How do we deal with all the info that passes under our fingertips in the digital age? How is it going to change?
I’ve enjoyed tiger, but haven’t scratched the surface of Spotlight or Smart folders:
When I get a bunch of files from a client, I run a quick little Automation or Automator Action or whatever to “tag” the files. Then I set up a Smart Folder to collect all files with those tags, in addition to files containing contact names. I end up with these neat little folders that collect everything related to a project: files, versions, e-mails, vCards, and even bookmarks and typefaces. I used to spend way too much time collecting and organizing files into neat little hierarchies. Now I just dump everything into a “To Be Filed” folder that I clean out once a month. (Spotlight and Smart Folders help here, as well. It takes a few hours once a month to clean up than an hour every couple days or so.) electrospeck