Quick Minimize & Maximize

Quick Minimize & Maximize
To quickly minimize any open window, double click on its "Title Bar." Double click again to maximize.

Remove Your Speaker Icon
To save a little room, you can remove the speaker icon that resides in your system tray on the bottom right corner of your screen. Click on START | SETTINGS | CONTROL PANEL. Double-click MULTIMEDIA. Click on PROPERTIES. the box next to "Show volume control on the taskbar" so it is unchecked. Click "OK."

See How Long Windows Has Been Running
Click on START | PROGRAMS | ACCESSORIES | SYSTEM TOOLS | SYSTEM INFORMATION. In the window that pops up, look at "Uptime" on the right side. You'll see many days, hours, minutes, and seconds Windows has been running since your last restart.