The Google Search Applescript now allows you to search:
Web, Images and Video!
Google Search Applescript – Updated!
July 18, 2010Add icons to your applications and files
June 8, 2010This tutorial will show you how to apply icons to your apps and files without the need for a program.
If you already have a .icns file, then skip to step 7
1. Once you have an image you want to use on your computer go to this website:
2. Click Browse and choose your image you want to convert to an icon.
3. Choose your image and click “Choose”
4. Click “Convert.”
Once it has converted, you will get a conversion successful message, like this:
5. Scroll Down to Mac and click “Download .hqx” (Because it’s compatible with Tiger and below.)
6. Once downloaded, double click the .hqx file to extract the icon.
7. Click the icon once and press the “Command” and the letter”i” buttons on your keyboard together. Or right click on the icon and left click “Get Info”
8. Now click the icon image at the top right of the new window, so it has a blue outline.
9. Click “Edit”, then “Copy”
11. Close the get info window and then find the app you want to apply the icon too.
12. Click the app once and press the “Command” and the letter”i” buttons on your keyboard together. Or right click on the icon and left click “Get Info”
13. Now click the icon image at the top right of the new window, so it has a blue outline.
14. Click “Edit”, then “Paste”
Now you have applied an icon to your app or file!
To go back to the original icon, “Get info” your app/file, click the icon on the top right, to highlight it. Now press the delete key on your keyboard. (To undo press “Command and Z”
Aliases to your Virtual Machine in Virtualbox
June 7, 2010Do you use Virtualbox, on your mac to run windows, linux, etc. One thing I miss from parallels desktop, was the aliases to your virtual machine, so you didn’t have to open up the app, select your virtual machine and click start? Well this simple applescript will help you through the short simple process.
1. Open apple script editor. (Located in applications/utilities). Leopard and below its called Apple Script Editor, on Snow Leopard it’s called Script Editor. Just search with spotlight.
2. Type in this (Or copy and paste):
P.S. Where is says: Windows XP, type the name of your virtual machine.
set VB_GUEST to “Windows XP”
set VB_PATH to “/usr/bin/”
set VB_VM to quoted form of VB_GUEST
do shell script VB_PATH & “VBoxManage startvm ” & VB_VM
3. Click File, then Save As.
4. Give your Virtual Machine Launcher a name and choose where you want to save it.
5. Now click the arrow next to file format and click “Application” (Don’t Check “Run Only” incase you want to edit your script.
6. Now click save.
Here is the final Product.
If you want a logo for your app launcher go here:
https://jacktabby.wordpress.com/2010/06/08/add-icons-to-your-applications-and-files/
.Trash folder on USB
May 5, 2010When you delete a file from a USB or similar device on mac you will end up with a .Trash folder on it.
So when you delete a file you regain no space, right?… Let me explain.
Basically there is a hidden Trash folder on your USB. And your mac makes use of it. Instead of moving it to the Macs trash or deleting it immediately (like windows) it puts it in that trash folder.
Try these steps if you don’t get what I mean.
1. Delete a file from your USB.
2. Go to the Trash. (On your Mac, with USB still plugged in.)
3. The deleted file is there.
4. Remove the memory stick and the deleted file will disappear. Because it was on the USB
So to fix this: Empty the trash while the USB is plugged in… Problem solved!
But if you want to you want to delete it to the macs trash… You have a problem.
So I have created a very simple applescript for it!
Heres what you do.
1. Download and extract it.
2. Put the extracted app in a safe place.
3. Drag it to the finders toolbar!… Done!
4. Drag a file to it to delete it!
So how does it work? Well either click it and choose a file to delete… or just drag the file you want to delete to the applescript and it will delete!
Status for the Applescript.
Tiger: Mostly Compatible. (Can’t drag to finder toolbar.)
Leopard: Fully Compatible
Snow Leopard: Fully Compatible
If there is a file with the same name as the deleted file in the trash the newest one will be renamed: filename_01, filename_02, etc
Download Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?yzzumrmwyzm
Google Search Applescript
April 20, 2010To search for something in Google you have to…
1.Open your web browser.
2. Go to http://www.google.com/
3. Enter your search query…. Wait…. Done!
With the Google Search Applescript.
1. Open Google Search.
2. Type in Query…. Done!
So we manage to skip one step.. so why did I do this? Because there is an Applescript for everything!
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?2nwmtftfdxq
Show Hidden System Files
April 1, 2010Have you ever needed to see hidden system file for editing, etc? Well with this handy applescript you can. All you have to do is open it and click show or hide and you’re done!
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?emt0zhmth2m
Dashboard Widgets to Desktop
March 30, 2010With this neat applescript you can put your dashboard widgets on your desktop! Instructions are inside the Utility!
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?tn3l5wzjdw3
Quick Search
March 26, 2010This applescript allows you to type in a quick search query with your choice of search Engine! Your choices are:
Google:
Normal
Image
Video
Yahoo:
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Image
Video
Youtube:
Video
Download Here: http://www.mediafire.com/?nm2hddmyjmk
Welcome!
March 26, 2010Welcome to my Blog! This is where I will post all of my random applescripts. (To be used on a mac)
I will have instructions on how to use each one. Bye for now! 🙂
Feel Free to Edit and Improve my Applications! 🙂
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