Mac users are spoiled when it comes to searching their computers. Macs have Spotlight search built-in, which they can use to open apps, search for files, perform calculations, and search the web.

To run the Command Prompt, as an Administrator, from Windows Search Box, simply type the command line in the Start menu. Then, hold the Shift and Ctrl keys, and hit Enter. In Windows 11/10, certain ...

The most obvious is undoubtedly the find command, and find has become easier to use than it was years ago. It used to require a starting location for your search, but these days, you can also use find ...

The fd program is an alternative to find, which can search the file system using various patterns. It has many options to support a wide range of use cases, making it easy to find any type of file, ...

A new PowerToys update has fixed a Command Palette Web Search bug which would ignore your default browser and use Edge. Command Palette is like macOS's Spotlight ...

Code sharing giant GitHub has taken the wraps off a new search bar that's much more than just a search bar – it's a command-line interface for navigating the website. The new features are clearly ...

One of the things I love about OS X is the consistency in the interface. Consider File -> Open (Command-O), Edit -> Copy (Command-C), and File -> Print (Command-P). It doesn’t matter what application ...

MS-DOS or Microsoft Disk Operating System was the dominant operating system for Personal Computer throughout the 80s. MS-DOS is a non-graphical command line operating system. MS-DOS allows the user to ...

Maggie Appleton (via Michael Tsai) has written about one of the UI trends I’ve seen pop up more and more lately, and which we mentioned on AppStories several times over the past year: the so-called ...