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An AppleScript for automatically opening WWDC '07 news sites

While we unfortunately won't have anyone liveblogging Steve Jobs' WWDC '07 keynote tomorrow morning, that doesn't mean we won't help you track down who will. Nik Fletcher has created an AppleScript that will automatically open nine - count 'em, nine - news sites and blogs that will be covering tomorrow's keynote and the rest of the WWDC 07 events in separate tabs of your default browser. He even includes a quick tip for those using Safari who haven't enabled tabbed browsing since - even still on 10.4 Tiger - Apple hasn't switched on this revolutionary feature by default.

The nine sites Nik included in the AppleScript are as follows:
  • Engadget
  • MacRumors Live
  • MacDailyNews (sigh, I know, but hey)
  • AppleGazette
  • Ars Technica
  • Gizmodo
  • Slashgear
  • LoopRumors
  • Apple Matters
Of course, I link Nik's script with a bit of advice: be kind to these sites. The more we all furiously pound that refresh button on any site covering such a major event, the more likely the site is to buckle under insane traffic and stop being able to serve up the very news you're looking for. Be sure to read up on how each site is running the show and abide by their rules so we all can join in on the party, even if we have to watch from far away.

While we unfortunately won't have anyone liveblogging Steve Jobs' WWDC '07 keynote tomorrow morning, that doesn't mean we won't help you...
 

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Sam:
I dont understand why Apple wont help you! You get 90 days of free telephone support when you buy a mac, so there is no such thing as it being too new to support. I would phone them again and deman help.
Also, you can return it to teh store for them to look at, or speak to the store over the phone. It could be their fault if they installed some bad RAM or something.
I cant really offer much help myself here as I wont be on the net for the rest of the day.

June 11 2007 at 4:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
artifex

Jason: maybe some of us prefer to read the impressions of people who've had slightly less Kool-aid? :)

June 11 2007 at 2:53 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Marc

iPhone Alley offers a live audio stream from the WWDC 2007 Keynote:

http://www.iphonealley.com/news/wwdc-2007-keynote-live-audio-stream

June 10 2007 at 11:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Marc

Guy Kawasaki will cover the SteveNote for Truemors.com.

http://valleywag.com/tech/wwdc/promoting-the-unpopular-truemors-via-the-widely-popular-stevenote-267287.php

June 10 2007 at 11:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jason Snell

As we've done for more than five years now, Macworld.com will provide live updates. This year we're doing it in two different ways: live "news story written minute by minute in complete sentences as you read" at Macworld.com, and "live blog" style at macuser.com.

Why people don't remember that we've been doing this forever, but remember everyone who's been doing in the last couple of years, mystifies me a bit.

(As proof, you can see our live update of the iPod launch in 2001 here: http://www.macworld.com/news/2001/10/23/event/ )

June 10 2007 at 10:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rickumus

MacDailyNews is going to provide live coverage? I thought all they did was quote other sites and have "special" Mac users comment about it.

June 10 2007 at 10:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LoganT

What's wrong with MacDailyNews? Is there something I don't know? Never read the site.

June 10 2007 at 9:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sam

hi
i have a serious problem. i just switched (woohoo!) but my imac i just bought won't start up! i do everything the instructions ask of me, and all that happens is it makes a sighing sound and the white light at the right hand part of the imac lights up. the screen doesn't do anything! i called apple and they couldn't help me b/c the computer was too new. its a basic 24 inch imac with the only options being an upgrade to 2 gigs ram in-store and the wireless keyboard and mouse.
help please?

June 10 2007 at 8:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jason

Oh That's excellent news Arn! I seem to remember having trouble with it last time there was an event, maybe because it's not UB or maybe there was some other reason. I'm not actually going to be on a Mac during the event but I've got an IRC client at work. So thanks again for the good news!

June 10 2007 at 8:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
CarbonFree

*Gasp!*

Someone from Weblogs, Inc. mentioned Gizmodo‽ BLASPHEMY!

June 10 2007 at 8:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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