WebSearches 1.1

This script, when executed through the script menu provided by Big Cat contextual menu plugin, allows users to search for the highlighted text in many places, including Dictionary.com, Mac OS X Hints, and VersionTracker, among others. Release notes: Uses plist for search list. Added option to add custom searches.
7:16:17 PM    

Sneak Peek: Nisus Writer for OS X

"This new version has been completely re-written in Cocoa to take advantage of Mac OS X technologies. Our goal for the first release of the Nisus Writer X version is to have some of the most popular features of our current Classic version of Nisus Writer, 6.5, and a few exciting new features."

The current feature list includes support for AppleScript and for Perl macros. A public beta release is rumored to be only 2-3 weeks away.
6:07:52 PM    

FireStorm AIMOn 1.0b1

This script allows users to schedule AIM to sign on with a custom away message.
5:11:55 PM    

Script Editor: Compiled Script vs. compiled script

Recent versions of Apple's Script Editor, not including Script Editor 2, have caused some confusion regarding choices in "Save" dialogs. The source of the confusion is that the choices include "compiled script" and "Compiled Script". In a message to the applescript-users mailing list, Chris Nebel, of the AppleScript Engineering team, offers this clarification:

There is no difference between "Compiled Script" and "compiled script". The idea that one does resource-fork and one does data-fork is a myth, which I think got started as a random guess from someone trying to explain why the heck there were two items in the first place.

In fact, Script Editor 1.9 saves all new scripts as data-fork; existing scripts are saved as whatever they were. (I.e., open a resource-fork script, save it; it's still a resource-fork script.) Prior to 1.9, all scripts are saved as resource-fork.

He also states that this bug has been fixed in Script Editor 2.
3:36:24 PM    

CronniX 2.1

CronniX is a Aqua frontend to the powerful Unix tool "cron". Cron is a Unix system service that allows scheduled execution of scripts, programs, applications - in short anything that can be started from the command line. This includes OS X applications and AppleScripts. [version history]
2:19:58 PM    

Sidekick For AppleWorks 6 - v1.0

Sidekick is a Cocoa-based application that creates a menu bar item for AppleWorks 6, providing quick access to recent documents, start Classic version of AppleWorks 6 or 5, search Google, online dictionaries or thesaurus, and launch companion applications including Address Book, Calculator, and Key Caps. Sidekick relies on AppleScript to interact with AppleWorks. [via MacScripter.net]
10:55:15 AM    

Konfabulator 1.0.1

Konfabulator 1.0.1 is an update to the widget building application that lets you customize how you work with OS X on your machine. This update fixes bugs and memory leak problems. [via Mac Net Journal] Bug fixes include: Fixed bug that caused a crash if UNICODE characters were returned from an AppleScript call. Note: Version 1.0.2 is now available.
10:34:28 AM    

XTool 1.0

This scripting addition helps in organizing AppleScript lists. By Jean-Baptiste Le Stang. Released March 1, 2003. [Scripting Additions @ macscripter.net]
9:53:46 AM    

ScriptBuilders News

New: MacHacha Pro 1.0 - A scriptable utility to create and join file segments.
Updates: MacHacha Lite 1.0 - A utility to join Hacha segments.
9:04:06 AM    

Back up user prefs 2.3.6

This script can make backups of, and then restore, a user's Preferences folder and browser preferences which are stored outside of the Preferences folder. Release notes: Restore the Preferences folder only. Restore the Safari, Mozilla, Chimera, and/or OmniWeb browser files only. Restore both the Preferences folder and the browser files.
1:09:35 AM