I have been using an application called Launchy. What this application does is that, when you press the shortcut keys (Alt+Space), it launches a small search box. When you enter some text into this box, it searches for an application that matches the search string. And then you can choose which of the applications from the list you want to launch. However, I uninstalled that application today. That is because Google has come up with Google Toolbar 6 beta for Internet Explorer. On installing this, you get a small button on the taskbar called the Quick Search Bar or QSB.
On pressing Ctrl + Space (The default shortcut which can be changed to Ctrl twice, Alt + Space, Caps Lock or Windows Key) a search window opens up. Where you can enter any text and find an application installed on your computer. You can alternatively search for the term in google.
Forget folder locks. Here is a new way to create a folder which nobody else has knowledge about.
Step 1: Create a folder on the Desktop and rename it "My Documents".
Step 2: Open the folder and create a text file "Desktop.ini" inside it.
Step 4: Copy the following code into the file:
[.ShellClassInfo]
CLSID={450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}
CLSID2={0AFACED1-E828-11D1-9187-B532F1E9575D}
Step 5: Right click on the REAL "My Documents" and "Send To Desktop (Create Shortcut)".
Step 6: Rename the shortcut as "target" and copy it to the FAKE "My Documents".
To know how to hide and unhide it
To hide it, in command prompt go to C:\Documents and Settings\
To unhide it, in command prompt go to C:\Documents and Settings\
Gmail has launched yet another useful (?) feature in Labs yesterday, the Multiple Inbox. This feature was developed by Octavian "Vivi" Costache, who is a Software Engineer in Google.
Although it is named Multiple Inbox feature, you actually would not be able to see Inbox from multiple accounts. This feature actually divides the screen into multiple panes, where you would be able to view the different items from your Gmail account. For example I have set mine to view the drafts, the actual Inbox and the starred mails. You can access this feature via the Gmail Lab, you would need to scroll down a bit and simply select Enable. Do not forget to save your settings though.
This feature would sure help reduce the pain of going through all the mails when all you want to do is to view mails from a particular Label. But I am still in doubt about the real usefulness of this feature as we can achieve the same feat just by clicking on the Label itself at the sidebar. Moreover, it's really more of a clutter itself when you have 3 panes open on your screen at the same time. But there might be some other use of this new feature.