Thoughtful, detailed coverage of the Mac, iPhone, and iPad, plus the best-selling Take Control ebooks.

 

 

 

 

TidBITS Watchlist
 
Set Per-Folder Views in the Finder

Tired of navigating to a particular folder and having to switch to List View every time? With Finder in Leopard, you can set viewing preference for each individual folder. Just navigate to it, and set the view the way you want (Column, List, Icon, or Cover Flow). Then choose View > Show View Options (Command-J) and in the window that appears, select the Always Open In... checkbox.

Share your own tip! | Search TipBITS

 

 

Published in TidBITS 766.
Subscribe to our weekly email edition.

 

 
14 Feb 2005 | Print Printer-Friendly Version of This Article

Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/14-Feb-05

by TidBITS Staff Send Email to Author

Send Article to a Friend

The second URL below each thread description points to the discussion on our Web Crossing server, which will be much faster.

Comparison of Macintosh eBay tools -- Prompted by our DealBITS Drawing for iwascoding.com's GarageSale, readers suggest other tools for working with eBay auctions. (5 messages)

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2469>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/327>

Flickr: The next big thing? Is the Flickr photo-sharing service the next best thing since digital cameras? Or is it just a fad? (3 messages)

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2468>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/326>

Recording with Microsoft Office -- Microsoft Word 2004's NoteBook feature includes the capability to record audio notes. What microphones, aside from the PowerBook's lackluster built-in mic, work well for recording these notes? (5 messages)

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2466>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/324>

Searching for Apple's generic "apps" -- Apple's generic application names, such as Mail and Pages, make it difficult to search for application-specific information on the Internet. Readers contribute a few solutions. (6 messages)

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2464>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/322>

 

THE MISSING SYNC FOR ANDROID: Sync with iTunes, Address Book,
iCal, iPhoto and other Mac applications. Supports HTC EVO,
Motorola Droid, Droid X, Droid 2, Google Nexus One and many
other phones. <http://www.markspace.com/bits>