Mac power users love to play with scripting and automation. If there's something that's repetitive that needs to be done, it's a lot easier just to either use Automator to automate the process or ...

I have been using Mavericks for a little while now and I have to admit that I was a little slow to get excited about this release of OS X. Once I started to sink my teeth into some of the power-user ...

Guys, I'm going to impose a bit. This is a brain-dead simple request, but I'm brain-dead and can't figure it out (must be the nights of no sleep thanks to the baby). I have an automator action that ...

Since Apple is introducing Shortcuts to macOS Monterey in the fall, it may be worth backing up all of your Automator workflows before it lands. Here's how to make a copy of your automations. Shortcuts ...

The Automator application in OS X is a feature that many people use to modify documents in a folder, or perform other routine actions such as synchronizing items in a folder with those in another ...

There is not always “an app for that.” There are many complex and repetitive tasks we perform in the academic world which depend on technology but which cannot be carried out by a single software ...

Veteran Mac users across the developer and pro communities are reeling at the news that Sal Soghoian’s position as Product Manager of Automation Technologies at Apple has been terminated, after nearly ...

I recently switched to Mac OS X as my primary desktop operating system after spending over a decade on Linux. Although Apple’s operating system supplies practically all of the command line tools I ...

Automator is a great tool for automating basic tasks on your Mac, no scripting or programming required. By dragging prebuilt actions together, you can quickly and easily create countless workflows to ...

With Mac OS X v10.4 “Tiger’s” release planned for April 29, 2005, the coordinators of AppleScript Pro Sessions have announced that their next event will feature coverage of Tiger and Tiger’s new ...