Android typically plays nice with file manager apps, but Google’s never made their own for the platform. With Android 6.0, that changes. There is now a (very) basic file manager built right into ...

Do you know how many file types Chrome, Firefox, Safari et al can handle? It’s probably more than you think, and if you need to quickly view a file—be it a PDF, MP3 or photo—then you can use your Web ...

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Microsoft's ubiquitous spreadsheet application, Excel, is a useful tool for small and large businesses alike. However, the Excel format is proprietary and some software applications aren't able to ...

And one final great grep feature: recursive search. Running “grep -r pattern” will search all files within your current ...

Tax season is here and if you haven't filed your taxes yet it's time to get your paperwork in order. But are you unsure of what paperwork is needed to file taxes? Do you even know what a 1099 form is?

You are not alone. In fact, I was pretty confused by file permissions for a long time, but it’s actually very simple! Here’s why you should care, and how to understand the permissions that keep your ...

For Mac users in small businesses, or even on home networks, one issue arises when they want to find an efficient way to share files—how to set up a Mac as a shared file server for a workgroup so that ...