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 [...]
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. [...]
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 a [...]
