One of the best features of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 is the ability to pin apps to the Taskbar. Until Microsoft comes out with the refreshed Start menu, pinning apps is a must for Windows 8.1 users.

Time may not necessarily be money, but it still matters. Every second you spend wading through context menus or clunkily navigating Windows is a second you could be doing something you love instead.

Chuck Miller wrote to say that when he tries to drag a favoritedesktop shortcut Icon onto his taskbar, it won’t stay there — itremains on the desktop. OK, let’s start at the beginning: Why put an icon ...

You normally access a shortcut's properties through the right-click menu, but when you're dealing with a Windows 7 pinned taskbar button, that's just going to pull up the excellent Jump List feature.