For those of you that like things to be very quickly accessible, try placing all of your favorite applications in the Quick Launch bar. This way, you won't have to click Start, then weed through all of your programs to find what you are looking for. If you don't know how to create a Quick Launch bar, follow the link below:

http://www.support4vista.com/vista-tips.htm#1-17

Try using it, I think you will enjoy the one-click access to all of your frequently used programs.