Aug 09
Possibly the only commentary on the net in support of the Finder. Thanks for the mention TAUW!
[show notes go here]
Possibly the only commentary on the net in support of the Finder. Thanks for the mention TAUW!
[show notes go here]
August 11th, 2007 at 8:32 am
Great podcast guys. More like this please…and more often would be super.
August 11th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
I liked this show. I am a Quicksilver user, but I really only use it to launch programs. I don’t do all the super-zen stuff that Merlin does.
I’ve also been using PathFinder and liked it, but I’ve felt that there’s a real performance penalty when I use it, so I’ve been thinking about going back to the Finder. With today’s tips, I’m back into the Finder and getting familiar with it again.
Thanks for pointing out the options using Command-J in the Finder. I’ve made my icons and text bigger, so they’re easier to read and grab quickly.
I turn off magnification on the Dock. I don’t like the icons dancing around when I go for them. I made the icons big enough so I can see them and hit them reliably with the mouse.
Keep it up guys…
August 11th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
Nice show guys. I heard you mention finder support for FTP, unfortunately connect to server doesn’t’ support sftp. So, I recommend everyone use the terminal and sftp.
Eric
August 12th, 2007 at 12:45 am
I think folders in dock is a good example of things in the OS which feels like “just almost there”. For example, why can’t you put the folders wherever you like, only near the trash?
Leopard’s improvements in the finder and the stacks in the dock seems great if they works well. In the beta they are a bit rough still.
August 12th, 2007 at 7:20 am
Great podcast guys. I would love it if you released them more frequently! Can’t wait for the upcoming podcast on using Automator.
August 12th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Yet another great show! I agree with others, you need to do these show more often.
August 13th, 2007 at 10:10 am
Great Podcast. Please keep up the good work.
August 13th, 2007 at 10:10 am
Great Podcast. Please keep up the good work.
August 13th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Listening to this podcast I realized a new use for colors label in the finder. You could use the color label in conjunction with the smart folder option and create yourself a “Hot Project” or whatever folder by having a certain color that means “what I’m working on now” and to drop things from the folder just change it’s label.
I’ve never used colors in any functional way, but I think I’m going to start now.
August 14th, 2007 at 10:56 am
Ok well good stuff, but before you all gawk about FTP utilities you need to know that Tiger’s implementation of FTP is read only… However webdav does work nicely if your host supports it.
August 16th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Hey Guys - great job. I’ve been listening to all of the mac break related casts for a while now, and really consider them my favorite stuff to listen to every week. Mac Break Tech is the best because you really get into things. More eps please!
I enjoyed the Finder episode primarily because you have reminded people that you don’t have to endeavor to set things up “perfectly and then leave them there forever.” You’ve encouraged us to use the Finder in a more dynamic, malleable, ad hoc way - if you are going to work on a project for the next couple of days, why not put some of the key folders for that project into your side bar temporarily - or stick a folder into the dock, moving things around and adding and then removing them from the dock or sidebar is a great way to set yourself up to work for a stretch. Nothing is permanent, make it work for you now, and then put it back later.
I posted about your podcast on my blog today, and encouraged people to subscribe. Thought you might like to have a look at Zoom In Online, and my post.
It’s here
http://zoom-in.com/blog/2007/08/rediscover_the_finder_in_mac_os_x
Keep up the great work guys - this is a great show.
August 16th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
Excellent show, John and Ben.
I guess that’s what show notes are for. 
I am not a power user, though due to my linux heritage (co-founded wplug.org) I’d use the command line to rename lots of files. This is probably negating the useful tools John listed, so I’ll check those out. And although I joined the Pixel Corps to extend my skills, I’m still a heavy user of GarageBand for podcasts and iMovie for vidcasts.
Thanks for continually mentioning the keyboard shortcuts, too. I’m still suffering from being a Windows user for 17 years, and need to remember more of those apple-keyboard shortcuts. Similar to the VentureCast with Craig Syverson and David Hornik, I’ll re-listen to this show a couple of times just to catch the minutiae — I’m always driving while listening, so can’t readily write notes.
Just looking forward to Podcamp Pittsburgh 2 this weekend, with a PXC meetup scheduled… Keep up the frightfully interesting shows!
..alex.
August 17th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Very nice review of a lot of the basics you tend to forget. More of the same kind of thing would be great.
One thing that wasn’t mentioned which I found surprising, and what has driven me crazy for years, is the inability to resize a window by grabbing it anywhere along the vertices. Restricting this to the bottom right means lots of mouse work.
Or am I missing something……..?
Ken
August 19th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Another great MBT podcast…can’t wait for that Automator podcast!
August 19th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
awsome show guys! just wanted to give you some positive feedback. I especially liked this Finder episode. keep it up!
August 20th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Agreed with above sentiments… excellent cast! I was working while listening to it, and adjusting my workflow as I went. Lots of great tips and insights.
Can’t wait for the Automator episode. I hope to be able to automate my custom invoice raising procedure (involving a somewhat irrational designers desire to use Illustrator and InDesign)
I know this flies in the face of the idea of living with the finder “out-of-the-box”, but I’ve found the free little Pathsnagger utility useful when I need to tell a colleagues where a file is located when it’s buried deep in a file tree (it copies the unix path to the clipboard) unless you know of an easier way?
August 29th, 2007 at 11:39 am
Hey John!
Scott from the PXC (dread dude) - for renaming stuff, you forgot about applescript!! it’s free and there’s a bunch of cool scripts to add, replace, rename files AND folders. Plus all the other stuff it can do. I have a script called “start of day” that opens all my sites that I use on a regular basis, opens the apps I want, and connects to the shared drives on my network that I need access to.
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