Sometimes we get so accustomed to doing things a certain way that we don’t bother checking to see if there’s a better way. Case in point: Yesterday’s post about making Windows a single-click operating ...

This command opens the specified file in its default application. For example, a markdown file might open in Xcode or another text editor. Open a File in a Text Editor: open -t ./path/to/your-file.md ...

As a Windows 11 user, there might be times when you want to execute a Command Prompt action directly in a specific folder, like initiating a copy process. For more advanced stuff, you might want to ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

All the computers running on Windows Operating System have a folder named AppData on the C drive. By default, this folder is hidden. Therefore, you cannot access it until you unhide your system’s ...

I open the folder, everything is sorta by name, and a second or two later (or longer), it re-sorts by date. Why? Any way to fix that? I want my folders on top and the files sorted by date, and for it ...

Click the standard toolbar and select Customize Ribbon. An Outlook Options dialog box will open. In the Choose the commands list box, click the drop-down arrow and select All Commands. Now, look for ...

I'm using Windows XP pro.<BR><BR>I made a couple of setting changes to the folder icons, and now for some reason, when I double-click on any folder, it opens up in a command window. When I left-click ...

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Safari is full of new tricks in iPadOS. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac If you currently use a third-party bookmark manager, you might be able to ditch it when you upgrade your iPhone or iPad to iOS ...

Here’s how you can use a keyboard shortcut to open the Downloads folder in the Finder window. 1. Open a Finder window. 2. Use Command-Option-L to open the Download folder. This keyboard command will ...