Check Your System Resources

Do you ever get a message telling you that your system resources are low and that you should quit some programs? Annoying, isn't it? Anyway, you can keep tabs on just how much of your resources you're using by going to your desktop, right clicking on My Computer and choosing PROPERTIES.

Under the Performance tab you can view the percentage of resources you're using. If your available resources are below 40% you might want to open less programs at start up. To learn how to do that, view our start up tip.

View Your Hard Drive Space
To see how much hard drive space you've used, and more importantly, how much you have left, Windows offers you a handy pie graph.
Open up your My Computer program. Right click on [C:]. Click PROPERTIES.

Keyboard Shortcuts
Did you know that technically your mouse is a luxury? If for some reason you find yourself without a mouse, don't panic. Visit this page to learn the necessary keyboard shortcuts.