(Or HOW TO MAKE A ZIP FILE THAT YOU CAN SHARE WITH YOUR PC FRIENDS)

This is a great find! I have often been bothered that when I create a ZIP file in Mac OS X by using the “Compress…” option in the Finder, it retains a bunch of hidden files inside the ZIP file. So if I have to send that ZIP to someone on a PC, they get a bunch of extra crap they don’t need… and it makes me look bad.

I’ve always just used DropStuff instead, which has an option to NOT include these extra files. Well, Mike Piontek has solved it by creating a brilliant little Automator action that installs itself as a Finder plugin. Bottom line: you can right click on any file in the Finder, go to “More>Automator>” and choose “Create Clean Archive” and you’re good to go. 

Thanks Mike!!