The latest version of Automator (in OS X 10.5 Leopard) has several handy new features. Among the most useful: variables and looping. Unfortunately, unless you’re an experienced scripter, they’re also ...

Convenient though the Mac’s folder structure can be, there may be times when you’ve buried files within so many layers of folders that they’re no longer easy to find or deal with. For instance, you ...

Last week I showed you how to use Automator to make a workflow that took photos from your Mac with an iSight and sent them to your Apple TV. That how-to featured one way of using a variable in ...

My rabbit trail of the day: I have a not-small number of PDF's that I'd like to sort and file. The PDF's have customer name in them, which is what I want to sort on. The workflow(s) work exactly as ...

Now that you've been introduced to Automator, let's let's get into the "nitty-gritty." In the previous Automator post, we learned how to make a workflow that would take photos from your camera, import ...

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 ...

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 ...

Non Stop Mac has posted a blog entry outlining how to use Apple’s Automator utility to backup local files to the Backpack Web service. “Backpack is a powerful web service that offers its users a great ...

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.

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've been manually performing a task on your Mac over and over, you can automate it with Automator and use iCal to schedule when you want the task to run. Apple includes a free copy of Automator ...

Automator is an OS X utility that allows you to construct small applications, or "workflows," that automate repetitive tasks for you. For advanced users, writing scripts to use in Automator can save a ...