Helps if you have to email alot but dont want the program open all the time.
1. Right-click any blank area of the desktop.
2. Choose New and then Shortcut.
3. In the Create Shortcut text box, type "mailto:
anyone@yahoo.com" (without the quotation marks) in the Command line.
4. Click Next.
5. Type a name for the shortcut, such as "Write a quick mail message."
6. Click Finish.
You can leave the area after 'mailto:' blank and it'll open a blank email, or enter an email addy from your address list.