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Show Hidden Files in Open/Save Dialogs in Snow Leopard

In Snow Leopard, if you want to show otherwise hidden files in Open and Save dialog file lists, just press Command-Shift-period. Pressing it again hides the files.

 

 

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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/25-Sep-06


coconutWiFi Reveals Nearby Networks, Status -- This helpful menu bar addition lets you see nearby wireless networks, but does it slow down your connection? (1 message)


Crossing platforms with PowerPoint -- A PowerPoint presentation originally created on a Mac hits snags when run from a Windows laptop, traced back to the way PowerPoint converts image file formats. (3 messages)


Problems with Image Capture -- A reader notes troubles with Apple's original digital-image acquisition utility under Mac OS X 10.4. (2 messages)


Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 -- Adobe's announcement of Creative Suite 2.3, which will include Dreamweaver, leads to a discussion of what a modern Web design application should do. (8 messages)


HD program eraser for Mac? What's the best way to ensure that files are permanently erased from your hard drive? (8 messages)

 

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