Comments on: Macs for Beginners: Migrating from Windows Explorer to OS X Finder http://smokingapples.com/software/tutorials/mac-finder-windows-explorer/ Sun, 25 Mar 2012 05:12:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ObamaPacman http://smokingapples.com/software/tutorials/mac-finder-windows-explorer/#comment-9719 ObamaPacman Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:40:00 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=13497#comment-9719 The separation of files and folder in windows is not useful in windows if you to sort by latest file. Perhaps that's why Windows users don't really sort their files besides memorizing whether it's a file or folder and where it is. The separation of files and folder in windows is not useful in windows if you to sort by latest file. Perhaps that’s why Windows users don’t really sort their files besides memorizing whether it’s a file or folder and where it is.

]]> By: hugo http://smokingapples.com/software/tutorials/mac-finder-windows-explorer/#comment-9485 hugo Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:44:14 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=13497#comment-9485 If you like ‘list-column’ view like in windows, where you have rows of files in columns, there is actually an option to do this in Finder: - set view to "as Icons" (Command-1) - bring up the View Options pane (Command-J) - set Icon size to 16x16 - set Label position to Right Items are arranged horizontally, which is slightly different to Explorer, but they are now in columns, which allows you to see more items at the same time. If you like ‘list-column’ view like in windows, where you have rows of files in columns, there is actually an option to do this in Finder:
- set view to “as Icons” (Command-1)
- bring up the View Options pane (Command-J)
- set Icon size to 16×16
- set Label position to Right

Items are arranged horizontally, which is slightly different to Explorer, but they are now in columns, which allows you to see more items at the same time.

]]> By: fellowweb http://smokingapples.com/software/tutorials/mac-finder-windows-explorer/#comment-9303 fellowweb Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:43:32 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=13497#comment-9303 Wonderful article! It will be of great help to me when explaining Finder to my parents who recently made the switch. Thank you! Wonderful article! It will be of great help to me when explaining Finder to my parents who recently made the switch. Thank you!

]]> By: Sayam Aggarwal http://smokingapples.com/software/tutorials/mac-finder-windows-explorer/#comment-9294 Sayam Aggarwal Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:16:01 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=13497#comment-9294 I use a free application called 'RightZoom', which allows me to have the normal Maximize behavior back in all other applications, except for iTunes where the green button is used for switching between normal mode and mini player I use a free application called ‘RightZoom’, which allows me to have the normal Maximize behavior back in all other applications, except for iTunes where the green button is used for switching between normal mode and mini player

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