Show the Size of Selected Files on Mac OS X

Here’s a quick tip to show the file size of selected files/folders.  Generally the status bar of the Finder windows shows the count of selected files and the available hard drive space, but doesn’t show the file size.  On a single file you can right-click the file and select ‘Get Info’ (Apple/Command+i) which will pop-up the ‘Get Info’ floating window, but this is no good for multiple file selection.

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Change a file’s creation/modified date on Mac OS X

This is a very simple guide on how to change a file’s creation date or last modified date attributes on Mac OS X.  Based on Snow Leopard 10.6, this should work on previous versions of Mac OS X.

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Resizing columns in OS X finder

The Finder’s column view is a very useful way to navigate through your folders and help you find the document you’re looking for quickly.  You can switch to it from either the icon or list views by using the Option-3 keyboard shortcut.

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