Tag: Finder
How to add a new file to a folder in OSX with a right click.
If you right click (option click) in the finder there’s a contextual menu that gives you some options. Here’s how to add an option under ‘Quick Actions’ to make a new text file.
Showing a preview of your image on the desktop file icon – broken
You can get previews of your images on the OSX desktop like this: Mine were broken and just displaying the generic preview icon. Here’s how I fixed it.
Great productivity tip: create a tmp folder.
I’ve been doing this for years, but I’ve never written an article about it. I have an easily accessible folder, available from anywhere, where I throw anything that is temporary. I can easily find what I need, but it doesn’t clutter other places up. Read on… it’s better than it sounds.
How to change the name of lots of files in OSX
I discovered this little application a while ago called ‘namechanger’. It allows you to automatically change the name of a large number of files in one go. It has lots of options. You can add something to the start of filenames or to the end. You can do search and replace of filenames. You can…
Tab Launcher
Tab Launcher is a great little app that sits on the side or top of your screen. It’s like a manilla folder where you can put commonly used files. It makes accessing them much quicker. The great thing is you don’t have to actually move the files into tab launcher. Your files stay exactly where…