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Features100 more things every Mac user should know: Finder
Two years ago, in our July 2011 issue, we ran an article called ’100 things every Mac user should know’. The idea was to compile a bunch...
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HelpFive overlooked abilities of the Finder’s Path Bar
When you’re working in a deeply nested folder (a folder within a folder within…), the Finder provides several options for moving back up through...
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HelpFive overlooked abilities of the Finder’s Path Bar
When you’re working in a deeply nested folder (a folder within a folder within…), the Finder provides several options for moving back up through...
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HelpThe seven best OS X tricks you’re not using
It’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it: find overlooked OS X tricks. Sometimes I hunt for them; sometimes I just run across them. Here’s...
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Blogs 5Nexus 4 vs iPhone 5 Camera Shootout
A defining characteristic of any modern smartphone is the prowess of its camera – many have abandoned traditional point-and-shoot cameras for...
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HelpTip: Rearrange Finder columns
I’d like the Size column to appear before Date Modified in all Finder windows displayed in List view. Years ago I could modify the com.apple.finder.plist...
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HelpMac 101: Dealing with the Dock
As we began this grand adventure, I devoted the second instalment to those things you spied on the Finder desktop after you’d started your Mac....
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HelpMac 101: All about windows
If you’ve just come to the Mac from a PC you may have wondered where Microsoft got the name “Windows” for its operating system. Without delving...
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Help 1Mac 101: Meet the Finder
In the last Mac 101 column, you finished configuring your new Mac. At long last, it’s up and it’s running OS X Mountain Lion—you’ve...
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HelpWhen the size column does matter
Reader Craig Moyer longs for a Finder feature he could once invoke via clever hack. He writes: I’d like the Size column to always appear before...
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HelpWhat exactly does the Finder’s green button do?
Reader Clay Anderson, who pays attention, would like a bit more information about an interface element he thought he was intimately familiar with....
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App Guide 1DragonDrop
DragonDrop is one of those rare little utilities that is incredibly useful, in a small way, but makes Mac OS X Finder a lot easier to use. It’s...
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HelpQuickly print files from within the Finder
Reader Warren Lane seeks a way to quickly print his documents. He writes: Is there some way to quickly print a single copy of a file without having...
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HelpAdd Finder labels via drag-and-drop
Many of us use Finder labels to mark and more easily differentiate icons and files. There are several ‘official’ ways of assigning a label...
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Help 1Select and copy text in Quick Look previews
Quick Look is a delightfully simple way to browse the contents of the files on your Mac without launching their parent apps. (Select a file, press...
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HelpLabel files from the keyboard
One Macworld reader, who asked to remain anonymous, contacted us with an effective solution to labelling files from the keyboard. This reader’s...
