This maybe odd and simple but I just want to put this on the net for me to remember. Thing is, there's no menu bar for the explorer in Windows 7 until you accidentally hit Alt button.
The folder options can be seen when hitting the Alt button and going to Tools->Folder options... Also we can find it in the Control Panel and search for Folder options.
Checking the display the full path in the title bar will show the full directory path of the explorer window. This helps me remember what directory is this explorer currently on. Unchecking Hide extensions on the other hand helps me know the file extensions and possibly rename it. Right clicking in explorer and clicking New Text Document is what I usually do when creating a script such as PHP or Python. This way I can rename the new document to be of PHP or Python extension.
Guess that's it, until then. Ciao!