You can access the File Inspector, a Quicklook style version of the Get Info command, by highlighting any file and then hitting the Command+Option+i keys, this is very useful because it allows you to select other files and pull up data about them upon click/selection rather than opening another Get Info window. This behaves very much like QuickLook, and the window will close if you select the desktop rather than an icon, or it loses the focus. Very useful, try it out!

Note: another way to access the File Inspector is by holding down the Option key and right-clicking on an icon, in place of “Get Info” will be “Show Inspector.”

If you’ve ever needed to get music off of your iPod or iPhone and onto a different machine, then you’ll know it’s not always as easy as you’d like it to be. Let’s say you got a new computer or lost your old one, but still have your iPhone or iPod with music files on it. Because the iPod/iPhone is attached to the old computer’s ID, you can’t just hook up the iPod to a new computer and expect to be able to get the files off. So how do you get music, pictures, and videos off of the iPhone or iPod? My personal choice is to use the easy, and free (for Mac users at least) Pod to Mac software, it’s no frills but easy enough to use and reliable.

Update: Pod to Mac was freeware, but now the developer is charging for Mac versions of the application on their site, you can still download the free version on BrotherSoft.com and possibly CNET

Pod to Mac developer
Download Pod to Mac (free for Mac users)
Download Pod to Mac for free via BrotherSoft

You can also transfer music files that you purchased through iTunes using iTunes itself, and if you’re feeling a bit more adventurous you can get music, videos, and whatever else off your iPod using just the Finder. The Finder method doesn’t work with the iPhone or iPod Touch though, so don’t bother if you’re using one of those. Instead of covering the iTunes or Finder methods myself, I’ll point our a nice how-to guide on Endgadget, check it out here:

Engadget: How to get music videos and photos off your iPod

When you go to change the file extension in Mac OS X you will get a dialog box notifying you that by changing a file type it may open in another application. Chances are if you are changing the file extension deliberately, you did this intentionally. You can quickly accept this file type extension change by hitting Command+U when the dialogue box pops up.

This appears to be Snow Leopard only, but I do not have access to an older Mac OS X to test.

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Happy New Year to all of you from the writers of OS X Daily! It’ll likely be a slow day around here, but here are some of the more popular posts of 2009 to keep you busy for now:

Install Snow Leopard from an External Firewire or USB Hard Drive / How to Upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6 without a DVD Drive

How to fix dropped Wireless Airport Connection Problems in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

Run Internet Explorer 6 in Mac OS X

Make your own custom iPhone Ringtone for Free using iTunes

Creating a Hackintosh: Installing Mac OS X on Netbooks

The Ultimate Resource for Building a Hackintosh Netbook or Desktop

What’s going to be popular in 2010? What should be? Do you have any Mac new years resolutions or ideas? Let us know!

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