Right-clicking on a file or folder brings up a context-sensitive menu, but sometimes that menu doesn’t show all your options. Hold down the Shift key when you right-click to find hidden but useful commands like copying a file path or expanding the Send To options. More »
iOS: Prompt is an excellent SSH client for iOS, providing you with an elegant interface and several great features (like SSH-specific autocomplete) so using the command line on your iDevice is actually a pleasant experience. More »
Nasa’s Astronomy Picture of the Day archive is a packed with awe-inspiring, high-resolution images of space that, incidentally, work great as desktop wallpapers. But NASA doesn’t offer an easy way to grab everything. Command-line tool wget to the rescue! More »
Whether you want to look at two PDF pages side-by-side or you want two Twitter accounts open at once, sometimes OS X requires a separate instance of an application to be open. Here’s how to do it with a simple Terminal command. More »
Secret Terminal commands in OS X (like the one that enables FaceTime’s autoaccept feature) are great, but they generally stay hidden until someone publishes them on the web. Here’s how to find an application’s hidden features yourself. More »
We’ve featured programs that close down non-essential Windows apps before, as well as ways to kill those regularly problematic apps. If you’d rather not install extra software, though, here’s a way to create your own desktop shortcut to kill all running apps. More »
We occasionally enjoy geeking out at the command line, so we love timesaving Terminal shortcuts. Reader the-soup suggests a simple tweak that combines two common commands into one: cd and ls, switching to a directory and listing its contents in one line. More »
iTunes 10 allows you to hide your Ping sidebar, but not the drop-down menu for its “social network for music” that shows up next to every song you click. Here’s how to kill that Ping button on Windows and Macs. More »
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If iTunes 10 is a little too gray and washed out for your eyes, a simple terminal command can up the contrast (maybe a little too much). More »
