As well as bringing much-need organization to Shortcuts, the new iOS 14 option for folders has benefits for how you can use widgets, too. You will never hear us say a bad word against Shortcuts on ...

There are some files, folders, apps and disks that you might want to access regularly but that are quite fiddly to get to. That’s where an alias can come in handy, allowing you to create a shortcut ...

Clutter can sneak up on you — one screenshot here, an app icon there — and one day you wake up to your Mac desktop looking like a digital junkyard. And this chaos is the little leak that can sink a ...

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 ...

Your desktop, whether Windows 11 or macOS, is the handiest spot for the applications, files, and folders you use most. Maybe you’d like to organize your desktop icons by placing some in a folder. Or ...

Regular Hassle-Free PC readers know of my penchant for keyboard shortcuts, and I’m especially enjoying the new ones in Windows 7. Here’s one more straight from the What-Took-Them-So-Long Department: A ...

Today’s tip came up recently in a discussion in the forums, and I thought it might be worth sharing for any of you who (a) migrated from OS 9, and (b) prefer to use Command-N to create new folders. In ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...