Automatically Update Your iPod
While I may have my shows auto importing into iTunes perfectly, my iPod still sits idle all night while this is happening. Grabbing my iPod on the way out leaves me without a sync, and without last nights shows.
I was getting sick of this scenario, so I tossed an applescript that will sync my iPod into a cronjob. Its a bit trivial, heres what you have to do.
30 * * * * osascript '/Users/jmaddox/Projects/Scripts/Applescripts/Update iPod.scpt'
You have to use the osascript command to execute an applescript from cron or the command line. The applescript comes as an applescript app. I suggest opening it in Script Editor and saving it as a .scpt file.
Couldn’t you use applescript editor to make it an app?
Comment by mac dude — March 25, 2006 @ 4:36 pm
But what’s the point? Who wants it running in your dock? iTunes does this as well as a million other things.
The point is that it runs in the background and runs every hour or so doing your work for you. Its automated, out of the way, and totally transparent. Thats the draw.
Comment by Jon — March 25, 2006 @ 4:49 pm