Feel the Burn

Finder burning of data CDs and DVDs in Tiger is faster, more logical and more efficient than it has been in previous Mac OS X releases, thanks to the introduction of the "Burn Folder."

If you haven't explored how useful this new feature is and how the process differs from old school Finder burning, head over to Ken Stone's handy how-to.

As Ken points out, the new Burn Folders use aliases instead of making full copies of every file you want to include on the disc. This speeds up the process considerably and also gives you the luxury of being able to add, delete or edit files from/in the actual source folder without having to change anything in the Burn Folder. The Burn Folder will resolve those aliases when it's time to actually burn.
 
My only gripe is that I'd like to be able to specify a size limitation for my burn folders so that when they reach a certain size I can start a new one. Better yet, I'd like it to automatically create a new one for me. When you go to burn the disc, it does tell you how much space you need, but I'd like to know in advance where things stand and/or prevent it from growing larger than the size of the media I have on hand. Perhaps Apple will add this to a future 10.4 update.