Did you know that in Firefox, you can do more with your mouse scroll wheel than just scroll a web page up and down?

Here are a few tips on using your mouse scroll wheel in Firefox that could save you some time.

1. Closing Tabs
To close a tab just place your mouse cursor on a tab and click with the scroll wheel. This is more convenient and faster than clicking the small cross on the tabs, especially when you want to close several tabs.

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If you are a Gmail user, you might already know that there are no folders in Gmails. Instead of folders, you organize them by labels. Even all the built-in views like inbox, sent mail, draft, trash etc are also labels.

Rainbow Folders is a free utility that lets you easily change the color of folder icons. Having different colors for different folders makes it easy to identify them among numerous others.

Changing the color of icons is easy with Rainbow Folders. Just right click on an icon an select ‘Rainbow Folders’. You can then select any color for the icon. Read the full story

Using keyboard shortcuts is a much more efficient way of working than choosing options through the menu. Here are a few killer keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Excel that can save you time.

Here are a few tips to make you more productive with Word 2007.

Compare docs the smart way
You don’t need two windows to compare documents in Word 2007. Go to Review > Compare, and click Compare one more time. Enter two document names and you’ll see the difference.

Look for private data
Before sending a file, use the Inspect Document command (under the Office button, click Prepare). It’ll look for hidden text and other info that Word can strip out. Read the full story