[iyn]

I'm new to the OS X: what do you use instead then? Is there a good alternative to Finder?

[tim333]

Dunno if they replace Finder but I find http://www.mucommander.com/ and http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/30073/find-file handy. Both free.

[duaneb]

There's Path Finder, but the Finder is pretty central to OS X, so it's going to have its rough edges.

However, Spotlight + unix + the dock does wonders for avoiding needing to browse at all.