NSLog();

If you save this script as a droplet, it will open files in BBEdit with text wrapping turned off (regardless of your default preferences).
on open the_files
tell application "BBEdit"
open the_files with properties {soft wrap text:false}
end tell
end open
Opening files with soft [...]

Initially, I didn't want an AppleTV because I wasn't sure how hackable it was, nor did I think it would work really well with my current setup. That "current setup" is this: I have a third 500 GB drive in my Mac to which I've ripped some DVDs I own. I tend to do so [...]

a) because I almost never use Spotlight
b) this

Once I listen to a podcast, I delete it (except for the Golf Talk Podcast). I end up seeing this dialog rather frequently:

It bothers me in a few ways, but the largest reason is that a completely destructive method is the primary choice. This is not only annoying but, well, just downright stupid.

With the iTunes 7.1 update, one of my more handy AppleScripts (see the first comment) for viewing all media no longer works:
tell application "iTunes"
set view of front browser window to library playlist 1
end tell
I'm not sure why: "view" and "browser window" and "library playlist" all still exist in the iTunes [...]

Currently, with four browser windows open (with 1 tab, 1 tab, 2 tabs, and 12 tabs in each), Safari is taking up 727 MB REAL, 1.23 GB VIRTUAL. Earlier today, I shit you not, with about 50% more windows/tabs (a total of about 24 total pages loaded), Safari was at 2.77 GB VIRTUAL and over [...]

What's your Mac OS X "Highlight Color"? Graphite Silver Blue Gold Red Orange Green Purple Other… View Results

And more importantly, what does our choice say about us?
Mine's currently set to purple, though in the past few months I've been changing it regularly. Blue or yellow are likely my all-time favorites.

Think Secret seems to believe that both Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Mac OS X 10.5 will ship in March. Me, I'm not so sure, and I think a lot of people will be incredibly disappointed if Mac OS X 10.5 doesn't have some massive UI overhaul. A March release would be a first, after all [...]

I've had a problem with the way Adium manages its log files for a long time, and I'm hoping that perhaps there's a solution. Essentially, despite the "aliases" offered by Adium, it still logs many of my conversations under the username.
For example, I have a buddy named "Ron" with both an AIM and a Google [...]

Two entries in my crontab look a little funny to some people:
0 7 * * * /Users/iacas/.script-morning.app
0 23 * * * /Users/iacas/.script-night.app
.script-night.app
tell application "System Events"
[...]

It's kind of obnoxious when half of .Mac (as far as I'm concerned - and syncing is the other half) doesn't work properly. This has been going on for a few days now.

For weeks, I've been bothered by the fact that QuickTime's full-screen controls don't appear when viewing content from the Radiant Vista's Daily Critique. The iPod Video versions of their files do, but not the QuickTime versions.
Turns out the reason behind this is the inclusion of a Flash track. Disabling the Flash track ("Show Movie Properties", [...]

I've done some testing AppleScripting Safari image downloads from a "members" site (a photography club). Images are always of the form http://server.com/[prefix]xx[suffix].png, with "xx" being a number like 01 or 43. Currently I have a script capable of loading all of the images:

I log in to the site and navigate to the images I want [...]

Some random thoughts on Jobs' open letter on DRM:

I don't think Apple is trying to become its own record label, despite what may or may not have recently happened with the Beatles.
The iPod is still the best player, and I think the iTunes Music store is a loss leader, so going DRM-free probably wouldn't really [...]

I often maintain a few Safari windows. One will have "general browsing" stuff - things I'll open for reading later. I call this my "miscellaneous" window. I'll also have a few project-specific windows open, each with a few tabs. I keep these minimized, as I only work in them from time to time.
I've found a [...]