Comments on: MPU 011: Services and Macworld 2010 http://macpowerusers.com/2009/09/mpu-011-services-and-macworld-2010/ Empowering Mac Users Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:02:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Sheppard http://macpowerusers.com/2009/09/mpu-011-services-and-macworld-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Mark Sheppard Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:39:10 +0000 http://macpowerusers.com/?p=155#comment-98 Regarding this episode about Services and Automator, I've used Automator to make small specialized apps. One, I will describe here, fits into both this episode, as well as your show about backup. I created a little app that takes my entire documents folder and zips it up, and places the zip file into my dropbox. I have this happen weekly by scheduling that app to run as a recurring event in iCal. Works like a charm. Now to think up some more neat manuevers I can do with Automator. Regarding this episode about Services and Automator, I’ve used Automator to make small specialized apps. One, I will describe here, fits into both this episode, as well as your show about backup.

I created a little app that takes my entire documents folder and zips it up, and places the zip file into my dropbox. I have this happen weekly by scheduling that app to run as a recurring event in iCal. Works like a charm.

Now to think up some more neat manuevers I can do with Automator.

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