iTunes Manager 2.8.1

iTunes Manager is a mini-window to iTunes that performs a number of functions beyond mere music playback. The functions include music alarm, playlist-track switching and selection, volume control, key information about the active track, playlist and track editing, and keyboard shortcuts for playback and other controls. iTunes Manager now wraps in AppleScript Studio interface the utilities to manage filetracks, track data and playlists, gaining the following advantages: it is now simpler and easier to run; the utilities are just a mouse-click away; response time to activate the utilities is quick; and, the overall interface is certainly more appealing than the pure AppleScript version. Refer to the ReadMe file for a summary of latest features. For help on the bundled tools and other features, consult the pull-down Help menu.

published on Saturday, the 24. May 2008, scriptbuilders

10.5: An AppleScript to restart an AirPort Base Station

After reading my Airtunes hint, several people have asked me to post a script to restart an AirPort Base Station ... so here it is. The script assumes you can at least see the Base Station in AirPort Utility, which is not always the case so YMMV. You can use the launchd utility or Cronnix if you prefer to schedule it. If you have a shell script for this, please share as I think that would be a more elegant solution.Meanwhile, here's the AppleScript:--this script will restart the Airport base station in Leopard--note there is a different script...

published on Friday, the 4. January 2008, macosxhints

Safari Windows To Tabs 1.0

After waking up from intensive browsing, I usually find I have a couple Safari windows open. I've always wished Safari would force all windows to open in tabs, and Safari Stand or SAFT supposedly takes care of this. If you would rather not use Stand or SAFT, this applescript takes all open windows in Safari, closes them, and reopens them in tabs in a single window. Safari does not have tab support enabled in their Applescript dictionary. As a workaround, the script iterates through tabs, closing them, and checking to see if the close tabs menu item is enabled. If it is not enabled, there are no more tabs in the window. Enjoy...

published on Monday, the 5. February 2007, scriptbuilders

Use AppleScripts to send URLs from browser to browser

I finally got around to generalizing the ability to "open URL in $browser" using a single keystroke -- that is, while running browser X, open the currently-viewed ULR in browser Y. The services menu, unfortunately: requi...

published on Wednesday, the 29. March 2006, macosxhints

iTunes Manager 1.7.7b

Tunes Manager is a mini-window to iTunes that performs a number of functions beyond mere music playback. The functions include music alarm, playlist-track switching and selection, volume control, key information about the active track, playlist and track editing, and keyboard shortcuts for playback and other controls. iTunes Manager now wraps in AppleScript Studio interface the utilities to manage filetracks, track data and playlists, gaining the following advantages: it is now simpler and easier to run; the utilities are just a mouse-click away; response time to activate the utilities is quick; and, the overall interface is certainly more appealing than the pure AppleScript version. Refer to the ReadMe file for a summary of latest features. For help on the bundled tools and some useful tips, consult the document in the Help Drawer.

published on Tuesday, the 14. March 2006, scriptbuilders

Parent Folder 1.0.1

This application is best used on the Finder's toolbar. Drag items onto the application to easily move them to their parent folder. You can also click on the app to have the front Finder window change to the parent folder of the current folder.

published on Friday, the 10. March 2006, scriptbuilders

Get_iTunes_Lyrics 1.0

What does it do: It (tries to) puts the lyrics of the current track of iTunes in a window so you can read it as you listen to the song. What does not do: It does not put the lyrics into your iTunes. Why, may be next release if there is demand for it. What do you need: You need Growl, and you can get it here <http://growl.info>. It will *not* work without Growl. You will only get errors. Growl is a cool application anyway and it is free. So just download it and enjoy. Once you install it, make sure that you uncheck 'Limit 2-5 lines' on the 'Display Options'. To dismiss the dialog you have to click on it. This is due to a decision of the developers of Growl, and they hold the upper hand. For this first release everything works fine with English lyrics, it might have problems with lyrics in other languages. Mostly languages that have non-ASCII characters or diacritics. Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, Greek, etc are not here thanks to my ignorance. If you want to help me, then, let me know, salary is not that great... :)

published on Sunday, the 5. March 2006, scriptbuilders

iTunesJoin 2.0b1

TunesJoin is an application and set of scripts that allow you to join multiple iTunes tracks into a single new track. Once installed, they are available directly in iTunes via the script menu. You can: o Join AAC files to a new AAC file (optionally bookmarkable) without quality loss. o Join any type of music files (except protected AAC from the iTunes Music Store) and convert the result to any type supported by iTunes; o Join any type of music files (including protected AAC) to a QuickTime movie, playable in iTunes, without quality loss; o Automatically add chapters to joined or converted AAC files when Apple's ChapterTool is installed.

published on Saturday, the 4. March 2006, scriptbuilders