Show ALL files including the ones that start with periods?

Hello.
Is there a way to show ALL and access files in updated Mac OS X (10.5.8 and 10.8.3)'s Finder without going to Terminal (ls -all)? The reason is why I need to recover older backup copies from Time Machine, but I cannot figure out how to tell their Finders to show these .filenames files in my home directories/folders.
Thank you in advance.

http://appducate.com/2013/01/how-to-show-hidden-files-folders-on-your-mac/
http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/os-x/quick-tip-revealing-hidden-files-in-os-x/

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