If you’ve been looking for a reason to try Automator, DittyBot is a fun way to learn about the power of Automator and Applescripts. DittyBot requires a bit of setup, buut when you’re done it’s quite a marvel. This is how it works:

“You send a text message from your mobile phone to your POP email account. Your text message should contain the keywords of a song title (and possibly an artist name) that you want to hear. DittyBot finds that email (he checks Mail every 45 seconds) and copies the song name into a text file. The song name is then copied into iTunes and a playlist is created from your search. Next, DittyBot loads Skype (the internet telephony app) and begins calling your mobile phone. Your mobile phone rings and when you pick it up, you should hear your song start playing in all its glory. DittyBot will play your selection to you over your phone until you hang up. Mind you, this all should happen within 1 minute of sending your song request (depending on the speed of your POP server). Sometimes it’s even quicker!”

So if you are waiting at the post office or on a boring bus ride and want to hear a tune, this will do it.

...from March 18, 2009...

• TwoUp — by Mike

Posted in Screen Capturing Freeware |

Five random freeware apps you might like:

Media Hive

add2ipod

PatchBurn

Skim

Mac Freeware for Photography