It’s hard to imagine using the internet without a tabbed browser. The feature has been a staple of web browsers for over a decade, making large sessions of research (or time-wasting) much simpler. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about local file browsing, which remains an annoying task on both Windows and Mac OS X. ...
Is your desktop looking a little cluttered? Here are a few tips to help you gain control: 1. First things first: If you’re just moving your files into “Documents”, create shortcut folders on your desktop, but limit the number of folders. For example: Create an “Actions” folder for items such as forms to fill out ...
One of the biggest annoyances that comes with buying a new Windows PC or laptop is dealing with the massive amounts of useless programs installed by the manufacturer. While a few of these programs may be tied to actual functions, most are basic applications with better alternatives available for free online. And often, many are ...
Yesterday, September 27th, marks the 29th anniversary of the birth of one of the most altruistic movements in modern computer science: the GNU project. It was initiated by Richard Stallman in 1983, who sought to make technology as open and accessible to the masses as possible by creating a free, Unix-like operating system that could be ...
Interested in video game design? Look at HackCollege’s recommended Video Game Design Schools. Your parents may tell you to stop gaming and get back to your studies, but I’m here to tell you that it’s okay to pick up a game every once in a while. Especially these three great indie titles for Mac. Each of these ...
Let’s face it, working on a computer is a distracting process. Finding the motivation to actually get school work done when there’s an internet out there to explore can be fairly daunting. Luckily for Mac users, there are plenty of beautifully useful tools for you to take advantage of in order to get things done. ...
If you run Windows 7 and don’t use the Start Menu search function (or the run command for those of the geekier persuasion) – why not? It’s a fast and effective way to launch apps, search through your PC, and after reading through today’s OS Tips, search the web as well! While you can ...
Hey everybody! Today on OS Tips, I’m going to show you a nifty little trick to even more quickly sleep, restart, or shut down your Mac. Instead of using your mouse and moving your cursor all the way up to the upper left hand corner, then choosing one of the three options, why not just ...
Of all the different view modes in Finder, my favorite is definitely the column view. It allows you to quickly view any file’s file structure and easily navigate using your keyboard’s arrow keys. While it’s great for both of those things, something annoying is that when you switch to that view, each column is locked ...
Happy New Year everybody! Let’s start 2012 off right with another great edition of OS Tips! Today, I’m featuring a great tip for all you nice little boys and girls who receive a fancy new iPhone for Christmas. Now that you’ve got this fantastic device in your hands, you certainly wouldn’t want to lose it ...
For those of us on OS X not running Lion (myself included), one of I the stupidest things we have to deal with is that Finder doesn’t include a Cut function for files and folders. It’s absolutely ridiculous that it took until this year for OS X 10.7 that Apple finally added it! If you ...
On last week’s OS Tips, I showed you how to configure applications on your Mac to automatically start if you so choose. Not wanting to leave our HackCollege Windows users out in the cold, this week I’m going to cover how to do the same in Microsoft’s OS. Unfortunately, the process is not as straightforward ...
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