Ben Waldie

email ben@automatedworkflows.com
blog http://www.automatedworkflows.com/blog/
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Ben Waldie is president of Automated Workflows, LLC, a company offering AppleScript, Automator, workflow, and productivity consulting services to Apple-based businesses. For years, Ben has developed professional workflow solutions for companies such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Adobe Systems, Apple Inc., CNN, Microsoft, NASA, PC World, Time Magazine, The New Yorker, and Time Magazine. Ben is the author of "Automator for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide" (Peachpit Press) and "AppleScripting the Finder" (Automated Workflows, LLC), has written content for Apple.com, Macworld, MacTech, MacScripter.net, Peachpit.com, TUAW, and more, and is host of the "Mac Automation Made Simple" video podcast series (Peachpit Press). Ben is also the author of an introductory AppleScript training CD for the Virtual Training Company, and is a frequent presenter at Macworld and other industry events.

Ben Waldie's Latest Posts

AppleScripting OmniFocus > Send Completed Task Report to Evernote

by Ben Waldie (Feb 18th 2013 7:00AM)

I've mentioned before that OmniFocus is my task manager of choice. Each morning, I pull up a list of scheduled tasks for the day, and focus on getting them done. In OmniFocus, I've set up Perspectives (saved window states) for both Due tasks and Completed tasks. What I really want, however, is ...

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AppleScripting Dates > Elapsed Time Calculator

by Ben Waldie (Feb 11th 2013 7:30AM)

Since Valentine's Day is this week, I thought I would take this opportunity to share an AppleScript I wrote to calculate how long my wife and I have been married. With this baby, I'll never be accused of forgetting how long it's been when our anniversary rolls around. The script determines the ...

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AppleScripting Notification Center > Scheduling Do Not Disturb

by Ben Waldie (Feb 4th 2013 7:00AM)

Mountain Lion's Notification Center is great for keeping you in the loop, but it can be a huge distraction when you need to get stuff done. Sometimes, a little peace and quiet is all you need to stay productive. As you may know, iOS 6 includes a handy Do Not Disturb feature, which can be turned ...

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AppleScripting Evernote > Embedded Image Scaler

by Ben Waldie (Jan 28th 2013 8:00AM)

I'm a big fan of Evernote. I use it for archiving ideas, writing articles / blog posts and lots more. I often insert screenshots and other large images into my notes. Screenshots can be pretty big, and I usually don't want giant images filling up my notes. I keep wishing Evernote offered a way to ...

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Mac Productivity > 10 TextExpander Date Snippets

by Ben Waldie (Jan 21st 2013 7:00AM)

TextExpander (Smile Software) is a utility I use each and every day on my Mac to save time and increase productivity. One of the things I use it for is formatting and inserting dates and times -- adding the date or time to a file or folder name, into an email, a document and so on. In this post, ...

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AppleScripting OmniFocus: send due tasks to iTunes

by Ben Waldie (Jan 14th 2013 10:00AM)

OmniFocus is a great tool for keeping us organized. But, let's face it. We're busy people. That's why we need a task management app in the first place. How can you take your productivity to the next level? How about having your daily OmniFocus tasks read to you as you drive to work? With a little ...

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AppleScripting OmniFocus > Swap Task Names and Notes

by Ben Waldie (Jan 7th 2013 9:30AM)

I use OmniFocus on a daily basis to keep track of important tasks. On a few occasions, I've entered tasks and assigned notes to them, only to decide later that I'd rather use the note as the task name, and the task name as the note. Rather than manually cycling through my tasks and swapping the ...

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Preparing high-res icon files with Automator

by Ben Waldie (Dec 31st 2012 11:00AM)

This week's post is for all those Mac app developers out there. If you're not an app developer yet, it's a new year, and I'm sure becoming an app developer is at at the top of your resolution list. In any case, if you plan to develop apps, then you need to prepare icons for those apps. Apple ...

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AppleScript Desktop Icon Race

by Ben Waldie (Dec 24th 2012 9:00AM)

Scripty Claus' gift to you this Holiday Season is a fun little AppleScript that lines up your Desktop icons and races them across the screen until one of them reaches the finish line. Here's how to set it up... Note: You can download the complete script here. 1. Launch AppleScript Editor ...

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Where Automator Actions and Workflows Live

by Ben Waldie (Dec 17th 2012 8:00AM)

Automator's great for streamlining some of the repetitive things you do each day on your Mac. With Automator, you can create your own custom plugins for the Services menu, Folder Action workflows that run when files are placed into a folder, add-ons for the print window's PDF menu, and more. In ...

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