Keeping prying eyes from poking around in your more precious apps is always a concern, especially for those of us with nosey friends or kids. Until now, keeping apps private meant hiding them in a ...

I’m a big fan of cloud-storage services like Dropbox and Windows Live SkyDrive, which make it a snap to sync and share your files. However, there’s one limitation I don’t like: To add a folder to your ...

Microsoft’s newly updated SkyDrive is pretty cool, offering cloud-based storage that’s comparable to Dropbox. In fact, some would argue that SkyDrive is even better than Dropbox. But there’s one thing ...

May 7, 2010 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google After installing the small app, you can run it, tell it where your main Dropbox folder is (if necessary), then hit a ...

The more levels of security you have on your Mac, the safer your files will be. This is particularly true if you allow multiple people to use your computer. For your most sensitive files, it's a good ...

Windows only: Freeware application Visual Subst lets you mount any file on your hard drive as a virtual hard drive. That means that you've got quick access to your most oft-used folders—no matter ...

In Windows File Explorer, you might have noticed the different folder layout settings for different folders. Some of the folders have smaller icons, while others are set to a large icon view layout.