Liberally use Windows 7’s Jump Lists

Liberally use Windows 7’s Jump Lists.
These tips apply primarily to Windows 7
Source: PC World
 

You can access the Jump Lists by right clicking on any icon 

in the taskbar. You’ll find recently used documents, along 

with certain app-specific functions (such as setting your 

IM client to ‘Away’). One little time-saver: You can pin a 

Web URL to your browser’s Jump List by dragging that URL to 

the browser icon in the taskbar (do this by clicking on the 

mini icon in the URL bar).