While you can manually enter the commands to edit files in Terminal editors, in OS X you can set up a service to open files in a desired terminal editor from the Finder's contextual menu. Topher ...

Here’s a simple trick you can use in OS X 10.5’s Open dialog box. Say you’ve decided to open a saved file in a given application. You press Command-O (or select File -> Open if you’re menu-inclined) ...

Finder lacks a New File command, which can be frustrating for users moving from Windows. You can add a New File command to Finder using Shortcuts and AppleScript. This simple tweak streamlines the ...

There're two potential outcomes: EITHER (in most cases) nothing happens, as in the Finder not even highlighting the inner boundary of the open Finder folder in response to drag-n-drop action like it's ...

When composing or editing documents, one common task may be to locate the document in the Finder so you can copy it to an e-mail, back it up, rename it, give it a label, or otherwise change it around.

I use the MacOS Finder daily to manage my files and folders. It's an invaluable tool -- and one of the better file managers I use, but that doesn't mean Finder is configured ideally out of the box.