When you are working with an item on your Mac, such as a file, folder or mounted drive, you can create an alias to it that does not contain the word "alias." All new Macs running the OS X operating ...

Apple has long provided the ability to create desktop aliases in macOS by Command-Option dragging. Here's how to do it from the macOS Dock. Given most macOS desktop items such as files, apps, disk ...

One of the most common arguments against Linux as a whole is that it’s an operating system that relies heavily on the command-line, and thus it’s not for the novice user. Years ago, I wouldn’t have ...

If you need regular access to a specific pane in System Preferences, you can get there quicker by creating an alias. Reader eytanbiala shows us how. I tend to turn Internet Sharing on and off a lot, ...

Now I can type "d" at a command prompt and Get-ChildItem will run. Using aliases makes working with PowerShell interactively much easier and more efficient -- although I still recommend using full ...