Tips:

The Right Click.
Just in case you didn't realize it, the right button on your mouse gives you a small menu of common choices relative to the program you are using. You should also realize the left button selects things, and the same applies to this right click window. In Internet Explorer, there is a choice you may want to use more often...

"Open in new window".
Why? Because it will leave the original window open too, and you wont have to wait to reload it if you may need it. The best example of such need is a search for something on your favorite search engine, such as Google. You have many sites you might look at, why reload the page of "search results"?

Resize your "2nd Window".
Some sites, like this one. will have a second window pop open on links so the original window stays in place. But then that next window is only a portion of the size of the previous and you have to reset it (maximize it).
Here is what to do to fix that:
Open one Internet Explorer window. (Start IE.) If the window is not automatically maximized close it, go to the icon for IE on the desktop, right click, choose "properties", the shortcut should be set to run "maximized". (Click okay too.)
Now open IE, it should fill the screen. At the top right 3 choices of  " _  X "   Choose the center  to reduce the window to the smaller size.
Now reposition the window to the top left edge, and then grab the other corner to stretch the window larger to fill the window. Now click the again to max it again. Close IE and launch again. Come here and see if it worked.

The "Links" Bar.
Do you see a word "Links" at the right top side of your toolbars? If so, you're missing out on probably one of the best features of IE. It's part of your favorites. Go to "View" over on "Toolbars" and select "Lock Toolbars" to uncheck and unlock the bars. Now notice you should see an edge || left of Links. Put your cursor on the || at the left of the Address bar and (left click and hold the left button) drag it up to the wasted area to the right of the word "HELP" above it. The Links bar should have popped down, If not, drag the ||Links down to the left. Now that it's available, go up to "Favorites", "Organize Favorites" and organize your lists, but put the emphasis on the Links folder and those things will be available on the links bar.
It should look something like this when you are through.