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Apple automation guru, ben waldie, joins david and katie to discuss incorporating automator and applescript into your mac workflows. Ben waldie is president of automated workflows, llc, a company offering applescript. Youll see my folded pages, coffee rings, and occasionally teardrops and notes of desperation. Ben waldie is president of automated workflows, llc, a company offering applescript, automator, workflow, and productivity consulting services to applebased businesses. Mactech author moderates automator sessions at macworld. The nook book ebook of the automator for mac os x 10. Ive written in the past two years at least three separate howto articles here here and here about apples automation creation program, automator. Visual quickstart guide uses a bination of task based instruction and strong visuals to teach. Visual quickstart guide by ben waldie 20080106 ben waldie on.
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