The other quirk here is that I have a "Tools" folder, because Apple already took the name Utilities, and when I used to mix my tools with Apple tools back in the early days of OS X, they would occasionally get wiped out in a system update, so I have forsaken that folder to Apple's whims. ("Readers," for those curious, are for things like Preview and Tofu - things that read only.)

Not all of my main folders have a subfolder structure like the Internet one does, only when it gets a mess within there. I think only Demos, Internet, Programming and Tools have subfolders like that. (The Programming folder is divided up by language, tools, IDEs, and some code-specific editors. The reason BBEdit and TextMate are in Inscriptors is because I use them for everything.)

Ok, so I don't usually suggest this folder set-up to others when I help them with their machines, but that's what I'm curious about. Does anyone else do this kind of organizing, and if so, how so?

(One minor note that is a bug, in my view, on Apple's part: The reason the Dictionary is still in its original position is that the short-cut shift-command-d (that shows the definition of a word being pointed to) has the location of the Dictionary program hard-coded into it, so moving the Dictionary breaks this feature. I know: file a big report. I thought I did, but will do it again.)]]>" /> Advertise with Googlier.com
Back on the subject of me for a second... Most of the subjects I have chosen are categories that I've decided on over the years that have become intuitive to me, but I'm sure some of them seem foreign to others. Probably the clearest example of that is my folder for "Inscriptors," (a neologism on my part) which includes word processors, diagramming tools (like OmniGraffle), BBEdit, TextMate, Keynote... The pattern isn't really clear even in my own mind, but I wanted to put things that are roughly document-creation tools in there, without meaning graphics drawing tools. (OmniGraffle I consider more general than just a graphics tool.)

The other quirk here is that I have a "Tools" folder, because Apple already took the name Utilities, and when I used to mix my tools with Apple tools back in the early days of OS X, they would occasionally get wiped out in a system update, so I have forsaken that folder to Apple's whims. ("Readers," for those curious, are for things like Preview and Tofu - things that read only.)

Not all of my main folders have a subfolder structure like the Internet one does, only when it gets a mess within there. I think only Demos, Internet, Programming and Tools have subfolders like that. (The Programming folder is divided up by language, tools, IDEs, and some code-specific editors. The reason BBEdit and TextMate are in Inscriptors is because I use them for everything.)

Ok, so I don't usually suggest this folder set-up to others when I help them with their machines, but that's what I'm curious about. Does anyone else do this kind of organizing, and if so, how so?

(One minor note that is a bug, in my view, on Apple's part: The reason the Dictionary is still in its original position is that the short-cut shift-command-d (that shows the definition of a word being pointed to) has the location of the Dictionary program hard-coded into it, so moving the Dictionary breaks this feature. I know: file a big report. I thought I did, but will do it again.)]]> http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44 en-us hyperjeff@mac.com
Then I launch everything with Launchbar.

"It's more trouble, for me anyway, to use an application launcher than to simply keep the Applications folder organized."

explain.]]> http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment329 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:58:24 -0500 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment329
I should mention that even with the greatest application launcher it probably wouldn't affect how I store stuff in /Applications, since I want to be able to group programs by type. This is really the whole point for me. I have hundreds of programs on my machines. I can't remember what most of them do just by looking at the name or icon. The folder groupings gives me most of the info I need to pick a tool for a task from a group of tools. I believe the only way an application launcher could help me with this chore would be to group them within the scheme of that program, which ends up being the same task just done on another level.

One advantage of doing it in folders is that these groupings are independent of what application launcher I happen to use, and another is that others making use of my applications directory on another account on this machine (or on my network) need not ask me what all these programs are. It's all fairly self-explanatory this way.

This reasonable? I can be swayed if a good case for flat storage is made, and who knows, Leopard may provide that argument in a few days.]]> http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment330 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 23:07:50 -0500 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment330 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment331 Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:40:11 -0500 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment331 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment338 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:04:34 -0500 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment338 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment339 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:46:02 -0500 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment339 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment407 Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:39:04 -0500 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment407
[code]]]> http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment495 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:15:14 -0600 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment495 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment496 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:30:23 -0600 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment496 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment497 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:36:10 -0600 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment497 The /Applications is always sorted and shown as icons that fit in one window.]]> http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment502 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:01:51 -0500 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment502 As of 6/08 I still stand by what I wrote back in 2/08. In other words, it still is working better for me. As far as messing with the sanctity of the holy '/Applications' I just do not go there ... yet ... meaning if the download is essentially a third party "application" then only if I suspect it will have multiple future updates I will put it in a generic '/Applications/AppNameFolderName/' .... (otherwise everything else gets burned to cd/dvd if it has even the slightest redeeming value) I have found over time folders like '/Games/' do not work out ... but maybe that is because I BELIEVE in Quicksilver ... ???? ... (some things when they just work are not worth over analyzing I am afraid) ... (one thing to keep in mind about GeekTool is that you should always keep a file where you store your scripts of interest since Geektool can be a bit fickle about the 'persistence' thing ...)]]> http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment525 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:44:04 -0500 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment525
What do you put in for multimedia? Is that everything images, video, and audio? Because I see you have a separate folder for all three. I'm OCD so I have to have everything a certain way, but I sometimes need help with organizing. Do you think you could email me in response, if it's not too much trouble? *sheepish*]]> http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment530 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:22:05 -0500 http://blog.hyperjeff.net/?p=44#comment530