Tag Results For: Files

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ShowOrHide: View Hidden Files Without Using Terminal Command [Mac]

We’ve covered quite a few tips in the past that required access to hidden files on your Mac. Additionally, hidden files aren’t just used for tweaking; every app you install creates a folder on your hard drive, which is saved in the Library folder, hidden by default. While you should just hope that no app [...] (more…)

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Auto Delete Archives/Files After Extraction Or Compression In Mac [Tip]

Desktops can be (and are) among the most cluttered places on your Mac, so much so that apps like Clean My Desktop exist to help you manage it. The thing is, your desktop isn’t the only biggest repository of junk on your Mac; the Downloads folder is often brimming with files that you’ve downloaded, used [...] (more…)

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Famulus: Launch Applications, Files/Folders & Websites via Custom Hotkeys

Previously, we have covered some very good application launchers, such as CianoDock and Zum for Windows, Chuck and Namely for Mac and  Gnome Pie for Ubuntu. They all work awesomely and provide you with either a beautiful interface, or increased capability. However, their functionality is limited to accessing only applications. Famulus is another portable application [...] (more…)

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[Giveaway] Droppy: Easily Move Files Between Desktop Spaces & Apps On Mac [Paid]

Desktop spaces in Mac make it easy to manage multiple apps and windows. Compared to Expose in Snow Leopard, Desktop Spaces, coupled with Mission Control, let you easily distribute and organize your work without overthinking it. While this feature is mostly convenient, it does get difficult to switch files from one space to another, or [...] (more…)

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App Zap: Remove Apps & All Files Associated With Them On Mac [Paid]

Some apps play nice, others not so much. At some point, we download a seemingly innocent app that will do what it says and be easily banished when we’re tired of it or have no use for it. However, it later turns out that app is there to stay, whether we like it or not. [...] (more…)

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Dammit: Speed Dial To Open (Stacks Of) Apps, Files Or Folders On Mac [Paid]

If you use either Opera or Chrome, you are probably familiar with the speed dial feature that allows you to quickly access your frequently visited sites. As far as browsers are concerned, this is a highly useful feature. Imagine having something similar on your desktop for your frequently-used files, folders and apps. Dammit is a [...] (more…)

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Drag & Drop Files From PC Or Web To Upload On Dropmark Sidebar [Chrome]

Dropmark Sidebar is a simple way to organize and collaborate in the cloud. This Chrome extension lets you drag & drop files right from your system or web to create an organized collection of files. Dropmark offers super simple drag-and-drop file sharing, where users can drag & drop files, images, videos and more. Moreover, the [...] (more…)

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Secret Delivery: Protect Files & Folders On Mac With Unique Passwords [Paid]

Encrypting files and folders on a Mac is possible but it isn’t easy. You will have to create disk images of the items you want to protect, and mount them each time you wish to access the contents. This sounds neither fun nor convenient. Alternative ways to protect files is to use the FileVault utility [...] (more…)

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Air Media Server: Access Mac Files From Your iOS Device [Paid]

There are a multitude of apps that let you control and/or access your Mac from your iPhone. For the true Apple fan, uniting an iPhone with a Mac must be something like an Apple device marriage. Regardless of your sentiments for the concept, it is pretty useful, to say the least. Air Media Server is [...] (more…)

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Safebox: Encrypt Files Before Uploading Them To A Cloud Service [Mac]

Dropbox is essentially a great service; cloud storage and cross platform sync sum up what makes it so useful. If you aren’t a fan of Dropbox, you might like one of the other and equally popular cloud storage services like SkyDrive, SugarSync, Box etc. Safebox is a free Mac app that compliments Dropbox and other [...] (more…)

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Open ZIP Files On iPhone/ iPad With The Official WinZip Client For iOS

The time when desktop computers will be completely replaceable by smartphones and tablets is fast approaching. Even now, there is not much that you can’t do with your iOS devices, and their usability is always improving thanks to the growing collection of apps on offer in the App Store. Although there are many solutions available [...] (more…)

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Turbodo: Create Universal Mac Shortcuts To Open Files & Apps [Paid]

Keyboard shortcuts are dead useful. The universal application of Command + C, Command + V etc., across different OS, is a proof of just how convenient they are. Turbodo is a Mac app worth $4.99 that takes universal shortcuts to a new level. It allows you to create shortcuts for just about any file, folder [...] (more…)

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How To Take Ownership And Grant Permissions To Access Files & Folders In Windows 8

Like its predecessors, Windows 8 imposes strict access permissions on system-wide locations, folders and files. These access permissions restrict unauthorized users (including clients on network, and standard and guest users on local PC), and external sources (malicious scripts, viruses, malwares etc), from accessing core system folders and files. You may know that, when a malicious [...] (more…)

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Keep Track Of Files In Any Windows Folder With File Bookmark

Sometimes file directories can have similar file names that can make it nearly impossible to identify a file from within a folder. File Bookmark is a Windows shell extension, which has been designed to bookmark files via the Windows right-click context menu, to find the right file(s) that you have opened earlier from a specific [...] (more…)

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Pretty Run: Find Files/Folders & Bookmarks And Launch Applications

When the default Windows Start Menu received a facelift in Windows Vista, a very useful search feature was also added. It comes in very handy for quickly searching your whole computer for any type of file or folder, including images, documents, folders, zip archives, executable files etc., without opening any window or search module. Pretty [...] (more…)