When you are working with an item on your Mac, such as a file, folder or mounted drive, you can create an alias to it that does not contain the word "alias." All new Macs running the OS X operating ...

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Apple has long provided the ability to create desktop aliases in macOS by Command-Option dragging. Here's how to do it from the macOS Dock. Given most macOS desktop items such as files, apps, disk ...

Q: How are Gmail aliases used? A: Email is an essential part of digital life, but if you only use one address for everything you do, your inbox can become overwhelming and difficult to feel like you ...

If you need regular access to a specific pane in System Preferences, you can get there quicker by creating an alias. Reader eytanbiala shows us how. I tend to turn Internet Sharing on and off a lot, ...

Microsoft’s Outlook.com isn’t anywhere near as tweakable as Gmail, but one great thing Outlook.com does offer is email aliases—multiple, independent email addresses belonging to a single account. Why ...

Every so often, you make a discovery that throws the world as you know it into disarray. My latest foray into the Twilight Zone came when I found that it is now possible to create aliases to apps in ...

In PowerShell, an alias is a handy shortcut or command alternative. For example, instead of typing Get-ChildItem, you can type ls or dir. Aliases can act as a transition from other shells to ...