Jaguar: Folder Actions are back and better than ever

- With the release of Jaguar, many users are pleased to see the return of Folder Actions to OS X. What's even better is that they now work on closed folders! It's also been rumored, and not yet confirmed, that they "should also work on *any* folder, including normally invisible Unix-y ones and your Desktop folder".
4:34:07 PM    

Mac OS X Hints: Create switchable and launchable Terminal sessions

- Yup, AppleScript is involved.
3:55:07 PM    

DMG Tool 2.7.2

- DMG Tool is an AppleScript Studio front end for the command line tool hdiutil. It simplifies the process of creating compressed disk images in Mac OS X. Version changes: Updated for Mac OS X 10.2. Now handles high-bit characters in file names.
3:18:27 PM    

Perlidex 1.0.1

- Perlidex is a Perl development environment for OS X, written in AppleScript Studio. It lets you open, save, debug, and execute Perl Scripts, save Scripts as ".command" files, find and install Perl Modules, and view Perl help files. Thorough documentation is included. Version changes: Improved documentation, bug fixes and an improved icon.
2:42:44 PM    

AppleScript Studio: Countdown Timer example

- Tim Bumgarner, of the AppleScript Studio Engineering team, has added an example of a countdown timer to his collection of example files for AppleScript Studio developers. [d/l]
1:31:15 PM    

Virtual Composer 3.3

- Virtual Composer is a scriptable, graphical multichannel musical compiler, sequencer and analyzer which is designed for execution of complex polyphonic music using QuickTime's Musical Architecture. [version history]
1:22:22 PM    

BlogApp 1.2: Jaguar fix coming soon

- A note on the Web Entourage web site says "BlogApp 1.2 is not compatible with Jaguar (Mac OS 10.2). A new and feature improved version of BlogApp will remedy the problem shortly."
1:14:35 PM    

Pluggers Software releases 'Scripting Tools' for 4D

- "Scripting Tools is a 4D plugin that allows you to integrate your 4D application with any scriptable application. You can start and stop applications, just by specifying its creator type, open or print documents, execute AppleScripts, send "Do Script" events to other applications like FileMaker Pro and send VBA scripts to MS Word. It even allows your own 4D application to become scriptable so you can automate it from other applications that support AppleScript. On Mac OS X you get access to the command line prompt, so you can execute command line tools or shell scripts."
11:10:58 AM    

HotApp 1.5.1

- HotApp is a utility that lets users control various elements of Mac OS X directly from the keyboard, including the ability to trigger an AppleScript application with a key combination. Version 1.5.5 is compatible with, and requires, OS X 10.2.
11:03:49 AM    

BasePlant 2.0 set to resurrect PowerPlant

- "BasePlant is a collection of more than 300 classes designed to enhance PowerPlant, the flagship framework from Metrowerks, making it easy for developers to add dynamic Script menu to applications that updates itself whenever a user adds new scripts to its hierarchy, or attach a script to a button, create a background application, a multiple document type application, or a control panel, and more. Enhancements include new helpers for easy drag and drop support, full sheet support, web resource checker, live dragging of windows in both Mac OS 9 and X, Carbon event loop timer, and more. [d/l]" [MacScripter.net]
8:52:59 AM    

Kung-Updates

- Kung-Tunes, an application to retrieve the currently playing iTunes track and upload it to a web server, is now at version 1.7. This release requires Jaguar, the main window now supports an iTunes-like metallic interface and it includes compatibility fixes for Jaguar.

Kung-Log, an OS X application to post to and manage entries of a MovableType weblog, is now at version 1.3. It too includes fixes for, and requires, Jaguar.
12:07:12 AM