Speed up your workflow...

With just a little tweaking, you can make your computer more personalized and easy to use.

Although, there are litterally hundreds of things I could point out, I am going to a few basics...

1.) Set Background image. Visit Google Images and enter a term that you like (e.g. Beach). Once you find a suitable image, click on "View Fullsize" once it loads, right click the image and then click "Set As Background"

2.) Useful Desktop Shortcuts. Right-click the desktop and select New > Shortcut. Browse to one of the folders that you use often. Then Click Next. Give it a name and Viola' you have your shortcut. Look at steps 3 & 4 to take it further...

3.) Change your shortcut icons Visit a search engine of your choice and find some icons. Once you have found some that you like save them in a location you will remember later. Right click on the shortcut you wish to personalize and click Properties, then click Change Icon. Browse to the icon you downloaded earlier and select it. Click OK and your are done.

4.) Add shortcuts to Quick Launch Bar. Once you have your shortcut all setup, simply drag it to the Quick Launch Bar (usually on the bottom left hand side of the monitor) and you will be able to access it in a jiffy!