Peachpit Press Automator Blog Series Announced
Tips for Extending Automator

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - April 20th, 2009 - Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce a series of entries on the Peachpit Press blog. The series provides tips for extending Automator, and includes the following entries:

• 04.20.09 - Extending Automator: Running AppleScript, Shell, Python, and Ruby Scripts
• 04.21.09 - Extending Automator: Apple Remote Desktop Action Pack
• 04.22.09 - Extending Automator: Finding More Actions
• 04.23.09 - Extending Automator: Running Workflows with a Remote
• 04.24.09 - Extending Automator: Adding Workflows to the Services Menu

Links to the entries can be found in the "Tips" section of the Automated Workflows, LLC's website.
Automator, developed by Apple Inc., is designed for all levels of users, from novice to expert. Automator makes performing time consuming and repetitive tasks in Mac OS X a snap! The basic unit for automation in Automator is called an action, and each action is responsible for performing a single specific task. Using Automator's interface, users can link actions together in infinite ways to form a complete workflow that matches their unique needs. Hundreds of actions are included with Automator for performing tasks in Apple applications and the operating system itself. This list can be expanded with actions made available by developers.
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 10.5 Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press) and AppleScripting the Finder. 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

Automator is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Mac Automation Made Simple Video Podcast Episode 19 Announced
Video Podcast Episode Provides an Introduction to Classes and Properties in Application AppleScript Dictionaries

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - March 31st, 2009 - Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce the availability of Episode 19 of the Mac Automation Made Simple video podcast series.
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.
In this episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie continues discussing how to navigate application AppleScript dictionaries in Mac OS X. This episode focuses on understanding elements and attributes, also known as classes and properties.
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 Press Article Announced
Individually Looping Through Files in an Automator Workflow

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - March 25th, 2009 - Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce the release of a new article, which has been published on the Peachpit Press website. In this article, Ben Waldie, president of Automated Workflows, LLC, points out a limitation with Automator's Loop action: There's no built-in way to perform individual file looping. But don't panic! He also shows how to close this gap by using third-party workarounds. Find the article here.
Ben Waldie is president of Automated Workflows, LLC, a company offering AppleScript, Automator, and workflow consulting services to Mac-based businesses.  For years, Ben has developed professional automated solutions for companies such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Adobe Systems, Apple Inc., CNN, Microsoft, NASA, PC World, and Time Magazine.  Ben is the author of "Automator for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Visual QuickStart Guide" (Peachpit Press) and "AppleScripting the Finder", has written AppleScript and Automator content for Apple.com, Macworld, MacTech, MacScripter.net, and X-Ray Magazine, and is the host of the "Mac Automation Made Simple" video podcast (Peachpit Press). Ben is also the author of an AppleScript training CD for the Virtual Training Company, is a frequent presenter at Macworld 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

AppleScript and Automator are registered trademarks of Apple Computer. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Twitter Automator Action Pack 1.0 Announced
Automated Workflows, LLC Provides Access to Twitter from Automator

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - March 23rd, 2009 - Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce the release of the Twitter Automator Action Pack, version 1.0. This action pack extends the power of Automator in Leopard with 10 actions for interacting with Twitter! This action pack includes the following Automator actions:

• Get Current Tweet from Tweep
• Get Recent Direct Messages
• Get Recent Public Tweets
• Get Recent Replies
• Get Recent Tweets from Tweep
• Get Recent Tweets from Tweeps I'm Following
• Get Tweep Information
• Get Tweeps
• Post a Tweet
• Send Direct Message

Automated Workflows, LLC's Automator actions for Leopard are available in application-specific packs.  Trial versions of all action packs are available for download and evaluation from the Automated Workflows, LLC website.
http://automatedwork.server323.com/software/automator_actions.html
About Automator:
Automator is an application that brings the power of workflow automation to the user level, with no programming required! Workflows are designed and constructed by users, by piecing together actions in a sequence, to create an assembly line of automated tasks. Once constructed, workflows may be saved and triggered in a variety of ways. With the release of these new and updated actions, Automated Workflows, LLC provides users with the ability to extend the power of Automator with actions that interact directly with their favorite creative applications.
Learn More About Automator:
Looking for more information about Automator? Ben Waldie's Automator for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide covers what you need to know!
http://automatedwork.server323.com/books/automator_vqs.html
About Automated Workflows, LLC:
Automated Workflows, LLC offers AppleScript, Automator, and workflow automation consulting services to Macintosh-based businesses. For additional information about Automated Workflows, LLC's Automator actions, or to inquire about custom development services, visit Automated Workflows, LLC's website.

