I recently came across a web site, Annoyances.org, which has some useful information and tools on it to help avoid / fix some common problems with Vista and Windows in general. Although much of what I see listed is common-hat for those of us who have been using Windows for a long time, there are some useful tips and utilities to help heal some ailments, one of which I’ve hated for a long time.

When using explorer to navigate a hard drive, Windows seems to inexplicably display a thumbnail view or an MP3-star rating view when you are in a folder that has regular data files in it. Very annoying. Here’s a fix for that: Default Folder Template Patch