Tag Archives: OS

Renaming and moving files from within apps in Mavericks

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Aleh Cherp

I have previously written about Mountain Lion’s mini-revolution of renaming and moving files from within apps. Well, Mavericks went further. All you need to do now is to click on the file name at the top of the page and … Continue reading →

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OS X Mavericks and OpenMeta tags

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Aleh Cherp

I have been checking Mavericks ability to handle OpenMeta tags which are essential for organizing academic reference files. I really hoped that the tags integrated in OS X would be compatible with my existing tagging system. At the moment I have … Continue reading →

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Custom keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Word for Mac

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Aleh Cherp

Despite alternatives to Microsoft Word it is not possible to completely avoid using it in academic work on a Mac. If you have to edit texts in MS Word you might as well do it smoothly and efficiently, save time and … Continue reading →

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Mountain Lion’s mini-revolution: renaming and moving without closing files

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Aleh Cherp

A nightmare had followed me for decades on both PCs and Mac. I am working on a file and decide that it should be called differently or be placed in a different folder. So I switch to Finder/Explorer, look for … Continue reading →

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