litsupport summary for the week ending on 11/23/08

A lot of important and useful information is posted to litsupport each week. The following is a distilled summary, in the form of questions and answers.

Q. A utility to rename a lot of files?
A.

1. NameWiz;
2. RenameMan;
3. The Rename;
   
4. Magic File Renamer;
5. Rename;
6. Perl script (for those in the know);
7. WildRename;
8. Renamer;
9. Bulk Rename Utility;
10. Better File Rename;
11. Write a DOS batch file, only be careful to use copy instead of ren :)
12. Total Commander;

Q. What is the easiest way to print out metadata in office files, without corrupting that data?
A.

1. Meta Viewer from PinPoint Labs;
2. Metadata Assistant from Payne Group;
3. A script described in a (somewhat technical) blog;

This summary from the Litsupport Group postings created by the wonderful and talented members of the group has been culled by Mark Kerzner (mkerzner@top8.biz) and edited by Aline Bernstein (aline.bernstein@gmail.com).