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This system tip comes from MacMod reader Brad. Sometimes you want to restart the Finder, usually make some sort of change take effect. Woudn't if be nice if the option to "quit" the finder were as accessible as it is in a standard program? The good news is that enabling this option is easier than you think.
Go to Applications -> Utilities -> open the Terminal
Type, copy or paste the following:
defaults write com.apple.Finder QuitMenuItem 1
This will take effect the next time the Finder loads up. You can do this by going to the Apple Menu, choosing Force Quit and in the box, select Finder and click Relaunch.
To revert back, put the same string into the Terminal but with a 0 instead of 1.
This won't have any effect on open programs, the Dock, the menu bar or your desktop background. And when the Finder is back up and running all current open windows will be in the same state.
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