Archives for February 2010

Peachpit Blog Post > iPhone Productivity App Picks: RemoteTap

02.26.10 - iPhone Productivity App Picks: RemoteTap.

There are now a number of apps available for the iPhone that allow you to remotely access your Mac. My favorite of these is RemoteTap, for its ease of use, great set of features, and developer responsiveness. [Read more on Peachpit.com...]

Peachpit Blog Post > iPhone Productivity App Picks: Pastebot

02.25.10 - iPhone Productivity App Picks: Pastebot.

Text clippings are an important part of my daily iPhone workflow, allowing me to quickly provide detailed common responses to emails while on the go, maintain multiple email signatures, keep track of important phone call notes, and more. Recently, I discovered Pastebot, a handy iPhone clipboard manager that has made a tremendous difference in my iPhone clipping workflow. [Read more on Peachpit.com...]

Peachpit Blog Post > iPhone Productivity App Picks: 2Do

02.24.10 - iPhone Productivity App Picks: 2Do.

For some time now, I've been searching for a ToDo manager that fit my unique workflow. The key requirements were that I wanted something simple, which allowed me to manage multiple categories of ToDos, and could be integrated with iCal, Mail, and my iPhone. Recently, I found 2Do, a handy app that, so far, seems to fit my needs quite well. [Read more on Peachpit.com...]

Mac Automation Made Simple Video Podcast > Creating Branching Automator Workflows with AppleScript

Episode 30
Date: 02.23.2010
Duration: 00:10:34
Creating Branching Automator Workflows with AppleScript
One of Automator's key limitations is its inability to perform branching. In this episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie demonstrates how AppleScript can be used to work around this limitation and create a branching Automator workflow..
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Peachpit Blog Post > iPhone Productivity App Picks: 1Password

02.23.10 - iPhone Productivity App Picks: 1Password.

One reason I love my iPhone is that it has significantly reduced the amount of "stuff" I have to carry with me wherever I go. Sadly, my iPhone can't replace my credit cards, ATM card, and driver's license. Well, not yet, anyway. However, with the help of 1Password, it can help to reduce the thickness of my wallet. [Read more at Peachpit.com...]

Press Release > Mac Automation Made Simple Video Podcast Episode 30 Announced

Mac Automation Made Simple Video Podcast Episode 30 Announced
Video Podcast Episode Demonstrates How to Create Branching Automator Workflows with AppleScript

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - February 23rd, 2010 - Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce the availability of Episode 30 of the Mac Automation Made Simple video podcast series.
In this video podcast series, Ben Waldie, author of "Automator for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow 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.
One of Automator's key limitations is its inability to perform branching. In this episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie demonstrates how AppleScript can be used to work around this limitation and create a branching Automator workflow.
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.

Peachpit Blog Post > iPhone Productivity App Picks: Grocery IQ

02.22.10 - iPhone Productivity App Picks: Grocery IQ.

Today’s pick is Grocery IQ, a shopping list app from Coupons Inc. It’s not just your run-of-the-mill shopping list, though. It’s a shopping assistant, and it has changed the way my wife and I shop for groceries. [Read more at Peachpit.com...]

Press Release > Peachpit Blog Series Announced: Iphone Productivity App Picks

Peachpit Blog Series Announced: iPhone Productivity App Picks
Five iPhone Productivity App Picks in Five Days

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - February 22nd, 2010 - Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce a series of entries on the Peachpit Press blog. The series provides five top picks for iPhone productivity apps. Links to the entries can be found in the "Tips" section of the Automated Workflows, LLC's website.
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 10.6 Snow Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press), Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press), and AppleScripting the Finder (Automated Workflows, LLC). 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.

Press Contact:

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