http://gigaom.com/2009/12/30/6-tips-for-getting-to-desktop-zero/ Mon, 20 May 2013 06:23:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2009/12/30/6-tips-for-getting-to-desktop-zero/#comment-349784 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:43:10 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26810#comment-349784 HiNick,
I came across an old (2006) blog of yours – “Metadata as a filing system”
This “6 Tips for Getting to Desktop Zero” blog appears to suggest you have abandoned using metadata as a way of organising docs.
I quite liked the idea myself, although I do wonder about what you suggested for the time when you might want to clean old docs from your computer by burning them to disk and then trashing the originals.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/12/30/6-tips-for-getting-to-desktop-zero/#comment-349783 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:12:00 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26810#comment-349783 [...] that you keep lots of files and ’stuff’ on your desktop — which goes against my Desktop Zero concept, but to each his/her [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/12/30/6-tips-for-getting-to-desktop-zero/#comment-349782 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:34:19 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26810#comment-349782 [...] that you keep lots of files and ’stuff’ on your desktop — which goes against my Desktop Zero concept, but to each his/her [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/12/30/6-tips-for-getting-to-desktop-zero/#comment-349781 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:22:03 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26810#comment-349781 Scott – the notebook icon came from the iconfactory’s Indiana Jones collection (I believe it was from the Raiders of the Lost Ark, specifically). find them here http://bit.ly/4Y7W6Y
The wallpaper is my own, but I’d be happy to send it to you. DM me on twitter @nucof

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/12/30/6-tips-for-getting-to-desktop-zero/#comment-349780 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:22:57 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26810#comment-349780 Just curious, where can we find that cool notebook icon and background image?

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/12/30/6-tips-for-getting-to-desktop-zero/#comment-349779 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:43:59 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26810#comment-349779 Tim – yes, Geektool was used for the date (and weather, which is smaller). I’m actually working on a Geektool post, so look for that soon.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/12/30/6-tips-for-getting-to-desktop-zero/#comment-349778 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:07:23 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26810#comment-349778 What I would like is something like Panic’s Stattoo that has actually been updated more recently than 2006. Geektool seems unwieldy for that, at least at first glance. Is that what you use to get the date on the desktop in the screenshot?

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/12/30/6-tips-for-getting-to-desktop-zero/#comment-349777 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:26:45 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26810#comment-349777 @elmak. I for one would really profit fro man in depth article with examples on using Automator as you describe.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/12/30/6-tips-for-getting-to-desktop-zero/#comment-349776 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:35:21 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26810#comment-349776 It’s specifically the advent of Snow Leopard. In Leopard using Automator + Folder Actions was cludgy at best, the Automator action would launch in the Dock and bounce around for a while. Just one more refinement to chalk up to the list.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/12/30/6-tips-for-getting-to-desktop-zero/#comment-349775 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:22:54 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26810#comment-349775 Valid point Elmak, thanks for sharing. I listed Hazel in lieu of Folder Actions as the necessary understanding of AppleScripting is much less. Automator however, is a solid middle ground for that. Maybe in a future post we can focus on those things, though I believe we’ve touched on some in the past to some extent.

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