Renaming files in OS X is as easy as selecting them and pressing Return; however, if you regularly rename many files then you might benefit from setting up a rename workflow in Automator. Topher ...

If you ever find yourself needing to rename several files at once, Mac OS comes with several inbuilt options for getting the job done. Taylor Martin has covered technology online for over six years.

The downloads folder on a Mac can get pretty messy, but MacWorld shows off an automator script that automatically keeps that folder organized and clean. Chances are that the bulk of your downloads ...

A few weeks ago, while I was preparing my coverage of Apple’s Q2 2013 earnings call, I grew tired of my system to resize and rename images on OS X, so I rebuilt it from scratch using Automator, Name ...

The Automator app on Mac can be used to automate a wide variety of tasks to avoid mundane routine and save some time. For instance, you can use it to create a service to perform actions like rename ...

Like all good Automator workflows, this one is hatched from something I find to be an annoyance. I download a lot of files—disk images, songs, pictures, and books. All of them go into the Downloads ...

I work with a lot of content. Between my writing-heavy day job, freelance side hustle as a lifestyle journalist, and amateur photography hobby, I handle a lot of files. Word docs, JPGs, PDFs, PNGs — ...

This week's post is for all those Mac app developers out there. If you're not an app developer yet, it's a new year, and I'm sure becoming an app developer is at at the top of your resolution list. In ...

I recently switched to Mac OS X as my primary desktop operating system after spending over a decade on Linux. Although Apple’s operating system supplies practically all of the command line tools I ...

We are all human. And as humans, we sometimes focus far too much on today and think very little about tomorrow. When it comes to your Mac’s work environment, that kind of thinking can lead to data ...

OS X: Google Drive is finally here, promising awesome Dropbox-like online storage and file syncing—but also the same security and privacy caveats that come with storing information on cloud servers.

From downloading different files and folders to taking multiple screenshots, your Mac can quickly become cluttered, but it’s ...