Hazel in Books
It’s nice to see Hazel in books. Even in digital form, the book format gives me more of a sense of permanency than say articles on some site. So, when I see Hazel mentioned in a book, I can’t help but think of Hazel as being a more permanent fixture in people’s computing lives. The most recent entry is Joe Kissel’s book “Take Control of Automating Your Mac” which has a little section talking about Hazel. While most readers of this blog are already familiar with Hazel and Mac automation in general, this book is a great introduction for the novice in your life who is ready to delve deeper into their Mac. It also contains coupons for many of the apps mentioned in the book.
And on the topic of Hazel in books, I’m way overdue in mentioning “Mac At Work” by David Sparks. This came out a while back but is a great intro to using your Mac in a work environment. Also, it’s available as a physical book, which is always useful for propping up an uneven couch leg (after you’ve read it, of course).
I’m still waiting for Hazel to be incorporated into some work of fiction. Too bad Stieg Larsson isn’t around anymore as he had a tendency to go into way too much detail about characters’ computer configurations.