Sharing files between a Mac and a Linux machine isn’t complicated. You can do it easily and securely, using practical tools and methods designed for seamless cross-platform sharing.

There are thousands of open source tools available for the Mac, some built for the Mac alone and others that are translations of software created for other operating systems.

Apple's Preview application can open entire folders of images, but this feature should be used cautiously.

Mac OS X calls these special types of folder bundles and displays them as though they were a single file.<BR><BR>Since PCs don't understand bundles you see the folder with its contents.

You can unzip a file on a Mac by double-clicking on it, or by right-clicking and selecting "Open." The unzipped file will expand its content into a folder on your desktop. If you have a RAR file ...

MacFixIt reader Brian Poppe reports an issue that has been confirmed by other readers where Mac OS 9 clients fail to properly access files stored on a Mac OS X Server 10.4.x system despite ...

When you open a RAR file on your Mac, it will turn into a folder where you can access all of the decompressed files. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.