The last few versions of Mac OS X have included a neat feature called the Finder Sidebar, allowing easy access to commonly used files and folders (including the home drive, network shares and the documents folder). In Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard) the sidebar has undergone some rather major changes to help improve usability and address feedback regarding the sidebar. In particular, you can now have greater control over the default items which are displayed in the Sidebar. To display the Sidebar preferences, click on the Finder icon in the Dock and in the “Finder” menu (in the menu bar, at the top of the screen) select “Preferences”. Click the “Sidebar” option and you will see a list of options for what should (and should not) be displayed in the Sidebar.