When you double-click on a file in Windows, it will automatically open a default program that is configured to manage these types of files. It is common, though, want or need to use a different ...

Bash is fairly easy to install, but using it is another matter. Here are some commands to help IT pros dip their toes in Bash. I have written quite a bit lately about the Bash shell that exists within ...

Last week, after another round of relying on several File Explorer windows, I decided to try something different. I tried out ...

The Bash Terminal shell in OS X (or other Unix-like systems, for that matter) contains a history feature that can be quite useful. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac user for the past ...

Microsoft Access, available as part of Microsoft Office, allows business owners to manage their databases and develop software applications. Prior to 2007, Access saved certain database information in ...

You can open or import a surprising number of file formats into Microsoft Word. Not to be confused with file formatting, which—in most programs—refers to the design of a page, file formats are little ...

Here are some I thought of:<BR><BR>stat: compare with date (this is tough because the output of stat or date is not comparable by default)<BR><BR>ls: compare file size with old known size (doesn't ...

In 2022, Microsoft finally upgraded Windows 11's File Explorer with tabs support. However, the app lacks many basic features, such as moving a tab out of the window, combining tabs, or starting File ...