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Automator Book for Mac OS X Tiger


from SpiderWorks

SpiderWorks, LLC has announced the exclusive book release of the "Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator" by Ben Waldie, the essential guide to the Automator software included in Apple Computer's new Mac OS X Tiger.

Only days after the release of Mac OS X Tiger, this is the first published book dedicated to Automator, now available from the SpiderWorks.com web site as an eBook for only $14.95 (US) and a printed softcover edition for only $29.95 (US).

spiderworksAutomator is a powerful new tool that allows you to click-and-drag from an extensive collection of built-in Actions to create your own custom Workflows, automating your time-consuming, repetitive tasks with the Finder, iTunes, iPhoto, Mail, iCal, Address Book, and more. No programming required!

AppleScript guru and Automator expert, Ben Waldie, will show you how to harness the power of this time-saving application. "Tiger Technology Guide to Automator" consists of two distinct sections:

Using Automator

The first seven chapters detail everything you need to learn to use Automator, providing detailed explanations of the Automator interface and walking you through the process of quickly building your own Workflows.

Developing for Automator
Want to create your own custom Actions? The second half of the book will teach you everything you need to know to build your own Actions with Apple's free Xcode Tools, using either Objective-C or AppleScript.

The companion example files from "Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator" are available to customers as a free download from SpiderWorks' exclusive online Customer Download Center.

Future "Mac OS X Technology Guides" will cover other Mac OS X Tiger innovations, such as Dashboard and Spotlight. Please visit the SpiderWorks.com web site for details.

Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator

About the Author

Ben Waldie is president of Automated Workflows, LLC, a company offering AppleScript and workflow automation consulting to Mac-based businesses. For years, Ben has developed professional AppleScript solutions for businesses across the globe, including Adobe Systems, Apple Computer, NASA, PC World, and TV Guide Magazine. Ben has presented at Macworld, Seybold, and other events, has taught AppleScript training classes, and authored an introductory AppleScript training CD for The Virtual Training Company. Author of the SpiderWorks book, "AppleScripting the Finder", Ben also writes regular AppleScript columns for MacTech Magazine and X-Ray Magazine, is a contributing editor on MacScripter.net, and is president of The Philadelphia Area AppleScript Users Group.

About SpiderWorks, LLC

SpiderWorks specializes in how-to eBooks and printed books, providing quality content from respected authors at a low price. Where it takes some publishers several months to get new technology-related books into the hands of customers, SpiderWorks is able to bypass those traditional print production hurdles by embracing the eBook format and utilizing the advanced print-on-demand publishing services of Lulu.com, satisfying the immediate needs of today's digital lifestyles in a timely, cost-effective manner.

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