Mac 101: Search by color label

@BillNace
You could do this with Hazel

Is there a way to automatically apply a label color to files of a certain type? I'd like all my PDFs to be red, automatically (for instance). Ideally, I could set something up that would do it as soon as the file is created. But, I'd settle for something I could run as a cron job. . .

If anyone needs to find files by label in an Automator workflow, I've written an action that can do that: http://mikepiontek.com/journal/mac/new-automator-actions-for-the-web-beta.html

Is there a shortcut for applying color tags? Found nothing... I don't like to rightklick all the time. There must be something...

I wish there was a way to color label folders (mailboxes) in the application, Mail. I have about 50 mail folders and often wish I could color code them. Is there a way to do this?

I have been doing this for quite a while and even wrote up a detailed implementation on my site: http://www.jamiephelps.com/all/dynamic-digital-organization

I wish there was a way to color label folders (mailboxes) in the application, Mail. I have about 50 mail folders and often wish I could color code them. Is there a way to do this?

After switching from a PC to my new MacBook, I had a lot of files that I wanted to reorganize, and a lot of files that I didn't. Instead of having to remember which files I needed to go back and look at, I went through and labeled everything that needed organizing with a red label, and then I made a smart folder called "To Be Organized" that searches the computer and only shows files with red labels. I put the smart folder in my Finder sidebar along with the other smart folders like "All Documents", etc., so now I have a running list of everything in my computer that needs organized. Once I fix the files, I remove the red label, and voila, I no longer see them in my To Be Organized folder. Basically, smart folders plus labeling is awesome.

There's also a handy AppleScript to colorize your audio files based on their file type.
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=colorfilelabelsoftracks

Not sure how my email got displayed, but if someone could delete it, I'd appreciate it.