Press Contact:

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

Automator is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Blurb Tally 1.0 Announced
New Writer's Utility Quickly Tallies the Characters, Words, and Paragraphs in Blurbs of Text

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - March 20th, 2009 - Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce the release of Blurb Tally, a writer's utility, designed to help users quickly and easily calculate the number of characters, words, and paragraphs in a blurb of text.
Once launched, Blurb Tally hovers above the other windows and applications on a user's Mac. Users can write content directly in Blurb Tally, or simply copy content to the clipboard and paste it in for a quick tally. Possible uses include:

• Generating text for character-limited fields in web forms.
• Identifying the length of articles, documents, blog postings, and more.
• Preparing concise text for use in press releases, legal documents, emails, Excel workbook cells, and more.
• Preparing a resume or writing a brief personal biography.
• Much more!

Blurb Tally also provides the ability to quickly toggle your text blurb between uppercase, lowercase, sentence case, and title case.
For additional information about Blurb Tally, as well as other workflow products and services, please visit the Automated Workflows, LLC 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.

Mac Automation Made Simple Video Podcast Episode 18 Announced
Video Podcast Episode Provides an Introduction to Commands in Application AppleScript Dictionaries

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - March 17th, 2009 - Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce the availability of Episode 18 of the Mac Automation Made Simple video podcast series.
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.
In this episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie begins discussing AppleScripting applications in Mac OS X by exploring how to open and navigate application AppleScript dictionaries. Ben reviews both application commands and parameters.
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 Press Article Announced
AppleScript and Automator: What's the Difference?

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - March 16th, 2009 - Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce the release of a new article, which has been published on the Peachpit Press website. In this article, Ben Waldie, president of Automated Workflows, LLC, discusses the differences between AppleScript and Automator. Find the article here.
If you're an avid Mac user, you've probably heard of two technologies that seem sort of alike: Automator and AppleScript. Ben Waldie points out the differences and similarities in the two technologies, explaining when to use each one to save yourself some keystrokes (and headaches).
Ben Waldie is president of Automated Workflows, LLC, a company offering AppleScript, Automator, and workflow consulting services to Mac-based businesses.  For years, Ben has developed professional automated solutions for companies such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Adobe Systems, Apple Inc., CNN, Microsoft, NASA, PC World, and Time Magazine.  Ben is the author of "Automator for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Visual QuickStart Guide" (Peachpit Press) and "AppleScripting the Finder", has written AppleScript and Automator content for Apple.com, Macworld, MacTech, MacScripter.net, and X-Ray Magazine, and is the host of the "Mac Automation Made Simple" video podcast (Peachpit Press). Ben is also the author of an AppleScript training CD for the Virtual Training Company, is a frequent presenter at Macworld 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

AppleScript and Automator are registered trademarks of Apple Computer. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Mac Automation Made Simple Video Podcast Episode 17 Announced
Video Podcast Episode Provides an Introduction to AppleScript and Script Editor

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - March 3rd, 2009 - Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce the availability of Episode 17 of the Mac Automation Made Simple video podcast series.
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.
In this episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie provides an introduction to the primary AppleScript components in Mac OS X, including the AppleScript Utility, Folder Actions Setup application, example scripts, and Script Editor.
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 Press Automator Blog Series Announced
Tips for Using Automator

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - March 2nd, 2009 - Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce a series of entries on the Peachpit Press blog. The series provides general tips for using Automator, and includes the following entries:

• 03.02.09 - Using Automator: Recording
• 03.03.09 - Using Automator: Media Browser
• 03.04.09 - Using Automator: Conversion Actions
• 03.05.09 - Using Automator: Scheduling Workflows
• 03.06.09 - Using Automator: Print Workflows

Links to the entries can be found in the "Tips" section of the Automated Workflows, LLC's website.
Automator, developed by Apple Inc., is designed for all levels of users, from novice to expert. Automator makes performing time consuming and repetitive tasks in Mac OS X a snap! The basic unit for automation in Automator is called an action, and each action is responsible for performing a single specific task. Using Automator's interface, users can link actions together in infinite ways to form a complete workflow that matches their unique needs. Hundreds of actions are included with Automator for performing tasks in Apple applications and the operating system itself. This list can be expanded with actions made available by developers.
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 10.5 Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press) and AppleScripting the Finder. 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

Automator is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Mac Automation Made Simple Video Podcast Episode 16 Announced
Video Podcast Episode Focuses on Extending Automator Workflows with Third-Party Actions

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - February 19th, 2009 - Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce the availability of Episode 16 of the Mac Automation Made Simple video podcast series.
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.
In this episode of Mac Automation Made Simple, Ben Waldie demonstrates how to extend the power of Automator with third-party actions, allowing you to build Web photo galleries, a birthday calendar in iCal, a photo contacts sheet in InDesign, and more.
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.