You can visit archived versions of websites going as far back as 1996.
Click the above link, enter an URL (website address), and select the date range.
You can even compare two versions of the same website.
You may want to place the Wayback Machine link on your browser's toolbar. In this
way, when visiting a webpage, you can click the link to get an archived version.
Password protected websites, emails, IM chats are not included in the
archive.
Speeding up Windows XP Load Times
Windows XP loads much faster than its predecessors because it uses
what is called the "Prefetch technique," in which the operating system
gathers information about each program that you launch and
stores that information in the \Windows\Prefetch folder.
However, the Prefetch folder can accumulate too much information over time.
This makes the operating system so busy loading bits and pieces of lots of
applications into memory that it ends up slowing down the boot process.
Fortunately, you can clean out the Prefetch folder at any time. Follow these
four steps:
Click Start
Click Run
Type Prefetch in the Open text box
Click OK
Press [Ctrl] + A to select all the files
Press [Delete]
As you use your system, Windows XP will rebuild the contents of the Prefetch
folder.
Attention WordPerfect Users
I know, I know. We pretty much ignore you poor souls that are hooked on
WordPerfect. As a way of making ammends, here is a site you may find useful:
There are several ways you can access files that you opened recently.
Here are a few tips on how to do this.
History
Whenever you open a document using any Microsoft Office application (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
you can click the History button on the left side of the file list and view a list of
documents you recently accessed. Click on
the file you wish to open. You can clear this list by clicking on the Tools
option (after getting to the File Open screen) and clicking Clear Document
History.
Work Menu
You can also use the Work menu to include shortcuts to your favorite
documents - ones you use most often, or ones you want to find easily. First
you must add the Work menu to your menubar or toolbar:
Click Tools in the menu bar
Click Customize in the pull-down menu
Select the Commands tab
In the Categories list box, select Built-in Menus.
Click Work in the Commands box and drag it to menu bar or toolbar. (This is not available in Excel.)
To add an open, already named Word document to the Work menu,
click Work and then click Add to Work Menu.
To open a Document from the Work menu in Microsoft Word: On the
Work menu, click the document you want to open.
To remove a document from the Work menu: Press CTRL + ALT + - (dash key). Your
cursor will look like a large, bold underscore. On the Work menu, click the
document you want to remove.
Favorites
You can add the currently opened and named document to your Favorites.
To do this, make sure the Web toolbar is displayed. (If it is not, click
View -> Toolbars -> Web.) Then click on Favorites
-> Add to Favorites.
To open a document on the Favorites list: click on Favorites and then
click the file desired.
Most frequently used folders
By default, Microsoft Office applications open the My Documents folder
when you attempt to save or open a file. You can change that so that Microsoft
Word will open a specific folder or drive. To change the default folder:
In Word:
Click Tools
Click Options
Click File Locations
Click on Documents in the File Types box
Click Modify
Browse to find your most frequently used folder or drive
Click OK
In Excel:
Click Tools
Click Options
Click General
Toward the bottom of the form, change the Default File Location
