Chapter 6. Network and Security Hacks
Your Mac is a repository for all your digitized belongings and a gateway to a wider world. This chapter explores ways to protect your Mac’s files while extending your ability to get at those files over the network. Discover how to make your Mac explorable over the Web, how to see just what data is leaving your Mac, browse anonymously, and tweak Mac OS X’s firewall. From must-know security tips to safely sharing a Wi-Fi signal, this chapter will make your Mac’s world a better place.
HACK 47: Automate Your Download Folder
You can combine AppleScript and Automator. Get a peek at the power with this time-saving hack.
Typically when I download a PDF, QuickTime, or document file, I have to open up my download folder to get the file. Sadly, you can’t just click on the Downloads folder in the Dock and have it open in a Finder window. You have to Command-click the folder in order for it to open. I think that’s a waste of time. So I figured out a way to have the folder open up when a file is downloaded into it. It’s a neat little time saver that should be a folder action option built into the system.
Intrigued? Here’s my method for automating this process. This how-to assumes that you’re running OS X Leopard, but it will also work if you’re using Tiger.
Open Script Editor (found in Applications→AppleScript→Script Editor) and Automator, which is found in your ...
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