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AppleScript: Exploring the power of Folder Actions, part I
Welcome to Part I of this mini AppleScript feature on creating useful folder actions. We'll have more posts on this topic coming up, but for now, let's introduce what a folder action is. Have you ever wanted to just drop a file into a folder and have ...
Getting started with Folder Actions
I'm
finding myself spending more and more time at Apple.com/pro, as there are some truly useful tips for getting things
done in OS X. Take this tip for example, that C.K. just sent my way: Adding Automation Through Folder Actions. Y'know ...
AppleScript: Exploring the power of Folder Actions, part III
So far in this AppleScript feature we've covered what folder actions are and how to create them. In this AppleScript post, I'm going to tell you how to create your own custom scripts and add them to your folder actions list. If you work with file ...
AppleScript: Exploring the power of Folder Actions, part II
In the last AppleScript post, I mentioned some of the useful ways to create Folder Actions, and showed you how to use one of the built-in scripts to perform a pretty useful action. In this AppleScript post, we'll dive into the built-in scripts in ...
New to Mac / Switcher Tips: Folder Replacing in Windows vs. Mac
This is a good warning and tip from John Gruber of
Daring Fireball about “Replace” for switchers:”In the Finder, when you
replace one folder with another, the old folder is deleted. On Windows, the two folders are merged. (For ...
Folder Action Initiated Automatic Backup of Flash Drive on Mount
Constantinos had a problem that I suspect some other folks have as well. He stores data on flash drives which he carries around between multiple Macs and after losing one of his drives he wanted to work up some kind of automated backup plan. His ...
TUAW Tip: Quickly reveal enclosing folders in Spotlight
I don't know whether it's just me, but the one thing that I've always felt was lacking from Spotlight was the ability to quickly and easily reveal the enclosing folder for search results. It was never a major problem, but on the rare occasion when I ...
Friday Favorite: FolderGlance
FolderGlance 2.55, for Snow Leopard only, is a very useful preference pane that adds a number of additions to the Finder. The simplest and most basic thing it does is to add an expanded contextual menu to any folder when the folder is right (or ...
Gallery: iTunes Ringtones Gallery
Delving into the iPhone's DCIM folder
Today, Dave Caolo discovered what happens when your iPhone camera rolls past picture number 99999 (or so). As he and other Apple users have found, a picture count that goes too high can lead to unforseen errors. Human sacrifice. Dogs and cats living ...
Easy project folder setup with Client Folder Maker
Client
Folder Maker (CFM) is a handy applescript applet for those of you who repeatedly have to create standard folder
structures for any kind of projects such as websites or design proofs for clients. The applet offers a simple UI for
essentially ...
First Look: Renamed Renamer renames files and folders
It's not often that I get to write such a delightfully alliterative title to a post. Philipp Mayerhofer, C.O.O. of Dare to be Creative, sent along a note this morning mentioning that his company's file renaming powerhouse had not only been renamed, ...
Create custom folders with FolderBrander
Here's a good idea.
We all know that the Finder will let us put references to folders in both the Dock and Finder window sidebars. However,
a row of generic folders in the Dock looks just like that...a row of generic folders. How do you know which ...
Hey Folders! adds colored folders to Finder
Hey Folders! is a handy utility from the maker of Mail.Appetizer that extends the Finder's colored label feature to labeled folders themselves. As you can see, the entire folder icon takes on the color of the label, though files (fortunately) do not ...
Default Folder X adds Snow Leopard Support
One of my favorite little utilities has been updated to fully support Mac OS X 10.6.1. Default Folder X makes it easy to navigate when both saving and opening files, and it has saved me constant hours of prowling around for folders where I save and ...
