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 ...

While the purpose of the Start menu is to provide convenient access to shortcuts to the programs installed on your computer, you may find that it does not have a particular shortcut you need. One ...

Although some people like to keep a sparse, clutter-free desktop, others may prefer to fill it with shortcuts. Shortcuts are tiny files that point to other files and folders on your hard drive. You'll ...

Google is working on a redesigned keyboard shortcut menu that is easier to use on large screen Android devices like tablets. The revamped menu uses a side navigation rail instead of tabs at the top, ...

January 11, 2008 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Mac OS X tip: Nothing's more heartbreaking to a keyboard lover than discovering that a common application ...

Many programs use their menus to enable or disable a given feature—for instance, Mail has the View -> Organize by Thread option. There are a couple of different ways to show the status of such menu ...

Anyone using a Mac in the workplace knows it’s a productivity powerhouse. Not only do Macs run business staples like Microsoft Office and Google’s suite of online software but, thanks to Apple Silicon ...

Chrome, Edge, and Firefox have a feature that lets you pin the shortcuts to your favorite websites easily to your Windows Taskbar or Start Menu. Whether you are using Windows 11, Windows 10, or any ...

The very cool Windows Keyboard Shortcut of the Day weblog posts a totally new-to-me keyboard shortcut to bring up the right-click context menu in any app: Shift-F10. This keyboard combo will perform ...

OneDrive for Windows has simplified storing and backing up important files to the cloud. The client lets you easily manage your OneDrive account right from the desktop. All you have to do is ...

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has a long list of features that you can access from the main menu. However, to make it even easier for players, the game actually has a Shortcut Menu that gives quick access to ...