I think this will start off with a small digression. Delphi is a wonderful software development language. As time gets closer to another release, the usual ‘future of Delphi’ chatter starts to surface. My personal take on Delphi is that it is one of the most powerful development environments/languages out there. I think it just suffers from a lack of and poor exposure. A lack of knowledge and understanding leads to fear and hostility (or negativity). After all it is easier to criticize and 'bash' something rather than admit you don’t fully understand it or are wrong. On to the original though that got me here ….

The ability to right clicking on a file or folder in Windows Explorer and selecting ‘Send To' to perform some action is a great time saver. What better way to quickly e-mail a file to a colleague There is a downfall to the limit the default options leave you. There are often times when I want to copy a file or folder to another location for backup or distribution purposes. There are also times that I’d like to quickly print and unopened text documents.
Under Windows you can add your own choices to the ‘Send To’ menu option. This is surprisingly easier than one would expect. In order to do this you first need to make sure that you have explorer set to show hidden program or system files. Next, browse to C:\Documents and Settings\<youraccountname>\SendTo. Once you open the Send To folder you will notice that the other send to shortcuts. Place a shortcut to your favorite folders or printers (I find it easier to just drag and drop printers into this folder) in the SendTo folder to have it appear in the list.

Labels: How-To, Information, Misc, Tech