Applescript

Well, if your OS installation has Applescript editor, you could change the file's creator type that way... ...

Failing that, an applescript could probably be written. ...

I've been searching around, can't find a definite answer. Most *nix OSes write a *.pid file (ex: vnc.pid) that contains the proccess ID. The problem is, I can't figure out where those pid files are stored in OSX (I'm at work, my iBook at home). Can't find it on Google either, so maybe have a peek for yourself? All I found is it's either in /proc or /var/run If you know...

meone that is a windows developer or network analyst. So I am putting the money in to learning EVERYTHING I can about the Mac product. I am already playing with Applescript Studio and Xcode. ...

As I understand it, Automator is the old script recorder on steroids, but it would still require an application that is scriptable in order to work. As for Pages, so far I have found more things that it isn't than things it is. Certainly it is no replacement for AppleWorks as some have claimed.

Will Automater solve that problem in Tiger, as it supports AppleScript?

And this is all very easy to do, with no programming required. I have no idea to program even simple Applescript and I can do Folder Actions easy. ...

Folder Action is what you want; pdf2jpg.scpt on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving these_items repeat with an_item in these_items tell application "Finder" set file_name to name of an_item set file_ext to name extension of an_item set desk_path to (this_folder as string)

Just chiming in for the cron script, as I do the same thing to back up my remote MySQL databases and local files to my backup server. All very elegant and quite easy to script. If your sh isn't very good you could write an AppleScript to do all your backups and compile it as an application, then just get cron to '/usr/bin/open backup_applescript'. This requires that you...

Is there anyway I can automate this using an applescript or some software so I don't have to open system preferences every night to alter to turn display sleeping on and off? ...