Mac automation Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Mac Automation: E-mail songs from iTunes

by Cory Bohon (May 27th, 2008)

What do you do if you need to email a song from iTunes to your work computer, or to another machine you own? If you have one machine where you do all your CD imports, you might want to send a track to the office; maybe you've got your GarageBand compositions in iTunes and you want to send one to a ...

Mac Automation: Get remote screenshots via Mail

by Cory Bohon (May 19th, 2008)

I've talked about getting your Mac to shutdown via an e-mail (or even take a picture from your iSight and e-mail it back to you), but I have received some comments and e-mails about using this script to send a snap of your computer screen when you want to "check up." So, in this Automator tutorial, ...

AppleScript: Print daily iCal agenda

by Cory Bohon (Apr 28th, 2008)

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/TUAW_Use_an_AppleScript_to_have_iCal_deliver_a_daily_agenda'; If you use iCal to store you important dates and events, and use it on a regular basis without syncing events via an iPod, iPhone, or other device, then you know how frustrating it can be when you ...

Mac Automation: create a Mail-triggered "spy cam"

by Cory Bohon (Apr 22nd, 2008)

Have you ever been away from your Mac, then come back only to find that your co-worker has stolen your favorite Apple pen? Well, I am going to show you how to catch them in the act by creating a Mac "spy cam." For this how-to, you will need to create an Automator workflow, AppleScript, and some Mail ...

Mac Automation: automating Microsoft PowerPoint 2008

by Cory Bohon (Mar 26th, 2008)

Welcome to the 3rd Microsoft Office 2008 automation post. Previously we covered automating Excel 2008 and Word 2008, now we shine the spotlight on PowerPoint 2008. In this how-to, I will show you how to create an Automator workflow to automate the daunting task of applying animations to the slides ...

Automation on the Mac

by Cory Bohon (Dec 14th, 2007)

Welcome to the first of many AppleScript and Automator "how-tos." These tips are mostly geared toward Mac users who may know a little AppleScript, but want to learn more. If you've never opened Script Editor or Automator these tips will also help you get up to speed. First things first, what the ...