Add currently-playing track an iPhone/iPod playlist
This AppleScript will add the current track you are playing to a play list (currently named street) on your iPhone (or iPod). It will also make a backup of this added track to a playlist on the iTunes local playlists (also named street). The script also checks first if a song exists on the playlist, so as to not duplicate any tracks. property playlistname : "street" tell application "iTunes" repeat with s in sources if (kind of s is iPod) then set the_ipod to s end repeat set doit to true set idx to (count tracks of playlist playlistname of the_ipod) repeat with i from 1 to idx set n to track i of playlist playlistname of the_ipod set n to (name of n as string) & (artist of n as string) & (album of n as string) set m to (name of current track as string...
published on Monday, the 21. December 2009, macosxhints
10.6: Create per-device settings for cameras and iPods
Have you ever had the conundrum where you would like iPhoto to open automatically for your camera, but not for your iPod touch or iPhone? Have a look at the new Image Capture app in Snow Leopard -- it now allows setting custom per-device actions. No more need for AppleScript workarounds!
published on Friday, the 18. September 2009, macosxhints
AppManager 1.0.7
AppManager is an AppleScript Studio application that lets the user track rating and comments for iPod Touch/iPhone Apps. See <a href='http://pages.marcusfamily.info...'>http://pages.marcusfamily.info...</a>
published on Tuesday, the 4. August 2009, scriptbuilders
Entourage Text-To-Speech Applescripts 1.01
Entourage Text To Speech Applescripts bring OS X's text to speech ability to Entourage. Increase productivity and streamline workflow by listening to lengthy emails such as reports or newsgroups while working on other tasks. Automatically sorts read email into folders after reading! Features include: * Supports reading multiple emails at once, just select several messages and launch the script. * Intelligently parse out reply emails and AOL and yahoo ads at the end of messages. Only reads the new content and not duplicate content. *Note* Does not handle emails well where content is within the replied text. * Supports moving messages into folders based on subject title after reading message. * Able to hide dialog and allow speech engine to read in background. * Converts messages to audiobook format to be played on ipods or other itunes compatible devices * Integrate into Entourage as Rules.
published on Monday, the 27. July 2009, scriptbuilders
Autofill the iPod Shuffle with podcasts via AppleScript
For inexplicable reasons, Apple seems to have deliberately disabled the autofill function for podcasts on iPod Shuffles in iTunes 8.1. The following script replaces the autofill functionality. If you place the script in your user's ~/Library » iTunes » Scripts folder, it will appear in the Scripts menu of iTunes, making it relatively simple to use.(*Script to replace autofill function for iPod shuffle in iTunes 8.1Deletes all current tracks from attached iPod shuffle, then loads it with contents of a smart playlist© G W Aylward 2009*)-- Set name of smart playlist and shuffle hereset playlistName to "Latest Podcasts"set shuffleName to "Bill iPod Shuffle"-- Delete all tracks from iPod shuffletell application "iTunes" -- Find i...
published on Wednesday, the 18. March 2009, macosxhints
AppManager 1.0.0
AppManager is an AppleScript Studio application that lets the user track rating and comments for iPod Touch/iPhone Apps. See http://pages.marcusfamily.info...
published on Monday, the 29. December 2009, scriptbuilders
Apps: iPod Converter, MBS plug-in, RF Toolbox
iPod Converter 2.1 ($30) is a tool for converting video files to the mp4 format for use on an iPod. The software can covert most common video files including AVI, WMV, MOV, MPG, ASF, and DivX. Within iPod converter users can crop video area, the bit rate, frame rate and video resolution. The 2.1 update has enhanced support for AppleScript and Automator actions. [Download - 10.3MB]...
published on Wednesday, the 24. December 2008, macintosh-news-network
Work with iPod notes without iPod connected
Do you use your iPod for notes? Do you want to be able to manage your notes while your iPod isn't plugged in? Well, here's how you can manage your notes on your computer and have them appear on your iPod. What you'll need: An iPod with disk use enabled. A couple of AppleScripts. Step 1: Copy the notes folder on your iPod to your home folder. So, you should have a folder at "~/Notes/". This folder should be a duplicate of the notes folder on your iPod. Step 2: Save the following as an AppleScript: property myipodname : "My iPod" property shellscriptname : "" on adding folder items to theFolder after receiving theItems if shellscriptname is equal to "" then if myipodname contains...
published on Wednesday, the 29. October 2008, macosxhints
Print PDFs directly to iPod touch (and iPhone)
I frequently want to print copies of maps, directions or other things to take with me on the road. Since I found the app Air Sharing for my iPod touch, I can save the docs to PDF, and then copy them to my iPod touch for offline viewing. I put together an Automator workflow [65KB download] that allows me to do this directly from the print dialog box. To configure the workflow, put the (unzipped) downloaded file into the /Library/PDF Services folder. Open the workflow in Automator, and then set the IP address of your iPod touch or iPhone in the first line of the AppleScript action, and set the save to location in the last action to the desired location on your iPod touch/iPhone. (Note that you need to have the iPhone/iPod touch mounted via Air Sharing to use this workflow.) Finally, save the workflo...
published on Tuesday, the 30. September 2008, macosxhints
Copy music to iPod based on recent iTunes playback
My iTunes library is much larger than the capacity of a 4GB (or even 8GB) Flash-memory-based iPod. Therefore I searched for a solution that would allow me to automatically copy a selection of songs I'm actually listening to over to my iPod. I didn't want to bother changing the playlist I am syncing with the iPod manually every week or so. The solution was based on this AppleScript snippet I found on the Internet, with some changes to make it work the way I wanted it to work. The script adds albums to a playlist based on the songs I recently played. In that way, the iPod is always filled with the music I'm enjoying right now. 2br Here is the script: with ti...
published on Thursday, the 25. September 2008, macosxhints