I recently borrowed a Windows laptop from a friend. When I booted up the system, there was a system update. That’s fine because it’s Windows; the update took two hours and 45 minutes to complete. Once ...

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Sometimes you just need a little extra oomph when it comes to managing files—perhaps you often need to adjust timestamps on your digital photos, or you lock files to help prevent them from getting ...

The often overlooked Xcode FileMerge app lets you spot what's changed between two files. Here's how to spot the differences using the tool. Most developers of Apple software are familiar with Apple's ...

Auslogics Duplicate File Finder provides a simple and easy way to get rid of duplicate files. It’s not the most full-featured program of its type, but it’s as good as any of the freebies. Duplicate ...

A Better Finder Rename is a tool akin to a sledgehammer for file name changes on the Mac, but used precisely, sometimes a big hammer is what you need. We've all got all those photos that like ...