Mac Automation Made Simple

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.

Mac Automation Made Simple is owned by Peachpit TV. Episodes are available for download from the Peachpit Press website and in iTunes.


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Episodes
Episode 9
Date: 11.11.2008
Duration: 00:07:33
Creating a Microsoft Word 2008 Automator Workflow

In this episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie demonstrates how to create an Automator workflow that converts Microsoft Word 2008 documents to PDF or HTML format, and uploads them to a Web server via FTP.

Episode 8
Date: 10.30.2008
Duration: 00:06:24
Creating an Aperture Automator Workflow

In this episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie demonstrates how to create an Automator workflow for Aperture that allows you to review specified photos, import approved photos into an Aperture project, and assign metadata to the photos.

Episode 7
Date: 10.14.2008
Duration: 00:07:25
Creating an Automator PDF Workflow

In this episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie demonstrates how to save Automator workflows as print workflow plug-ins. Once saved, these workflows appear in Mac OS X's print dialog, and can be triggered to process printed PDF documents.

Episode 6
Date: 10.01.2008
Duration: 00:04:16
Scheduling Automator Workflows

In this episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie demonstrates how to save Automator workflows as iCal alarm plug-ins, allowing them to be scheduled to run during downtime, such as at night or while you're away from your desk.

Episode 5
Date: 09.16.2008
Duration: 00:07:03
Automating Manual Tasks with QuicKeys

In this episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie demonstrates how QuicKeys, a third-party automation utility, can be used to perform manual events in Mac OS X. QuicKeys shortcuts can be run from menus, key commands, and even Automator workflows.

Episode 4
Date: 09.02.2008
Duration: 00:07:03
Automating Manual Tasks with iKey

In this episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie demonstrates how iKey, a third-party automation utility, can be used to perform manual events in Mac OS X. iKey shortcuts can be run from menus, key commands, and even larger automated workflows.

Episode 3
Date: 08.26.2008
Duration: 00:05:35
Recording Manual Events in AppleScript

In this episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie demonstrates how even the novice Mac user can get started with AppleScript by recording manual events in the Mac OS X Finder, or other recordable application, as a script, and playing them back.

Episode 2
Date: 08.06.2008
Duration: 00:07:41
Recording Manual Events in Automator

In this episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie demonstrates how to use Automator in Leopard to record your manual mouse clicks and keystrokes, and play them back as part of your workflow. Use recording to expand Automator's capabilities.

Episode 1
Date: 07.29.2008
Duration: 00:07:09
Creating an Image Processing Automator Workflow

In this first episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie demonstrates how to create a simple image processing workflow using Automator in Mac OS X Leopard. Learn how to create a workflow that manipulates images from directly within the Finder.




Learn More

Are you looking to take your AppleScript or Automator knowledge to the next level? Check out Ben Waldie's popular AppleScript and Automator books, as well as his AppleScript Training CD. They are excellent resources for users and developers!

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