Posts catagorized 'Asides'

Smattering the Second: 9 AppleScripts

Mac OS X Tips with another 9 AppleScripts for basic hard/software functions, including Airport toggling and smart disk ejection.

Interview With The Hit List Coder Andy Kim

Andy Kim created The Hit List. I imagine he’s very handsome.

A Smattering of AppleScripts from The MacTipper

The MacTipper with no less than 9 AppleScripts to control various soft/hardware elements of your Mac. Power in simplicity.

MacBook Mini

I have to say, this is exactly how I image a Mac netbook. And exactly what I want.

Flying Meat Releases an Alternative to AppleScript in JSTalk

Gus Mueller, developer of VoodooPad and Acorn, has released a beta preview of a new Mac scripting tool based on JavaScript called JSTalk. Someone should appreciate the effort.

Playlist Folders in iTunes

The MacTipper. I’m not sure how I’ve missed this, but it’s possible to create folders of playlists in iTunes (File >> New Playlist Folder). This is useful especially if you make Smart Playlists and base other Smart Playlists on them, as MacTipper points out.

Finder Window Views

Thorough rundown of Finder basics by Macworld’s Kirk McElhearn. It’s great when people spend a few hundred words describing the most basic elements of the Mac UI.

Guts of the New Shuffle

iPod Shuffle

Download Safari 4

Safari 4 beta.
I really, really want this. But I have to hold off. Both 1Password and Inquisitor will break. I give them both 5 days to adapt.