In Mac OS X, Apple provides access to recently accessed items through the Apple menu's "Recent Items" submenu. This list keeps track of recently accessed documents, servers, and applications that can ...

When using your Mac, it’s common to open files you previously worked with. This obvious workflow trait is what led Apple, many years ago, to add an Open Recent submenu to application File menus, as ...

One of the built-in services Apple offers application developers in OS X is a method for listing recent documents that have been opened by that particular application. When implemented, you will see ...

Image Credit: Bandai Namco and FromSoftware via Iron Pineapple on X/Twitter While you might assume the option to turn on the Recent Items tab is in the Inventory menu, it’s actually in the Display ...

Last week in Mac Basics we showed how to launch apps automatically at startup. On a related note, there’s a way to quickly access apps, files, and servers you’ve recently used. Under the Apple menu, ...

Elden Ring’s big DLC-prep update added a handful of new features that are actually available for all players, not just those jumping into the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC expansion. You might’ve already ...

Continuing our recent how-to focus on customizing the macOS Dock, in this article we're going to share with you a method for adding a recent or favorite items stack to the right of the Dock divider.

Sometimes, when using the Recent Items feature of the Apple menu, you might like to find a specific file or app without opening it. Maybe you just want to find it, and then copy it or move it to a ...

I had previously used the "Open Recent" in various Mac OS X programs. However, the rate at which I open files vastly outnumbers the available slot space that the OS provides by default (which is 10).

The old rainbow Apple menu had a function that let you find recent documents, along with the ability to place folders in it for quick and easy access. This was replaced in Mac OS X with stacks, a ...

Even with hundreds of “What’s New in SharePoint 2016” articles on the internet, one cool feature seems to not have gotten any love. This feature is called “Recently Shared Items” or simply “RSI.” ...

This week, I’ve been looking at a few productivity enhancers built directly into Windows 7, with the aim of making life a little easier for people who work with tons of files on a daily basis. On ...