January 25, 2012
Most of what we do in any computer is access, manage, and use files and folders. Having a handful of good tips for using files and folders on your Mac can help you get things done faster and more efficiently. The following are a list of the favorite ways I work within the Finder.
September 29, 2011
Checking to see the structure and amount of contents on your hard drive is a pretty important capability. In fact, I just recently featured a program that does such a task for Windows. But the same program cannot be used on Linux. However, we’ve been gifted with a Linux-native program that offers a simplified set of features that is, in my opinion, easier to use.
September 19, 2011
If you have a lot of files on your hard drive, you will probably at one point have wondered what’s in those folders you created a very long time ago. You might have some problems answering that question yourself, especially if the folder is full of millions of sub-folders and files. For cases like these, you need the right tool for the job. Thankfully, such a tool exists, and it packs some amazing features that will even make it fun to look through all those folders.
April 29, 2011
When you’ve had your Android for a while, the amount of pictures on the phone build up, as well as album cover art, pictures stored by applications, and wallpaper. Pretty soon you realise your phone’s Gallery is full of these pictures that slow down the loading time. So it’s time to get rid of them. Luckily, there’s a couple of really easy ways to do it.
January 13, 2011
After receiving a portable hard drive as a gift this Christmas, I became very excited to make full use of that hard drive as a way to back up and protect all of the important family photos, videos and research documents that I wouldn’t want to lose if my laptop hard drive ever failed on [...]
November 24, 2010
How many times have you moved document files from the Desktop to a specific document folder, or imported music files from a music folder to the iTunes library, or converted downloaded movies to a format playable by your multimedia players? Have you ever thought that today’s extremely smart computer should be able to automate these [...]
August 4, 2010
You’ve probably heard the story about the paranoid king. The king was sitting, looking at his meal, after having had a slave or two test it to ensure it didn’t contain any poison. The king takes another look, shakes his head, and mutters to himself ““ “I know I’m paranoid”¦ but am I paranoid enough?” [...]
January 21, 2010
I used to wonder how disorganized I am looking at my Downloads folder or the desktop. Even on a fresh install it would only be a matter of days before both of these would get overcrowded and all messed up. Maintaining an organized computer requires a fair bit of discipline. That said you can use [...]
October 7, 2009
Do you have a file(s), folder, or directory you need to save from prying eyes? Need to rest knowing your data is encrypted and locked away? Enter My Lockbox – a secure, advanced, freeware application that allows users the ability to lock an important and otherwise unsecured folder (and contents) from being available on your [...]
October 4, 2009
It’s one of those simple tasks that suddenly come upon us and we have no idea how to go about it. I had a whole fat folder filled with ebooks and someone casually asked me to send over a list. A list”¦ that sounds really simple. Did I forget to mention that the ebook folder [...]
