10/18/2023 0 Comments Disktracker alternative![]() ![]() has taken the time to test out every corner case and exception of the language, and he lays them all bare. More to the point, it’s a deep and thorough job of documenting the actuality of AppleScript: what syntax works, what the tricks and traps are, and what to avoid… He looks into AppleScript’s baroque scoping rules and its inconsistent rules for implicit coercion of types.Īll of Part II is meat and drink to a fan of programming languages, and I read it through like a good novel. Reader email: “Your book is the only one I have come across Reading it will make you far better prepared to use AppleScript productively.” To sum up: this book is a deep, thorough exploration of all the quirks, dusty corners, and skeleton-filled closets of AppleScript. That really explains precisely the basics linguistic concepts of the Your stuff and it doesn’t just work, it rocks.” Top maintenance and troubleshooting toolsĭan Frakes: “MemoryStick 1.5 (free Matt Neuburg) lets you know if you’re running short on RAM or if you’ve got too many apps open, by displaying your Mac’s memory allocation.”Įmail from a satisfied downloader: “I love stuff that just works. “Better than any software manual I have ever read.”įrom an email sent to MacSpeech: “Initially, the PDF instruction manual appeared intimidating. But, I very quickly realized that it had been written so much better than any software manual I have ever read. Seen on : “I’ve gotten much more help from Matt Neuburg than I could ever return.” Whoever the author is, Adobe Photoshop really needs them to write their manuals.” (That author would be me.) It was simple, easy to understand, with a minimum of jargon, and a surprising sense of humor. I am constitutionally opposed to tweeting, blogging, etc. My thoughts are private! Besides, I’m not about to commit a half-baked fleeting thought to print, not even ephemeral Web print. I have a Twitter account but I don’t post anything much except for notices about my books. I also do use Google Plus occasionally, particularly when I’m working on a book, so that readers can follow my progress. ![]() Recently, I’ve started posting miscellaneous thoughts and technical musings through a sort of non-blog, just as a way of remembering things and blowing off a little steam. I’ve taken a lot of photographs that I like, almost exclusively nature images, but have only recently thought of putting a few on the Web. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |