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 ...

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 ...

I need an Automator script that converts PowerPoint files into PDF documents. Automator has no such built-in action. And I don't know AppleScript. I need an AppleScript that can tell the PowerPoint ...

Ben Waldie is president of Automated Workflows, LLC, a company offering AppleScript, Automator, workflow, and productivity consulting services to Apple-based businesses. For years, Ben has developed ...

April 22, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google A cluttered desktop is not only distracting, but it can slow down your Mac. If you want to temporarily hide your ...

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 ...