Choose Application in AppleScript Dynamically

Daring Fireball: Some AppleScript advice from Gruber. The idea is to target either the active browser or, incase nothing is active, the default browser from within the script. There’s some juicy bits in here for AppleScripters. Highly recommended read.

Find Out Who’s Replying to Anyone on Twitter with AppleScript

Someone ask a question on Twitter and you’d like to see the answers they get? Search for replies to the Tweeter with AppleScript.

Beautify Your iTunes Library

Now that I have an iPod Touch, I’m much more conscious about the appearance of my iTunes library. Here are a few tricks to make sure your music looks as good as it sounds.

Get Count of all Files in a Folder

Mac OS X Hints:
As strange as it seems, there is no simple way in the Finder to count all files in a folder, including the files in the subfolders. Some solutions were discussed in an earlier macosxhints article, but there is also a straightforward way to do this using AppleScript.
The script works great! And [...]

Know Your Mac – Top Ten Secrets of a Power User

Macs are easy to use, but they also allow for significant customization. Here are 10 tips to help you become a Mac power user.

A Quicker Way to Extract Application Icons Using AppleScript

An AppleScript to make opening an application’s icon in Preview a one click affair.

A Runaway AppleScript Nightmare

AppleScript is a powerful tool and should be respected as such. Ghosts in the code…

Use AppleScript to Turn Your Fonts Folder into a Mini Application

The font selection panel in OS X is somewhat uninspiring. Here is an AppleScript to turn your font folder into a mini application.

Creating To-Dos in iCal

TUAW’s neat little script to create iCal todos.

Create An AppleScript From the Frontmost Application – Using AppleScript

When the inspiration for a new AppleScript strikes, I’m often working in the application that I want to automate. Nevertheless, if the target task is minor, those few moments that it takes to open Script Editor and enter in the skeleton of tell blocks occasionally dissuades me from creating the script at all. Thankfully, the solution is simple – create an AppleScript to automate the task of creating AppleScripts!