Mac power users love to play with scripting and automation. If there's something that's repetitive that needs to be done, it's a lot easier just to either use Automator to automate the process or ...

October 20, 2010 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Even if you're not a programmer, you can easily create tiny, time-saving applications that breeze through ...

I need an Automator script that converts PowerPoint files into PDF documents. Automator has no such built-in action. And I don't know AppleScript. I need an AppleScript that can tell the PowerPoint ...

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 ...

There is not always “an app for that.” There are many complex and repetitive tasks we perform in the academic world which depend on technology but which cannot be carried out by a single software ...

This article is excerpted from The Mac OS X Tiger Book from Wiley Publishing (0-7645-7956-6); the book can be ordered from Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Copyright ...

I have been using Mavericks for a little while now and I have to admit that I was a little slow to get excited about this release of OS X. Once I started to sink my teeth into some of the power-user ...

Guys, I'm going to impose a bit. This is a brain-dead simple request, but I'm brain-dead and can't figure it out (must be the nights of no sleep thanks to the baby).<BR><BR>I have an automator action ...

A cluttered desktop is not only distracting, but it can slow down your Mac. If you want to temporarily hide your Mac's desktop icons, you can do so with a simple AppleScript and Automator. We featured ...