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Tuesday, October 8, 2002
TidBITS: Mac OS X Report Card
- by Adam C. Engst. Adam takes a look at various aspects of OS X and issues a grade for each category. When discussing programmability, he finds that Apple has finally turned a corner by making development tools available for free. He also points out that while it's apparently very easy to implement scriptability in Cocoa applications, Apple doesn't support AppleScript in all of its own applications and he feels that this makes them look "downright stupid". Overall, the report card seems to reflect a fair assessment.
9:09:31 PM
ScriptBuilders News
- Updates: ManilaHandler 1.1.1, iTunes2Manila 1.0.3, SOAPXMLRPCHandler 1.1.1
6:10:41 PM
WeatherMan 1.7
- WeatherMan and WeatherManX download current weather conditions, current weather forecast and Nexrad radar images from the National Weather Service to your Macintosh. Along with being scriptable, WeatherMan can run AppleScripts in response to new data being downloaded. [version history]
5:13:48 PM
The State of AppleScript: Another View
- "Last week and this week, John C. Welch published an article, "The State of AppleScript" in two parts, on workingmac.com that enumerated many of the problems with this "critical technology." I agree with many of the points he made and I am glad to see AppleScript get publicity, even if it is less than enthusiastic. But, on the other hand, he ignored many of the amazing developments and possibilities of the language and scripting system that are here and now and..." [Mac Net Journal]
5:03:37 PM
Write Track Media automates Election Night
- MacScripter.net report:
11:41:43 AM
Deneba: Canvas scripting in Mac OS
- Learn how to use AppleScript to automate Canvas. A PDF version of the tutorial is available, as is a Canvas scripting references guide.
11:36:11 AM
- by Adam C. Engst. Adam takes a look at various aspects of OS X and issues a grade for each category. When discussing programmability, he finds that Apple has finally turned a corner by making development tools available for free. He also points out that while it's apparently very easy to implement scriptability in Cocoa applications, Apple doesn't support AppleScript in all of its own applications and he feels that this makes them look "downright stupid". Overall, the report card seems to reflect a fair assessment.
9:09:31 PM
ScriptBuilders News
- Updates: ManilaHandler 1.1.1, iTunes2Manila 1.0.3, SOAPXMLRPCHandler 1.1.1
6:10:41 PM
WeatherMan 1.7
- WeatherMan and WeatherManX download current weather conditions, current weather forecast and Nexrad radar images from the National Weather Service to your Macintosh. Along with being scriptable, WeatherMan can run AppleScripts in response to new data being downloaded. [version history]
5:13:48 PM
The State of AppleScript: Another View
- "Last week and this week, John C. Welch published an article, "The State of AppleScript" in two parts, on workingmac.com that enumerated many of the problems with this "critical technology." I agree with many of the points he made and I am glad to see AppleScript get publicity, even if it is less than enthusiastic. But, on the other hand, he ignored many of the amazing developments and possibilities of the language and scripting system that are here and now and..." [Mac Net Journal]
5:03:37 PM
Write Track Media automates Election Night
- MacScripter.net report:
Associated Press again enlists an AppleScript solution from Write Track Media to streamline the process of converting cryptic election data into easily handled tables used in a news graphics web site and video processing. The previous script, now two years old, will be upgraded and tested to insure that it is up to the task of converting data into readable form for AP graphics. This is one of just over a dozen testimonials to the quality and level of AppleScript service Write Track Media provides.
11:41:43 AM
Deneba: Canvas scripting in Mac OS
- Learn how to use AppleScript to automate Canvas. A PDF version of the tutorial is available, as is a Canvas scripting references guide.
11:36:11 AM