Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard rumors about automation-related changes in Mountain Lion. Here are the big ones going around… Gatekeeper doesn’t let you run apps or scripts that aren’t in the Mac App Store – third party app and script distribution is dead! Sandboxing prevents apps from talking to one another – AppleScript and inter-application automation are dead! First, let’s get something straight. These are rumors. Second, like lots of rumors, they aren’t true. So, what’s the real deal, then?
[Read the full article in MacTech magazine's July 2012 issue, available in print and in the MacTech iPad Newsstand app]
If you're a Mountain Lion user, then you've probably encountered GateKeeper. This is Apple's latest security mechanism, which restricts the apps that can be launched on your Mac. By default, GateKeeper only allows apps to run that are from the Mac App Store, or digitally signed by official developers who have registered with Apple. Try and launch an app from an unknown developer, and GateKeeper shuts it right down. What if you need to use the app, though? Can you launch it without disabling GateKeeper entirely? Sure you can. [
