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The Show Desktop shortcut in the quick-launch bar is one of the most useful shortcuts for me. Most of my shortcuts are on the desktop, which means that I use Show Desktop every now and then to see the desktop to click some shortcuts.

Last time I deleted the icon, I was quite irritated. I dragged my mouse instinctively, only to find no shortcut. I went hunting for a way to bring back the Show Desktop icon, and soon enough, found one(in the offline world).

The Registry has to be the least understood aspect of a Windows OS. Even seasoned professionals handle the registry with care. But, when used properly, the Windows OS can be customised to any extent necessary. The Registry is, thus, essential for experts and hackers.

Note: Before hacking the Registry, we have to backup the Registry. To export, open Regedit (Start>Run>regedit) and find the key. Click on the key, and choose File>Export. In the dialog, select the location, save as .reg file, and select “Selected Branch” option.

There have been no updates to this blog for quite some time. I have been unable to post anything because of lack of internet connectivity. Even now, I am writing from my mobile phone! But, anything to keep my readers busy.

However, on a more positive note, I have been writing up several original posts, which will be published soon. Most of them are on blogging, software and internet.

Mozilla Firefox is the most popular browser among techies(if you haven’t got it, go get it now). Its main advantages are that it is open-source(which means there is a large community to help), is standards-aware and renders all standard coding correctly(unlike Internet Explorer), and of course, has a plethora of extensions, themes and plugins.

In my last post, “What is Google Juice“(if you don’t know what it is, I recommend checking it out immediately), I had plenty of comments - the highest so far.

I was overwhelmed, because I wrote that post as a quick know-how. Talk about unexpected results! There were some mini arguments along the comments too.