Finer Things in Mac

OS X’s Finder makes it easy to collect your favorite stuff for easy access. Give these shortcuts a try:

• ⌘-T will add the currently selected app or file to the sidebar on the left
• ⌘-⇧-T will add apps to the left side of your Dock, and files to the right side

Note: if you don’t see a sidebar or a toolbar at the top of your Finder window, hit ⌘-⌥-T (View > Hide Toolbar) to show them.

You can also drag just about anything to the toolbar at the top of your Finder window, though I haven’t been able to find a keyboard shortcut for that.

If you try to drag a running app that is marked to “Keep in Dock” out of Snow Leopard’s Dock, the icon will simply snap back to its place. However, after you quit the app, its icon will disappear from the Dock.

Compatibility: This was discovered on Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.7. Commenter Tavi says it works in 10.5 as well.