Windows only - If you deal with folders and files everyday in Windows then there are chances that you’ve got 2-3 very important folders which you open and close on a frequent basis. So don’t you think it would be convenient if you’ve got a keyboard shortcut assigned to that important folder which you open every 20 mins or so ? That’ll save a lot of time for sure.

So here are the steps to do it :-

1. First, you need to create a shortcut to that folder on the desktop. This can be done by right clicking on it and then Send To - > Desktop.

Xplorer2 Lite is a freeware for windows and a nice alternative to your default windows explorer. It’s just 1.7 MB in size and helps you declutter the huge number of folders and files stored in your computer and lets you work on them more productively.

( Windows Only, although I am sure you can do it on Macs too )

Since I am a blogger and a freelance writer too, its very important for me to immediately capture ideas which I get while surfing the web, so that later I can convert those ideas into full-length posts. Although there are many ways to do it, I found that the simplest way to do it is create a new toolbar for important folders, in your taskbar. So this is how the bottom right portion of my windows taskbar looks ( screenshot )

So I am back with my evergreen links weekend post where I share valuable links from the huge number of blogs which I am subscribed to in my Google Reader .

The links may not be recent but still hold relevance. Also this time I decided to group them under different topics so that it’ll be easier to check them.

Technology And Software

18 Multi-Protocol IM Clients for Windows, Mac and Linux : If you have liked my post on Digsby , then chances are that you would like this post where Nirmal talks about various such IM clients .

Access Yahoo Mail and Messenger Inside MS Outlook 2007 without POP3 : Joel explains how you would go about accessing yahoo mail and messenger inside outlook without POP3.

If you work on windows , you know that shutting it down can be really a hassle and time taking , especially when a lot of programs are running . Most of us tend to avoid shut down due to this reason but we know that shut down is always safer and also considered good for the pc .

There are a lot of shut down tricks and tools available , which help you to achieve a smooth and fast shut down of windows without negatively affecting your pc . However this trick , which was suggested to me by a friend , is probably the simplest one and also the fastest way to shut down your pc .

Firstly , the name ‘ Evergreen Links ‘ indicates that contrary to the popular and conventional strategy of linking only to latest posts of the blogosphere in a link post , this link post could link to posts which are latest and also to posts which could date back to as old as 2 or 3 years but haven’t lost their relevance and significance even today .

1: WordPress 2.5 Upgrade Preparation Checklist

Yes , we know that the much anticipated and eagerly awaited Wordpress 2.5 has been officially released and bloggers have started upgrading to it . So this check list by Blog Herald is quite important because it lists out the main points which one should keep in mind before the upgrade and also talks about a preflight test which could be pretty useful .

2: 25 Paths to an Insanely Popular Blog

Personally , I believe this is the best post by Skellie so far . The kind of analysis which she has done in this post is incredible . I wonder how much time it took her to write such an insightful post . A must read for aspiring A-list bloggers .

Keyboard Shortcuts certainly make life easier for a frequent computer user . Using the mouse at frequent intervals results in loss of time and productivity .

Although most of the keyboard shortcuts are quite common (like Ctrl+C to copy and Ctrl+V to paste) , I found a good list of Windows XP general and dialog box shortcuts (excluding a few almost all of them work with Vista ) .