Coolest thing you get your MB/MBP to do

[Mattydj]

Not a MB or MBP but..
Coolest thing i can get my Ibook G3 to do is turn on

 

[3nm]

salling clicker + backlit KB

 

[anjinha]

In the applescript utility, you have to have GUI Scripting enabled. This allows the scripts to work with "assisitve devices" such as a mobile phone.

If you havent used apple script in a while, this feature might be disabled.

And FYI, the "away" script included doesnt include the pausing of iTunes. To make it do this, add the line:

tell application "iTunes"
activate
tell application "iTunes" to pause
end tell

To the script.

Thanks. It works perfectly now.
I love this thread. I learned so many useful things to do with my macbook.

 

[Cult Follower]

I just love Exposé.

 

[anjinha]

Virtuedesktops. AMAZING!

 

[freebooter]

I've got my MB beating me handily at chess every single time I play it. Amazing!

 

[Nitromaster]

dashboard, and the effects (expose etc)are cool

theres one intel imac in my school running tiger and i love dashboard,
just wondering,no dashboard for 10.3?

 

[furcalchick]

i've used it as a mirror (open photo booth or imovie and see yourself in isight). this works when bathroom access is limited and you don't have any mirrors in your room. heh heh.

used it to tape short interviews of sports (very poor quality).

and the best thing about it....it's actually like a tool that knows what i'm thinking sorta, not a hard to manage, hard to control windows pc.

that's all for now.

 

[TonySwartz]

Woops, forgot to mention the GUI scripting setting. Thanks for noting that (and making me realize I forgot to include the iTunes script in the away script as well!)

:-D