In addition to our recent coverage of illogical filename sorting in Mac OS X 10.2.x's Finder, there is also a problem with special characters, like !@#$%^&*()-_=+? (some of these characters may not ...

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion reverses a trend toward user interface complexity, delivering a desktop computing environment that not only incorporates graphical elements of iOS, but also copies the intuitive ...

One of the most common questions people ask when working with their Mac is: "Where is it?" Not where is the Mac itself (hopefully that is not a mystery!), but where is some apparently hidden file on ...

Reminders are delightful thing. Apple’s implementation syncs across the Mac to iPhones and iPads, and if you log in to iCloud.com, you can share Reminders with friends, family, co-workers, and the ...

Apple on Friday released Mac OS X v10.4.8 and Mac OS X Server v10.4.8. Both updates are available for download in various forms both from the Software Update control panel and from Apple’s Web site.

Ever end up with a lot of Finder windows floating around your Mac screen? In previous versions of Mac OS X, the choice was to close them all with a keyboard shortcut, Option-Command-W, which will end ...

Apple next-generation Snow Leopard operating system will introduce a massive re-write of the Mac OS X Finder and debut a new feature called ImageBoot, AppleInsider has learned. People familiar with ...

<B>consider</B> purchasing a Macintosh? <P>I'm looking for a well thought out, honest answer here. Personally, I'm torn because I like the software options I've got on the PC platform, but with the ...

In the new Finder, Apple is trying to imitate the worst "feature" of Windows Explorer: Finder windows no longer remember their individual view settings by default. This is a disaster for whomever is ...

COMMENTARY-- This is the third and final installment of my OS X 10.1 saga. For six weeks now, I have attempted to use 10.1 exclusively during my workday. When I first embarked on this adventure, I ...

Reader Judy Agid asks very reasonably: I would like the Finder windows to allow me to always have folders on top and all files within the folders to be in alphabetical order. Is there any way to do ...