Of all the "under the hood" components of Mac OS X, my personal favorite is preferences files. Why? For starters, they are important. They potentially affect every application you use, from the Finder ...

We've posted the first installment in a three-part tutorial covering invisible files under Mac OS X. Written by Ted Landau, the first segment is entitled "What makes a file invisible in OS X?" An ...

In current times if you want to transfer a file to a friend, you can just attach it in an email and send it off. With high speed bandwidth being so cheap and plentiful to the home user, transferring a ...

TechRepublic Tutorial: Add file types to Windows’ New command menu Your email has been sent Add new file types to the New commands menu simply by creating a document template with your application ...

The robot text file, better known as robots.txt, is a long-running Web standard which helps prevent Google and other search engines from accessing parts of your site. Why would you want to block ...

In my last tutorial I introduced you to Windows 2000's Disk Probe, a utility that lets you modify almost anything on your system's hard disk on a sector-by-sector basis. Now it's time to start using ...

When Disk Probe initially loads, it's not set to look at any files or partitions, so you'll have to tell the program which file, disk, or partition you want to work with. Let's begin by examining a ...

Windows 7 hides certain files so that they are not able to be seen when you exploring the files on your computer. The files it hides are typically Windows 7 System files that if tampered with could ...

Switching RSS readers doesn't have to mean losing your carefully curated feed list. Exporting your feeds from Feedly to an OPML file is a straightforward process that ensures a seamless transition to ...