Hazel 1.0.1, Your Personal Housekeeper

928 Press Release Edited By Applelinks Contributing Editor Charles W. Moore

Hazel is your personal housekeeper, organizing and cleaning folders based on rules you define. Hazel can also manage your trash.

Organize your files using a familiar rule interface. Filter on the file's name, type, date, the site or email address it came from and more. And do more than just file. You can set color labels, Spotlight keywords and comments and even archive files. Hazel also cleans, sporting options to clean out incomplete and duplicate downloads.

Create rules to keep your files organized

Hazel works on whatever folders you tell it to, automatically organizing your files according to the rules you create. It features a rule interface similar to that of Apple Mail so you should feel right at home. Have Hazel move files around based on name, date, what site/email address it came from (Safari and Mail only) and much more. Keep your downloads off the desktop and put them where they need to be.

More than just filing

Hazel can archive, set color labels and even add Spotlight comments and keywords. Use Hazel to color files that require your attention or have it set keywords automatically so you can search them with Spotlight. Hazel can be configured to complement your workflow, whatever it may be.

Hazel cleans as well

Hazel has options to clean out those pesky unneeded files that clutter your folders, getting rid of incomplete and duplicate downloads for you. And, of course, you can set up whatever rules you want to automatically throw files away.

Never take out the trash again

You can have Hazel manage your Trash. Select from different options to keep your Trash in check. And for extra security, Hazel can also shred files like Finder's "Secure Empty Trash" option.

Work undisturbed

Hazel works quietly in the background allowing you to focus on your real tasks. Just set up your rules via a System Preferences pane and let Hazel do its job. Hazel tries not to hog up resources. You won't notice it's there but you'll notice when it's gone

In addition, Hazel can manage your Trash for you, relieving you of having to empty it yourself.

All this is done automatically in the background allowing you to focus on your real work.

New in version 1.1:
• iLife support (iPhoto and iTunes importing)
• Rules can now trigger Automator workflows, AppleScript and shell scripts.
• New action to descend into folders/subfolders.
• Various UI enhancements.
• New software update mechanism.

System requirements:
• Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or above
• Safari, Camino or Firefox (version 1.5 or higher)

System support:
PPC/Intel

Price:$16.00

For more information, visit:
http://www.noodlesoft.com/hazel.html



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