The Show Desktop Icon is not a standard program shortcut but a Windows explorer command file written in plain text.If you have accidently deleted the Show Desktop Icons, here are the steps involved to recreate it:Step 1: Open a new notepad file and type the following text:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

Step 2: Save this file as “Show Desktop.scf” and remember that when you save the notepad file, keep the filetype under “all files” and not “.txt” type.

Step 3: Use the mouse to drag the Show Desktop.scf icon to the Quick Launch toolbar or another location where you want the shortcut to appear.

Alternatively, you can press the Win+D shortcut key for Show Desktop. It’s much the same as Win+M which will minimize all the open windows to the task bar.

Windows that don’t have a minimize button are minimized using Win+D but not with Win+M. That’s the only difference.

All of us have experienced the tremendous pains of spam. Who can remember the glory days of Hotmail 2MB storage where 85% of the inbox was filled with spam. While this plague is going to exist for some more time, here are a few tips we can take to overcome this issue and prevent spam from hitting your inbox.

» Don’t post your email address on message boards or mailing list.

» Maintain two separate email aliases – one for business and important email and other one for subscribing to mailing lists and web forums (called throw away email)

» Don’t publish your email addres directly on the homepage – use Email Obfuscators.

» Provide a fake email address to websites that require mandatory registration before you download software or read their archives.