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 ...

PDF is a wonderful format for reading documents, but once you move beyond reading, things can get complicated in a hurry. Thankfully, useful tools for working with PDF files are built into Automator, ...

I recently switched to Mac OS X as my primary desktop operating system after spending over a decade on Linux. Although Apple's operating system supplies practically all of the command line tools I ...

Automated Workflows today announced the availability of the “Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator,” written by Benjamin S. Waldie, president of the company. “The “Mac OS X Technology Guide to ...

Mac power users love to play with scripting and automation. If there's something that's repetitive that needs to be done, it's a lot easier just to either use Automator to automate the process or ...

For today’s tip, I’m going to show you how to use Automator to write a very simple backup utility—you’ll be able to compress and copy a given folder with a single mouse click. While not an ideal ...

The Automator application in OS X is a feature that many people use to modify documents in a folder, or perform other routine actions such as synchronizing items in a folder with those in another ...

Even if you're not a programmer, you can easily create tiny, time-saving applications that breeze through repetitive tasks—renaming large groups of files, executing terminal commands, and much ...

If you own a Mac computer, chances are you’ve seen the Services menu around the operating system. Often if you check to see what’s in there, it’s empty. Apple has actually included a tool within OS X ...

Longtime Macintosh vendor Bare Bones Software Inc. on Thursday announced support for the new Mac OS X “Tiger” with the release of BBEdit 8.2. The update to the popular text- and code-editing ...

With every Mac sold comes a powerful little app called Automator. By using a drag-and-drop user interface, this under-appreciated software allows anyone to quickly automate monotonous tasks, and get ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Automators interface is simple to understand. Select an ...