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Is it the time to leave my pen, sticky clips and such physical and paper-based stuff when I am writing my daily notes?

Windows 7 introduced new feature Sticky Notes which enables Windows users to write their notes on the top of Windows Desktop.

You can open Sticky Notes through Start Menu => Accessories as you can see in the figure at the left.

As the below figure shows, User has the ability to create multiple notes and colorize each one of them with a different color (arrow 3).

Also user has the option to re-size a Note’s area separately from the other Notes.

To add a new Note click on + sign (arrow 1) or just press Ctrl + N. Also you can delete the active Note by clicking on X sign (arrow 2) or pressing Ctrl + D.

Enjoy…

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The HotKey shortcuts make it faster and easier to navigate through the applications and functions.
Windows 7 has some new handy hotkeys including the following:

1. Win+Home: Clear all but the active window
2. Win+Space: All windows become transparent so you can see through to the desktop
3. Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window
4. Win+Down arrow: Minimize the active window or restore the window if it’s maximized
5. Win+Left/Right arrows: Dock the active window to each side of the monitor
6. Win+Shift+Left/Right arrows: If you’ve got dual monitors, this will move the active window to the adjacent monitor
7. Win+T: Shift focus to and scroll through items on the taskbar
8. Win+P: Adjust presentation settings for your display
9. Win+(+/-): Zoom in/out
10. Shift+Click a taskbar item: Open a new instance of that particular application

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Hi friends,

As Windows 7 promised more security and control over your machine. Windows 7 introduced AppLocker. AppLocker is an administration tool included with Windows 7 which enables you to control which applications you want to run in your desktop.

Michael Pietroforte’s article is a good place to start with AppLocker.
also this video from Microsoft TechNet.