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Random Signatures with TextExpander and AppleScript
TextExpander, a $29.95US utility which inserts snippets of text or images when you type a preset string of characters, has long been a TUAW favorite. I only recently learned that it can run AppleScripts within a snippet, which opened up a world of fun for me. Here's a quick script demonstrating how AppleScript can be used to randomize quotes within your email signature.
Create a new TextExpander snippet and set the content type to "AppleScript." Copy and paste the code that follows into the snippet content box. I'll run through what it does in at the end.
Read on for the script!
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All the way since back when I started using a Mac, the program that's been most recommended to new Mac users in my experience isn't
I'll have to agree with Dvorak that mail apps that don't
allow HTML are lame lame lame. Apple's Mail will allow you to see HTML emails, but not compose them.
I guess that's supposed to be a security/annoyance feature, but sometimes I would really like to make an HTML email...
But at least we can have CSS for our signatures. 
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