Script Timer 2.0 released

Apps & More Software Design, Inc. has announced the release of version 2.0 of Script Timer, an AppleScript and application scheduling product for Mac OS X, Version 10.1 and Jaguar. New features for version 2.0 include the following:

• A two process model, with a drag and drop GUI program for creating and manipulating data files, and a background scheduling engine.
• The ability to schedule actions to run when the computer becomes idle.
• The facility to specify a "late start" time as well as a regular.
• Start time for time of the day actions.
• The capability to specify a stop time as well as a start time for time interval actions (and the new idle time actions).
• Full integration of the user manual into the program.

Registration fees for Script Timer 2.0 are US$12 for a single copy, US$300 for a site license, and $US120 for an academic site license. A 30 day, fully functional trial version is available for download.
6:50:18 PM    

Backup & Restore 1.0

This pair of scripts, available individually, allows users to easily backup the bookmarks, preferences and cookie preference files of Camino and Safari.
4:43:58 PM    

Soybo 1.0.1

Soybo, available with open source and commercial licenses, is a cross-platform and device independent technology that allows applications to publish their functionality as web services, accessible by any Internet-enabled device. Soyvices (Soybo Services) can be written in virtually any computing language such as PHP, AppleScript, Perl, Ruby, C++, and Java. Release notes: Fixed a bug where Soyvices weren't appearing in directory list views. Fixed a bug where the guest username doesn't appear in the navigation bar.
1:53:37 PM    

MacMerc.com: Here Come The Pranks

"This week's PowerUser Monday is chocked full of fun OS X pranks to pull on fellow Mac users tomorrow. I left out the obvious ones like, 'Turn on Zoom!' so be sure to check it out. Make sure to guard your desk tomorrow at work--especially if you use these pranks early in the day. Update: Two more great reader submitted tricks have been added. One includes an AppleScript that will terrify your co-workers."
1:40:45 PM    

TestXSLT 2.6

Developed by Marc Liyanage, TestXSLT is a small, AppleScriptable Cocoa application which allows users to experiment with and learn XSLT and edit XML files on Mac OS X. Source code is available for download and online browsing. Among the changes in this release, the XSLT processor type is now selectable via AppleScript (see the "Demo Applescript" for an example of this new capability).
1:15:23 PM    

Audiocorder 3.7.1 offers better AppleScript

A new version of the OS X audio recording application Audiocorder released over the weekend offers enhanced AppleScript support and a host of bug fixes. [Mac Net Journal]
12:51:36 PM    

Mac OS X Hints: Use AppleScript to listen to NPR programs in Safari

dasboy: "Poor RealMedia plug-in support in the Camino browser finally forced me to look for an alternative way to listen to my favorite NPR programs. After very little research of the examples on Apple's AppleScript site, I decided to use the Safari browser and AppleScript to automate the process. What follows is an AppleScript that uses Safari and the RealOne player to play my two favorite programs from NPR." ...
12:47:42 PM    

Mac OS X Hints: Remove extra spaces from artists' names in iTunes

Anonymous: If you have an iPod you probably noticed that artists with a trailing space or leading space in their name is considered a separate artist from those without such extra spaces. This makes playing all the songs by one artist rather difficult. After being annoyed by this I came up with the following Applescript to strip out leading and trailing spaces from both song names and artist names." ...
12:47:20 PM