The "Open With..." option in the Finder's contextual menus may show duplicate entries or not snow applications that should be there. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac user for the ...

As longtime Mac Gems readers have likely deduced, I love keyboard shortcuts. If I can access a function more quickly or more easily, I’m all for it. I’m also a big fan of contextual menu plugins—being ...

In my ongoing quest to make my time more efficient when I’m working on my computer, I’ve accumulated a rogue’s gallery of plugins, scripts, applications and so forth that, at the very least, make me ...

Tech Computing Mac OS X trick: Change contextual menus on your Dock Right-clicking (or Control + clicking) on a Dock icon will bring up a contextual menu with available options for that application or ...

I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve never heard of Finder Sync Extensions. I haven’t run across many apps other than Dropbox and HoudahSpot that support the feature. Finder extensions allow third-party ...

On iPhone and iPad, a long press (also known as a press-and-hold) gesture will often initiate a different action in an app that isn't immediately obvious, such as revealing an icon's contextual menu.

I love contextual menus. In Mac OS X, you find them when you right-click, two-finger-click (on a trackpad) or when you hold down the Control key and click. They're handy in scores of applications and ...

I'd like to clean up my contextual menus; some apps I rarely use have entries in contectual menus (primarily for graphics/image files). Is this info stored in a plist somewhere?<BR><BR>On a related ...

Here’s a scenario shared with me recently by a friend: iTunes user: “You know, I’d really like to do [something or other] with iTunes.” Friend: “Sure. Just Control-click on a track, and use the ...

If you've made good use of your Mac's "Open With" contextual menu, you've probably noticed it can get a bit cluttered with duplicates. Fortunately, there's an easy trick to tidy things up. When this ...