Ask the Script Doctor is a regular column in which we solve real-world Mac problems using AppleScript and Automator. If you have a problem you’d like us to solve, send an email to the Script Doctor ...

Learn the 3-step process to localize your Python scripts using the gettext CLI tools. Includes tips for pluralization, ...

If you have every used the Command Line, or CMD, interface in Windows, you probably have some idea of the powerful things it can do. Creating your own CMD scripts, you can do even more, but faster. A ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. I was excited about Google Home's script editor feature: as my smart home collection has ballooned, the idea of more ...

[Update 15-Mar-08: An improved version of script below appears in “Updated Paste Plain Text AppleScript for Word 2008,” 2008-03-15. -Joe Kissell] Don’t get me started on Word 2008. Suffice it to say ...

I'm trying to either find a script or write one to automatically overlay text on pictures, much like the internet memes. I know it should be as common as hobos in central park but all I can find on ...

A great motto of the Atlantic Acting School is “Think before you act, so that you can act before you think.” As actors, it’s a relief to know that the answers to how we should approach the text are in ...

If you find yourself playing with Registry Editor and tweaking your system quite frequently, you might as well feel bored manually navigating to different registry keys. While it gives you an idea of ...