Creating "Aliases" etc on the Desktop

Hi All.
Can anyone give me the lowdown (or point me to info) on how to create "shortcuts" or "aliases" for items like iDisk, folders etc, etc on my desktop, sidebar, dock etc.
I want to make sure I understand all the ways I can leave myself "breadcrumb" trails to get there from here.
Thanks,
Jonathan

You can create an alias to any file or volume - for example I initiated file sharing to the Home Folder on another computer, and once mounted I created an alias of it. On subsequent occasions double-clicking the alias will mount the remote folder. You can do the same with your iDisk.
There's little point in putting an alias to an external hard disk on the Desktop, since you can mount the disk there, but you can perfectly well do it, and indeed put the alias anywhere convenient. If the disk has been unmounted you can use the alias to remount it - provided, obviously, that it is connected.

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