Windows Tip: Keyboard shortcuts.

Getting around in Windows with a keyboard and mouse can be simpe once you learn the interface, but learning keyboard shortcuts will make life even easier. 

To get to the system properties dialog, which is just a click away from the device properties dialog, hold down the Wndows key and press the Pause/Break button.
To open Windows Explorer, hold down the Windows key and press 'E'.
To minimize all windows and show the desktop hold down the Windows key and press 'D'.  Doing so again will restore all of your windows.
Need to lock  your computer quickly to keep prying eyes away while you're away from your desk?  Hold down the Windows Key and press 'L' to lock your computer.  If you're user account has a password, it will be required to get back to your desktop.
Need a quick and easy way to create screenshots in Windows?  Press the print screen button on your keyboard.  This creates a screenshot in the system clipboard.  Now simply start an image editing program (I recommend Irfan View (www.irfanview.com ).  Simply press 'Control' and 'V' to paste the image in and you have your screenshot.  The process is even more natural in Linux and MacOS X. 

Freeware recommendation:
Try Irfan View, the free image editor at www.irfanview.com. Irfanview lets you view, convert, optimize, create thumbnails from, and batch process images in a quick, lightweight application that has been a recommended app for years.  

Website recommendation: 
Check out Pownce at www.pownce.com .  Pownce is Social networking meets blogging, meets filesharing and more.  

Recommended podcast:
Check out Keith and the girl at www.KATG.com  .   If you have a commute or a boring job, Keith and Chemda and their cast of guest hosts will give you an hour or two of joy as you laugh your ass off every day.