Would you rather not have to log on after your computer starts? If you’re the only person who uses your computer, you can make life a little easier by skipping the Welcome screen completely and having Microsoft Windows XP take you straight to your desktop.

This article, from Microsoft's Tips & Tricks site can tell you how.

Screen savers were originally intended to prevent monitor burn-in, which could occur if a single image was displayed most of the time. Over time, that image would essentially become etched into the display, making the monitor harder to use. Monitor technology has improved over the years, and screen savers have become more a form of entertainment than a way to avoid burn-in.

Read more to find out how to turn on a screen saver immediately, whenever you want...

Many common Internet searches can be performed quickly using the "go" shortcut. For example, if you open Search in Internet Explorer and type go yellow pages, the page will jump to a form where you can lookup a business phone number. Likewise, typing go email automatically brings up a form for searching for a person's email.

You can even type go yellow pages Acme Corp to automatically search for the phone number of a company called Acme Corp. And you can type go amzn to look up the value of a stock quote (in this case Amazon's).

Tip source: Softpile.com

With Internet Explorer 6 in Windows XP, typing Web addresses can be a breeze. Here are some tips to make it even easier.

• Type the domain of an address, such as Microsoft, and then press CTRL+ENTER. Internet Explorer automatically wraps & what you typed.
• Not sure if the site uses a .com extension? Just type the domain of the address, and then press ENTER. Internet Explorer tries to find the site by using the various extensions.
• If you need to edit an address, you can use CTRL+LEFT ARROW and CTRL+RIGHT ARROW to easily move between different parts of the address separated by periods.

Tip source: Microsoft Corp.

Laser printers are likely the best printers that you regularly use.  They are also complicated and often misunderstood by end users when problems begin to arise.  Follow these simple tips and you will eliminate many problems and reduce frustration levels...