Smooth Automator
Friday, August 29th, 2008
I find myself doing repetitive tasks more often than I enjoy. Especially when it comes to file management and dealing with the idiosyncrasies of video production and web development. Until computers can execute complex actions triggered by thought alone, I’ll use the tools I have at hand, namely Automator.
I’ve found that much like real programming, it’s easy to get lost and too-specific when building Automator workflows. Just as you would in a programming environment, things work better when I break the chunks down into their simplest parts. Here’s two examples.