As longtime Mac Gems readers have likely deduced, I love keyboard shortcuts. If I can access a function more quickly or more easily, I’m all for it. I’m also a big fan of contextual menu plugins—being ...

One of the least-used but quite powerful tools in Mac OS X is the ability to run contextual menu plug-ins. Contextual menu items are those little programs or accessories that can be installed in ...

In my ongoing quest to make my time more efficient when I’m working on my computer, I’ve accumulated a rogue’s gallery of plugins, scripts, applications and so forth that, at the very least, make me ...

Various issues can appear with contextual menus under Mac OS X 10.4.x, including duplication of items, failure or menus to load, distorted menu text, and more. MacFixIt reader Stephen Schwerdfeger ...

Mac OS X trick: Change contextual menus on your Dock Right-clicking (or Control + clicking) on a Dock icon will bring up a contextual menu with available options for that application or file. This ...

I love contextual menus. In Mac OS X, you find them when you right-click, two-finger-click (on a trackpad) or when you hold down the Control key and click. They're handy in scores of applications and ...

Windows 11 context menus are revamped with a simpler design and common actions shown. Press Shift+right-click to bring back more options; Settings lets you toggle, restore legacy items, and reorder.

Here’s a scenario shared with me recently by a friend: iTunes user: “You know, I’d really like to do [something or other] with iTunes.” Friend: “Sure. Just Control-click on a track, and use the ...

Let’s check out what I think is the most useful new feature first. For document-creation programs like Pages and TextEdit, right-clicking on their Dock icons shows that application’s recent files ...