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Work, for the night is coming,
work through the sunny noon;
Fill brightest hours with labor,
rest comes sure and soon.
Give every flying minute,
something to keep in store;
Work, for the night is coming,
when man works no more.

A Haliaeetus leucocephalus near my Sister’s place in Colorado.

I found a great idea at Productivity 501. Anytime I can streamline my life I go for it. The idea is to create a template folder for clients. Since I do graphic design and photography this is a perfect fit for me. I did not want a folder called “z_template” sitting around my computer so I brought in Automator to help.

1. Read the post on folder templates at Productivity 501 to give you some background. Download the example Automator workflow.

2. New Folder. Customize your subfolders in each New Folder section. I chose to use “_Billing”, “_Contracts”, _Notes, “_Material”, and “_Wrap Up”. Subfolders will initially be created on your Desktop.

3. Get Specified Finder Items. Choose paths to each of your subfolders.

4. New Dated Folder. In this section create a destination for your new client folders. The workflow’s default is the Desktop. On my computer I have it set to my Projects folder.

5. Go to the File menu and save your workflow as a Plug-in or an Application.

When you run the workflow it will create a folder in your specified destination (point #4) with all your specified subfolders (point#2). The template folder will be made with the current date and titled “ProjectName” but you will have the option to change “ProjectName” when you run the workflow. Get the workflow download from Dropio. Hope this helps. Please leave a comment if you have suggestions to make this better or you encounter any problems. Peace.

The good folks at MacApper gave me a free license to GarageSale for simply leaving a comment. GarageSale is a beautiful Mac program for selling stuff on Ebay. If you are looking to purchase a branding iron I have one for sale. Thanks to MacApper and to the GarageSale team!

This book was on sale when I needed a couple extra dollars to get free Amazon shipping. It came in yesterday. I sat down with some tea only intending to read a few chapters, but I ended up finishing the entire book. The point of the book is that loosing weight should not be your goal. I was reminded that even skinny people can be unhealthy. A lifetime of health and fitness should be your daily pursuit. Mike Huckabee’s humor and conversational style make the book an easy read. Overall, his story is very inspiring.

Apple Fanboy alert! Please do not read or watch the following if you hate Apple fanatics! I found this rare clip about the making of my favorite commercial of all time. I can’t believe they made it on G3 Macs! Computers have changed, but I think Apple’s passion is still the same.