Ok - I'm over applications littering my "Documents" folder with their stuff. For example the automatically created Visual Studio folder, MSN Received files folder, digsby chat history folders, and user settings and files of numerous other applications that chose to put folders in there!

Yes, in each case, which I have been doing, it is possible to change the location of these - sometimes through hacking the registry or fiddling with a config file, but it really is an uphill battle.. so yes, I officially give in :|

Applications, you may use my "Documents" folder all you want now, because I am no longer using it - I have abandoned it for my own "My Files" folder where I can look for things without having to navigate around random application folders. It's like clothes from yesterday (last week / last month - depending on who you are) on the floor that annoy you every time you see them, but you never really do anything about). Now they can have their very own washing basket to play in.

Here is my current Vista Sidebar setup - I find these gadgets quite useful.

Especially being able to hit "WindowsKey-Space" and have them popup for quick checking if they are hidden behind an application. 

Do you have any favourites?

I will eventually russle together a good collection of these and add them to the well delayed cool tools page. 

If you are like me, you may be working from a laptop with an attached external monitor. I am using a ViewSonic 24 inch which has brilliant crisp colours and size compared to my laptop screen so preferably I would want to to simply set it as my primary monitor. This however does not seem to be possible (in Vista at least) as the option "This is my main monitor" in Display Settings is greyed out for the second screen. 

However, one little trick I didn't know was even possible is that if you unlock your taskbar (found by right clicking on an area of it) you can actually drag your task bar to the second screen which you can benefit from immediately (I realised you could drag it around the screen just not send it to another screen :)). 

My next annoyance was the awesome ObjectDock still being stuck on my laptop screen - this however can also be moved across using the following setting in it's options:

 Solid.