Gmail offers a rich search syntax for routing through your email message archiveas if you’d expect, or indeed stand for, any less:

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• Try “ I’m Feeling Lucky.” This button offers more than a cute Clint Eastwood quote. Clicking it skips the whole results list and takes you straight to Google’s #1-ranked page for the words you typed. Google’s ranking system is its claim to fame, so this button gets it right a surprising amount of the time. For example, if you want to check out the academic offerings at Tulane University, type tulane and hit your Lucky button to arrive at the school’s home page.

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1. Choose Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Personalization > Theme.

or

Right-click an empty area of the desktop and choose Personalize > Theme.

2. From the Theme drop-down list, choose an existing theme as a starting point for creating a new one.

3. Choose the desired settings in Control Panel to change the theme.

4. When you’re finished making changes, click Apply in the Theme Settings dialog box.

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If  Windows Vista’s default appearance and sounds aren’t to your taste, you can change them with a different desktop theme– a stored set of colors, icons, fonts, sounds, and other elements that redecorate your desktop. You can pick a predefined theme or create your own.

To set a theme in Windows Vista:

1. Choose Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Personalization > Theme.

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