In the same way you can hold down the back button in Safari, Firefox or Chrome to access your browsing history, holding down the Finder’s back button in Lion shows you where you’ve recently been. More »
When you copy multiple files in OS X and the destination folder already has files of the same name, you don’t have a lot of choice over what to do — you can either cancel the copy or replace the files. This little trick gives you a bit more power. More »
Mac OS X is big on not using the keyboard: drag-and-drop is the default approach for many activities. But if you do want to reduce your mouse (or trackpad) dependence, there are some useful keyboard options on offer. Here are the ones recent switchers from Windows will find the most useful. More »
Where Windows has Explorer, Mac OS has Finder. Both let you preview and manage files and launch applications, but there’s some notable differences in how they work, especially if you use the keyboard for navigating. Here’s the main ones to watch out for. More »
Mac only: Many users have been unhappy with OS X’s Finder for a while, wishing for tabs, fixes for hidden file annoyances, and other conveniences. TotalFinder is a plug-in containing all this and more, creating a Finder worthy of a power user. More »
It’s disappointing that Snow Leopard doesn’t promise many major new Finder features, but with the right tweaks and plug-ins, you can make browsing files on your Mac significantly better. More »
