Poll Preview: The Benefits of Unix -- Last week's article by Chris Pepper - and this week's concluding article - highlight the Unix underpinnings of Mac OS X, as well as how they relate to what we'll see on our Macintosh screens and to the rest of the Unix community. However, moving from a proprietary operating system (the existing Mac OS) to a Unix-based operating system is a major move for Apple, and we're curious much you think this change will impact you when Mac OS X ships next year. Will Mac OS X offer the best of both worlds for you - the power of Unix with the ease of the Macintosh? Do you think you'll mainly use Mac OS X software, but occasionally delve into Unix? Does Unix benefit you indirectly through increased stability, protected memory, and improved performance? Or is Mac OS X's Unix core a major problem for you because hardware or software you require may not be compatible with Mac OS X or accessible from the Classic Mac OS environment? Vote today on our home page! [GD]
Thoughtful, detailed coverage of the Mac, iPhone, and iPad, plus the best-selling Take Control ebooks.
Copy Existing Filename to 'Save As' Field
While many utilities provide file naming automation, they're mostly overkill for those cases when you need to make small variations in file content while ensuring the documents group together in a "by name" list.
In the Save As dialog, the default name is the current document name. You can quickly change this to match any existing file.
1. Make the list of files the active element.
2. Click on a grayed-out filename, which momentarily turns black.
3. The Save As field now contains the filename you just clicked.
You can modify the name (adding, say, "version 3") or overwrite that existing file you clicked.
Submitted by
Jesse the K
Published in TidBITS 559.
Subscribe to our weekly email edition.
- 2000 Holiday Hiatus
- Poll Results: On Releases and Announcements
- Virtual PC 4.0 Improves Performance, Ease of Use
- Digital Cameras 2000
- Unix Coming to a Mac Near You, Part 2
Poll Preview: The Benefits of Unix
by Geoff Duncan 
Transporter: 100% private peer-to-peer storage is likeDropbox, except your documents are never stored in the cloud.
Three options: No drive ($199), 1 TB ($299), or 2 TB ($399), but…
Save 10% with code “tidbits” <http://www.filetransporterstore.com/>