Applescript

OS X Applescript

Send selected text to Evernote

A colleague asked if anyone knew how to migrate his vast collection of Mac Stickies notes to the cloud. I suggested he get an Evernote account while I did some quick research. I didn’t find any existing solution, so and I came up with an Automator workflow that copies the selected plain text into a(…)

ConvExp to Album Folders v1.0

ConvExp to Album Folders v1.0 – This script (Convert and Export to Album Folders) will convert the selected tracks (or tracks in a selected playlist) using an iTunes encoder chosen on-the-fly and then export the newly converted files into Artist/Album folders in a user-chosen location. The converted tracks and files will be removed from iTunes.(…)

Make an SSB with Chrome on the Mac

Make an SSB with Chrome on the Mac

A site-specific browser (SSB) is a great way to “package” a web app you use every day into a dockable, clickable app that maintains its own cookies, settings and preferences versus your everyday web browser config. On the Mac, the easiest way to make an SSB is via the handy Fluid app, which supports independent(…)

Control iTunes AirPlay streaming with AppleScript

iTunes 11.0.3 provides AppleScript support for controlling AirPlay devices. Below is a basic script that illustrates how AirPlay devices can be selected and applied using some of the new iTunes AppleScript classes and properties: tell application “iTunes” set apDevices to (get every AirPlay device whose available is true) if apDevices is {} then display dialog(…)

Preview, sips, and more: OS X image processing tools

Preview, sips, and more: OS X image processing tools

On a recent trip, I found I had failed to add copies of my auto-resizing drop tools to my travel MacBook Air. My droplets allow me to convert images to TUAW-standard sizes, namely 225 pixels for small images and 456 pixels for banner images. (See? Information you never thought you’d need to know.) What a(…)