I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal When you’re active application is the Finder then check out these shortcuts: Command-N opens a new finder window Command-Shift-N creates a new folder in the active folder of your finder Command-W closes a window Command-Shift-W closes all the windows (if you have more than one open) Command-Shift-Escape Command-E ejects a disk or mounted volume Command-Tab switches to the previous application Command-Shift-Tab switch to the next application Command-Shift-Delete trashes an item Command-Shift-Option-Delete empties the trash without a warning dialog