Posts catagorized 'AppleScript'

Open All Linked Safari Movies in QuickTime with AppleScript

What if you could automatically search out movie links in a webpage and open each one in its own QuickTime Player window?

An AppleScript to Duplicate the Current Tab in Safari

Here is an AppleScript that will duplicate the current tab in Safari.

Open Safari and Cocoalicious Together with AppleScript

The ability to store your bookmarks online is one of the greatest advancements of internet culture to date. Here is a simple AppleScript to keep the Del.icio.us client Cocoalicious running and ready to post whenever you need it.

2 AppleScripts to Simplify Your MarsEdit Workflow

The biggest objection that one might raise about MarsEdit is its conspicuous lack of a WYSIWYG editor. When composing long and link heavy posts in MarsEdit, text-markup tags can begin to clutter your view and make it difficult to find your place when editing. Here are two AppleScripts to provide a solution to the problem.

Tips, Tricks and Add-ons to Maximize Safari’s Potential

Safari is easily my favorite browser for OS X. It’s clean interface, advanced rendering capabilities and quick load times make it almost painful for me to use anything else. Here are a few tricks and tips to supercharge Safari and get the most out of your browsing experience.

Search Popular Torrent Sites with AppleScript

Here is a simple AppleScript that will allow you to search 5 popular torrent engines by keyword and open your search results in tabs.

SafariScript – Extend Safari’s Power

Choosing Safari as your primary browser does come with some sacrifices, and the most prominent among which is Safari’s relative non-extensibility. Learn how to extend Safari’s power by installing SafariScript and linking AppleScripts to hotkeys.

Resize Any Window Quickly and Exactly With AppleScript and FastScripts

I’ve never been entirely convinced by the little green button on OS X windows. It can be difficult to predict exactly how pressing it will resize some windows, and occasionally, full-screen, regardless of what is being displayed, is exactly what I am after. Here is the fine-grained and keyboard friendly solution that I’ve hit upon.

Send Your Mac Monitor to Bed with Sleep Display

Recently I’ve been listening to a good deal of audiobooks, especially when falling off to sleep at night, and of course my Mac plays them for me. A major annoyance with this setup, though, is the super bright laptop screen illuminating the room and making me feel as if my bed is on a submarine. [...]