Computer trivia

Did you ever notice the small network icon in the traybar which shows the current status of the network. It has three states, each for connected, local access only and disconnected states. However, in Vista the animation effects of this icon are disabled by default. In Windows XP you could see the icon blinking whenever there is a transfer of data and the icon would not blink when the connection is idle. Though this may not be very useful, its good to know when there is actual data transfer going on.

To enable the network icon animation in Vista, simply right click on the network icon in the traybar and you will find  ‘TurnOn Activity Animation’. Select this option to enable animation.

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