View Hidden Folders in Mac OSX Finder

In a previous article (Show Hidden Files in Mac OS X Finder) Craig described how to change your Finder settings to always view all the hidden files on your system. If you would rather not leave them visible, then here’s a simple way to get to hidden directories when you need to.

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Quick Tip: Mac Mail Reply Quote

In Mac Mail, when replying to an e-mail, the default action is for it to quote the entire e-mail that you are replying to.  If you want to quote only part of the e-mail in your reply, then the fastest way is to highlight that portion of the e-mail in the original e-mail, BEFORE hitting the reply key.

Show Hidden Files in Mac OS X Finder

For any of you power-users moving from Windows to MacOS X behind me, another thing you’ll want to know is how to get the Finder to show hidden files (those that begin with a period).  Continue Reading »

Rules for Buying a Laptop (Savings Tips)

My sister-in-law wants advice on buying a new laptop. For what they’re worth, here are my pearls of wisdom for saving money and headaches, and for getting the most bang for the buck.
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From Windows to Mac: A Home Run

I had no idea how ingrained it was for me to hit the Home and End keys, expecting them to take me to the beginning or the end of the line, respectively, until I tried to work on my new Mac. There, the default behavior for Home & End is to go to the top or bottom of the document. Ugh! Fortunately, I didn’t have to live with that bad behavior long.
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Quick Link: Selenium for Testing Websites

I was recently asked, “Have you worked with any HTML automation testing tools that you feel good about recommending? I’ve worked with Winrunner. It was OK, but it had some quirks.”

My answer was to definitely check out Selenium (http://www.openqa.org/selenium/). It’s a javascript-based runner that’s really easy to set up and explain to non-techies.
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