6 articles tagged automator.
Do you remember the days when you could assign different startup sounds to your Mac? Although startup sounds make zero difference to the way your Mac functions, macOS isn’t exactly the most customisable of operating systems, so even small tweaks can make your Mac feel just that little bit more personal. In this article, I’ll […]
Do you find yourself performing the same boring, monotonous tasks time and time again? Folder Actions is a powerful, but often-overlooked, feature of MacOS that aims to take the pain out of repetitive tasks, by performing them for you. If that sounds a bit like Automator, then that’s because it is! The only major difference […]
You can use the Automator app that comes pre-installed on your MacBook to automate an almost endless array of everyday tasks – including those repetitive, monotonous and time-consuming tasks that everyone hates! Simply boot up Automator, grab some items from its various menus and drop them into Automator’s built-in editor. You can then tweak, customise […]
While preparing a new post for chriswrites I had to rename around 50 files before uploading them to my ftp server, so instead of doing it manually or using a paid software ( I can recommend File Renamer for Mac if this is the route you decide to go) I decided to give Automator a try. […]
There are many programs which can take a PDF document and convert it to any format you wish, so you can make changes to it without having to start from scratch or scribble over the top of the original PDF. However, here’s one way to convert these documents for free, using software which comes pre-packaged […]
Mac OS X makes it possible to launch webpages as standalone apps from Finder without the need to open Safari. This can be quite handy to get to websites quickly and does away with the usual Safari controls for bookmarking and entering web addresses. Besides this, it’s actually quite cool to see a webpage viewed […]
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