Hazel can watch your Trash in two ways: time, and size. I think the Trash features alone are nearly worth the price of the software. Hazel has two parts: The file and folder rules (the main part of Hazel), and the trash rules the prefPane has a section for each. Now that we've got it installed, let's dive right in. Also provided are some sample Hazel rules to get you started, but unfortunately the installation of those isn't quite as intuitive, since they have to be imported from inside the prefPane. Double-click on the pane, and you're good to go. There are a number of reasons why I love the fact that Hazel is a prefPane, ease of installation being one of them. There's a short readme with some installation instructions, and then the Hazel prefPane itself. Upon opening the disk image, you're greeted with three files and some instructional labels. Let's start at the beginning: installation. Also, an alpha build of version 2 is available more on that later.) Version 1.1.5 has recently been released and adds a few bug fixes. (A quick disclaimer: This review covers version 1.1.4. I'm concentrating more on the basic functionality for the purpose of the review, but Hazel is very flexible and can probably handle most of the things you can dream up. I'll also highlight some interesting uses for Hazel, including a way to use it as a digital recording system. The interview has some interesting tidbits and sneak previews in it, a few of which I'll touch on later in the review.ДЇor the review today, I'll be giving Hazel the white-glove treatment and putting the utility through its paces. Hazel also happens to be written by Noodlesoft's Paul Kim, who we interviewed in February. Hazel is billed as a 'personal housekeeper' for your files and folders-it's happy to organize your files and clean up your digital detritus. Spring is all about cleaning, so on the review slate today is Hazel for OS X.

Hazel by noodlesoft