November 2014

Dragging a Folder Path into the Save Dialog

November 26, 2014

If, like me, you used Windows for many years before switching to OS X, you probably keep discovering OS X's hidden practical features over time. Today's tip is about copying the folder path of an open Finder window into the "Open", "Save" or "Save As" dialogs. In many of the apps I use during the day, I often use commands like "Open" and "Save", usually found under the File menu.

On Naming Files

November 24, 2014

"I'll save it to the desktop and sort it out later" That line from the title is something I often tell myself while working on a project, presentation or proposal. Between images downloaded from the internet, Excel tables for the presentation, charts and quotes, my desktop ends up looking something like this: Discipline and Order Are a Must Today's operating systems come with very powerful search…