer?
Fight procrastination: The procrastinators 10+2 hack from 43 Folders recommends setting your timer on a 10 + 2 round.  You work for 10 minutes, goof off for 2 minutes.
Boost productivity: Set the timer for a 15 or 30 minutes to focus on a task and commit to it completely till the timer goes off.  You’re only committing for 15 minutes.  Totally doable.  This also works …