Archives for May 2009

Macworld Article Announced: Automating Twitter
Use OS X's Automator to automatically send Twitter status updates

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - May 26th, 2009 - Macworld has published an article written by Ben Waldie, president of Automated Workflows, LLC. The article, titled "Automating Twitter", discusses how to send status updates to Twitter using the "Run Shell Script" Automator action in Mac OS X. A link to the article, as well as dozens of Ben's other articles and tutorials, can be found in the Tips section of the Automated Workflows, LLC website.
Automator, developed by Apple Inc., is designed for all levels of users, from novice to expert. Automator makes performing time consuming and repetitive tasks in Mac OS X a snap! The basic unit for automation in Automator is called an action, and each action is responsible for performing a single specific task. Using Automator's interface, users can link actions together in infinite ways to form a complete workflow that matches their unique needs. Hundreds of actions are included with Automator for performing tasks in Apple applications and the operating system itself. This list can be expanded with actions made available by developers.
Ben Waldie is president of Automated Workflows, LLC, a company offering AppleScript and workflow automation consulting services to Mac-based businesses. For years, Ben has developed professional automated solutions for companies such as Abercrombie and Fitch, Adobe Systems, Apple Computer, CNN, Microsoft Corporation, NASA, PC World, and Time Magazine. Ben is the author of Automator for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press) and AppleScripting the Finder. He has also written numerous Automator and AppleScript columns for Apple.com, Macworld Magazine, MacScripter.net, MacTech magazine, and X-ray Magazine, and is the author of an AppleScript training CD (Virtual Training Company). Ben is a frequent presenter at Macworld Conference & Expo and other events, and is president of The Philadelphia Area AppleScript Users Group.
Ben is also the author of the Twitter Automator Action Pack, as well as over 150 other Automator actions for Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, FileMaker Pro, QuarkXPress, Mail, Safari, and more.

Press Contact:

Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
116 Cold Stream Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460

AppleScript and Automator are registered trademarks of Apple Computer. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Mac Automation Made Simple Video Podcast Episode 21 Announced
Video Podcast Episode Provides an Introduction to Using Variables in AppleScript

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - May 26th, 2009 - Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce the availability of Episode 21 of the Mac Automation Made Simple video podcast series.
In this video podcast series, Ben Waldie, author of "Automator for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide" and president of Automated Workflows, LLC, shows you how to simplify your life and have fun doing it with tips and tricks for using AppleScript and Automator in Mac OS X.
In this episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie continues discussing AppleScript's core language, with a focus on variables. Watch as Ben demonstrates how to use variables to store values from Address Book, and create a new message in Mail.
Mac Automation Made Simple is owned by Peachpit TV. Episodes are available for download from the Peachpit Press website, as well as within iTunes.
For additional information, including an episode guide and links to the podcast, visit the >Tips section of the Automated Workflows, LLC's website.

Press Contact:

Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
116 Cold Stream Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460

AppleScript and Automator are registered trademarks of Apple Computer. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.