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On the web, we’ve been tagging everything for at least a couple of years now.
We tag bookmarks, photos, applications, blog posts, and on and on and on. I’ve written at length about streamlined ways to tag files within OS X, and lauded the fantastic Default Folder X from St Clair Software for their [...]

I normally avoid anything that looks like tech support in my entries here, but this may verge on an exception. Bear with me, and I’ll explain.
I rebooted my Macbook Pro about four days ago, and lo, to my surprise, the icon for my boot drive had vanished. I was, too say the [...]

I’ve written at length about putting metadata to good use on OS X. There are many benefits to ‘tagging’ files, but topping the list are probably quick retrieval of files, and more intelligent storage methodologies. But the features I’ve put together on the topic have been aimed a little more at the advanced [...]

As I was just about finished recording my latest screencast tonight, I got an uninvited (at least while in the middle of a screencast recording) notice that St Claire Software’s Default Folder X has an update available. This of course is a great thing, as I love this utility for the way it adds [...]

I think we’ve covered a lot of ground in the past 4 weeks, talking about Metadata in OS X. While it’s clearly a large step in a new direction, attacking that new way of thinking can really pay dividends as you hone that system to your own needs. In this wrap-up post about [...]

The Metadata Screecast that I posted yesterday generated enough questions that I felt it necessary to address them in a post, rather than a HUGE comment, buried at the end of the comments. So here it is. Each Answer references the number of the comment it relates to.
I will continue to update this [...]

A dead drive created a minor slow-down in getting this out, but an extra drive and a quickly restored backup and I’m back in action. (Along these lines, an answer to a question: The tags – Spotlight Comments – do in fact survive backups and such. Everything’s in perfect order post-backup/restore.) [...]

Last week I began talking about using metadata effectively in OS X. I think I stirred the honey pot a bit by leaving things hanging – eg, not explaining my process – but felt it would be better organized and prepared in a series of posts. So here we are with Part Deux.
Q [...]

A Long Time In The Making
Not quite a year ago I wrote a feature on LifeHacker talking about the use of Metadata in place of a folder-based organization scheme. Since then I’ve received many emails and inquiries asking for more on the subject. Inevitably I’ve responded with short answers and the promise of [...]

My man Raz asked some questions about how to tag your files for use with Spotlight. I don’t believe there’s truly a right or wrong way to do it. (Except for the way I do it. That way being the right one of course…) Here are some ideas that hopefully will [...]