[ANN] Script Timer 2.3 released by Apps & More Software Design
[ANN] Script Timer 2.3 released by Apps & More Software Design
- Subject: [ANN] Script Timer 2.3 released by Apps & More Software Design
- From: Donald Hall <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 22:17:40 -0600
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SCRIPT TIMER 2.3 RELEASED BY APPS & MORE SOFTWARE DESIGN
Script and application scheduler adds sleep and wake time scheduling
and other enhancements
Apps & More Software Design, Inc. is pleased to announce the release
of Version 2.3 of Script Timer, a script and application scheduling
product for Mac OS X, Version 10.2 and later.
Script Timer lets you schedule the execution of AppleScript, perl,
and shell scripts, and can also be used to schedule the execution of
Automator workflows (OS X 10.4 and up only) or applications. It can
perform these actions at specific times of the day, week, month, or
year, at regular intervals ranging from one minute to any number of
weeks, when the computer enters or leaves an idle state, and just
before the computer goes to sleep or just after it wakes up. Using a
feature called Dynamic Scheduling, you can also arrange for an
AppleScript script to schedule on the fly any other script,
application, or workflow at a time of its choice.
Script Timer 2.3 consists of three separate modules, an editor
(Script Timer itself) that you use to create and manipulate
scheduling data files, a background scheduling engine that reads the
data files and does the actual scheduling work, and a small
background tool that monitors for sleep and wake notifications from
the operating system. The scheduling engine runs in the user domain,
which allows it to be easily controlled by a Start/Stop button in a
data file window, and provides for greater security. A log file
records each action, including error messages and optional messages
returned from a script, allowing for easy troubleshooting and script
results recording. The application comes with more than half a dozen
sample scripts that illustrate its use, including examples of Finder
and third party application scripting, and the use of parameterized
scripts. Also included is Track Timer, a script that provides an
interface between Script Timer and iTunes for automatic music play.
Version 2.3 includes several new features and corrects some minor bugs.
Chief among the new features are:
- the ability to schedule actions to take place just before the
computer goes to sleep and just after it wakes up
- the persistence of changed properties from one run to the next for
AppleScript compiled scripts, and
- the ability to control which application becomes active following
the completion of a scheduled action
Pricing and Availability
Script Timer 2.3 is trialware, with unregistered copies being fully
functional for 30 days after first use. The application is available
for immediate download at most major shareware sites, or at
<http://www.appsandmore.com>. (Just click on the Script Timer button.)
Registration fees for Script Timer 2.3 are US$12 for a single copy,
US$300 for a site license, and $US120 for an academic site license.
Version 2.3 is a free upgrade to registered users of version 2.0 or
later. Registered users of an earlier version of Script Timer (1.x)
are entitled to a free upgrade if they have registered at any time on
or before July 28, 2004. Registered users are eligible for free email
support and receive at least five additional useful scripts upon
registration.
Versions for users of Macintosh OS 7.5 through 10.1 (10.0 excepted)
are still available and can be obtained at the Apps & More web site.
About Apps & More Software Design, Inc.
Apps & More Software Design, Inc. was created in 1998 to provide
Macintosh custom software and consulting for science and engineering.
Products developed by Apps & More that are of interest to the general
Macintosh community are made available as trialware or freeware.
Press Contact
Don Hall
Apps & More Software Design, Inc.
email@hidden
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