Free AppleScripts
All scripts released free under the BSD License. No warranty is expressed or implied. We recommend opening the scripts in Script Editor and looking through the comments in the script before running them.
As for installation, we highly recommend storing them all in your ~Library/Scripts folder. For ease of access, use the AppleScript Utility (located in /Applications/AppleScript) and turn on the "Show script menu in menubar" option. You'll thank us later.
TimeMachine on Leopard is great. Unless you're running on Tiger. Or unless you have two drives that you want to swap out for rotating backups sets. This script will allow you to set up incremental backups from any source, to any destination. Be sure to read the Read Me for how to configure the script.
Works great with an external hard drive with hot-swap trays,
If you use Wikipedia to look stuff up on a regular basis, you'll love this. Select and copy the text you want to search for in any email, web page, Word document, et cetera, then run this script. It'll open a new browser window (or tab) in your default browser and automatically search Wikipedia for whatever text is on the clipboard. For best results, limit your selection to 1 or 2 words. Bonus points: use something like Quicksilver to assign it to a keyboard shortcut.
Have anyone in your Address Book who keeps sending you loads of those mass-forwarded emails that may be hoaxes but every once in a while they're true? Check 'em with Snopes. Copy a key word or short phrase (i.e. "Klingerman Virus") from the email then run this script. It will pop open a new browser window (or tab) in your default browser and automatically search Snopes for whatever text is on the clipboard.
This was written a few years ago for Guy Kawasaki to help him sync Now Up-To-Date with his Motorola Q. This script parses a Palm Desktop-formatted text file then creates and populates a new calendar in iCal with the data.
Run as an iCal alarm, this script sends an SMS message to your cell phone through iChat. Be sure to read the Read Me for configuration instructions.
Similar to PD2iCal, this script parses a Palm Desktop-formatted text file and generates a vCal-formatted file on your desktop.
Gets the path to the currently selected item in the Finder and copies it to the clipboard.
Used with a Mail rule, any message that doesn't have the X-mailer header will be flagged as spam.
Attach this script to a folder to alert you to new files added to it. Great for your public dropbox when using Personal File Sharing.
This script deletes all font caches and restarts the computer. It requires administrator authentication.
Have a MobileMe account? Need to share a file with someone so they can click a link and download it? Edit this droplet with your MobileMe credentials, then drag-and-drop your zipped file to it. It copies it to your iDisk, then copies the HTML link to your clipboard, perfect for pasting into an email or IM.
Locks and unlocks the InputManagers folder, securing it from the Leap-A/OompaLoompa trojan.