@Jeebu: In SW Missouri, LARGE ceiling vent fans are common. In the right conditions, they do a very nice job of cooling down the house.

@TheFu: This suggestion only works if you never leave home, or if you have control of the thermostat at work.

@Phoshi: Stardock's "Right Click"

@atomicrabbit: Hear hear! Huzzah! And amen!

@outerfringe: I went with a Gophone plan and replaced the wimpy LG phone with a Samsung A707 I picked up on ebay.

@ericesque: I found an OSX vmware machine a while back. But I can't tell you where, and I've long since deleted it.

@dagwud: The unspoken question being - does window tinting vary enough to work with enough models of mice? The article suggests it doesn't, as it only worked with one of two.

@cubexombi: I was thinking the same thing. What about faux etching paint on the bottom of the glass, if you don't want to actually etch it?

@sharfah: Only if you only change your desktop wallpaper 12 times a year.

Portable Start Menu, which I prefer, has a built in option to close open programs and even attempt to eject the USB drive.

@Zuzax: If you smell your box, you're not cleaning it often enough, or you have too many cats and not enough boxes.

@xkevin108x: Or too dumb to go all the way in.

@Munkii: According to Microsoft, around 20% of Windows XP installations fail WGA validation. Most people, it seems, do pay for their copy of Windows. (Source: [blogs.zdnet.com])

I don't have an "About" menu option. "Help" on the other hand....

My parents house has a counter-top stove, and there were two false drawers in front of it. Dad configured them to hold the bases for a rechargeable can opener and a hand mixer. They're plugged into the same "under the counter" outlet as the stove top. The fronts pop open to give access to the appliances.

@BessGoldsboro: How about a U-clamp? Dip the clamp in Plasti Dip, to keep it from damaging the bannister, and bolt away.

@eugenesucks: Only works if your computer/laptop has a DVI out. On the other hand, many TVs these days also have a VGA port.

@tekjock: Might it be Portable Start Menu or perhaps Pegtop PStart?

@prr: Oh, good. It's not just me clicking more to do simple things. There are some nice additions, but the ribbon was one step too far.

@planetarian: I know how bad the old UI was. I also know that the actions I do most frequently take more clicks now that I'm using 2007.