Windows XP bug that I love

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Pretty sure, Im not the only one who does this. When you make a square (to select the desktop icons) with yout mouse and press the menu-down button  (usually next to the windows key or Ctrl) before releasing the mouse-click the square imprints on the screen. :) Repeat the same and draw pics like the above, if you are jobless.


The magic button

You can draw on the Windows XP desktop.

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