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Use Smart Folders for These Important Files
Smart Folders are a hidden gems of macOS, and have been since the days of Mac OS X. You can think of them as dynamic, always-updating folders that have the ability to pin down a particular search term so you always have a shortcut to access it.
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You Can Now Copy Text From Images on Windows
Microsoft’s PowerToys has a new utility that lets you copy text from images: If someone sends you a picture of their business card or a screenshot of their bank account details, you can use PowerToys to quickly copy it on Windows. The new utility is called Text Extractor, and it’s available with PowerToys’ 0.62 version…
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Change Your Mac’s Caps Lock Key Into Something Useful
These days, caps lock’s main purpose is to make people furious whenever they mistakenly hit the key. The key is so unused, in fact, there have been calls for its removal (Google doesn’t even include it anymore on its Chromebooks). If you find that your Mac’s caps lock key often serves no purpose other than…