Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #64: Mac Pro, WWDC, and the Mailbag - Automator, TiVo, and More!
by , 9:45 PM EDT, August 7th, 2006
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For August 7th, 2006
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John and Dave discuss the announcements from today's WWDC Keynote, and then return to previous topics to address your questions about Automator and TiVo. This is chock full of info you won't want to miss!
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Stuff mentioned:
- Intel-based Mac Pro
- Intel-based XServe
- KnockOff - Dave's Local Cover Band
- Time Machine - Apple's upcoming automated Backup utility
- Windows XP System Restore
- Analysts Not Surprised, but also Disappointed with Apple's Announcements
- TMO's Live WWDC Keynote Updates
- Dr. Mac's Guide to Backing Up Your Mac
- Reality Distortion Field
- Steve Christiansen's SuperClock
- Virtual Desktop Pro
- ChatFX
- Apple LCD Displays Get Cheaper
- Starlogic LCD Display - Cheap, and worth it
- Hanso Foundation and Sublymonal - Co-branded commercials integrated with Lost
- Alex - New Voice In Panther
- CoreAnimation - Reminds us of Sprites
- Description of WWW
- NCSA Mosaic
- Scotty Principle
- WWDC 2006
- Dilbert's Project Uncertainty Principle
- Mythical Man Month
- Temporary Storage Automator Actions - Variable approximation in Automator
- TiVo
- TiVo and Bonjour/iChat incompatibility
- TiVo (Series 2) with VOIP Setup Solution
- Vonage - Refer Through Dave and help yourself *and* Dave out. :-)
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Observer Comments
Ah wasn't just me who noticed the conflict with advertising and Dashcoding websites.
"I liked the clever way of making widgets, not that I really like Dashboard all that much (perhaps they should tie it in with Spaces?) but, won't advertisers be rather peeved if you're using Dashcode to just take bits of websites you're interested in and circumventing all the adverts placed around?
Webcam capture looks good, bye bye Slothcam "
http://www.macobserver.com/article/2006/08/07.14.shtml
Thu Aug 10, 2006 12:06 am Subject: Automator plug-in actions
You guys need to play around with Automator some more. Just because all the Apple supplied folder actions are Applescripts does not mean that is all they can be. Open Automator, choose File > Save As Plug-In, then choose Plug-In For: Folder Actions. Pick the folder, and BOOM!
Well, okay, it turns out that folder actions do have to be Applescripts. However, what Automator does is to make a script that it attaches to the folder that tells it to open your automator workflow which is saved as an application in your user Library/Workflows/Applications/Folder Actions folder. Make your workflow where it assumes the files added to the folder are already passed into the workflow. In other words, don't make the first step "Get selected finder items" because that won't work.
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