Folders

One of the biggest time consumers I have found with the Finder is navigating the folder structure to save and open files. I have always liked to organize my files in a logical way. Downloads from Safari, go in the 'download - Safari' folder, receipts in the 'receipts' folder, and so on. Occasionally, I will even get more granular than that, taking the folders into several levels deep. For example, with my Verizon bill, I have two folders - DSL & Phone Bill, and I save files in them accordingly.

As you can tell, this entails lots of clicking or keyboard shortcuts. At least it did, until I was introduced to Default Folder X. I had heard about the program before, but never given it a try. Long time Mac users know about it, since it was a staple on OS 9, and luckily has made the conversion to OS X. READ MORE »