There's also File Wrangler: What is FileWrangler?
As much as many of us enjoy using Mac OS X, there are certainly issues that the current user interface does not accom-
modate. One such missing feature is the ability to modify large groups of files at once. Sure, this could be done in Ter-
minal with UNIX commands, but that solution can alienate those who were drawn to the Mac for it’s GUI (graphical user
interface) and overall ease of use. Automator offers some interesting, if simplistic, tools for doing similar things. At the
same time, OS X now prefers we adhere to certain UNIX naming conventions, where we previously had no need to do so.
How can we quickly apply extensions to our legacy files?
For that matter, OS X users sharing files with OS 9 users run into an interesting problem. OS X allows filenames up to 256
characters long. OS 9 only allows 31 characters. How can I take a folder of files I want to share and get their names to play
nicely with OS 9, without having to manually rename each individual file by hand?
Picture another scenario. You’ve taken a bunch of vacation photos with your digital camera. The filenames, as supplied
by the camera, are not human-friendly. If I have a folder of these vacation photos, how can I give them names that make
sense to me, without having to rename each file individually?
These are the kinds of file manipulation problems that are addressed by FileWrangler.
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