A look at Windows 7's calculator

Did you know that Windows 7's calculator has been updated, and made more advanced? I sure didn't! Windows 7's calculator can now calculate mortgages, convert units, calculate fuel mileage, be a scientific calculator and statistics calculator with just 2 clicks.

To do this, open up the calculator. First click "View," then click one of the options. I'm going to show the "Mortgage" calculator located under the "Worksheets" tab. Let's say I purchased a house for $68,000, made a down payment of $3,000, and could pay it off over 15 years at an interest rate of 13%. I entered it in the appropriate boxes and hit calculate. I would pay $822.41 per month.

This calculator is much nicer than the ones used in earlier versions of Windows, and I hope you think so too.

Windows 7 tip: Shake your desktop free of clutter

Have you ever had your desktop full of open programs? Well, this simple tip will help you get rid of that clutter. In Windows 7, there is a feature, called "Aero Shake," that allows you to close all programs, and then reopen them when you need them again.

To do this, simply click on the title bar of the program you are using (located next to the minimize, maximize, and exit buttons), and shake it quickly back and forth until the other programs minimize. To reverse this process, simply shake the title bar again until the programs reappear.

There is also a boring way of doing this: Hold the Windows key + Home key. But, that is not as fun!