Windows XP
How to Clear Past Items from the Notification Area - describes how to clear the Past Items list in the Customize Notifications window (53 visits)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q283084&ID=KB;...
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP - (36 visits)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
Microsoft's shoddy Windows Genuine Advantage Installation Process - by David Berlind (131 visits)
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?page_id=3170
Performance Tweaks - "There are thousands of websites offering performance tweaks for XP and you could spend the next week or more researching the ones you might like to perform, or you can save yourself a lot of bother and read this article." (59 visits)
http://kadaitcha.cx/performance.html
Windows XP Revisited - "Teaching the Faithful Old Dog Some New Tricks" (76 visits)
http://ezinearticles.com/?Windows-XP-Revisited---Teaching-the-Faithful...
Wrestling with Windows' hidden "features" - "Windows-IE desktop integration issues may not be huge security risks, but they're still a bit scary" by Roger A. Grimes (142 visits)
http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/05/19/78413_21OPsecadvise_1.html