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Here are some scripts I’ve written. This page lists the bits of code I consider most useful, but you might find other useful things among my related posts.

Fun Subjects

• LDraw: Virtual LEGO goodies.
• Chipmunk Basic: Documentation and examples.
• Vintage Games: Artifacts of an earlier era.

Tools for the Finder

I use lselect all the time.

• lselect: Make complex Finder selections using wildcard syntax.
• Select Grep: Select files whose contents match grep patterns.
• Open As: Create and open named duplicates of files with the Finder.

Tools for Yojimbo

Yojimbo is a handy program. It’s even handier with these additions.

• Bookmark in Yojimbo: Bookmark web pages from Safari or Firefox directly to Yojimbo.
• Expanded Yojimbo Comment Fields: See more of your item comments.
• Yojimbo Tag Companions: Apply one tag to all items that already have another.
• Export with Comment Tags: Export Yojimbo items with their tags as Spotlight comments.
• Archive Yojimbo Bookmarks: Retrieve web archives of selected Yojimbo bookmarks.
• Import Yojimbo Note Service: Create a new note entry from selected text.
• Backdate Yojimbo Import: Automatically restore original creation and modification dates of imported items.
• Backdate Yojimbo Items: Modify item creation and modification dates.
• Yojimbo Tag List: Display and copy concatenated lists of Yojimbo tags.

Tools for Other Applications

• iTunes Library Item Transfer: Move songs and videos between libraries with less fuss.
• Resize Pages Graphics by Percent: Use relative percentages to adjust object dimensions.
• Global GraphicConverter Information Window: Consult image information from other applications.

Novelties and Utilities

• dbfjoin: Command line tool to merge DBF tables.
• strpdf: Command line tool to create PDF pages consisting of short text strings.
• Save PDF Pages as Images: Automator action to generate a series of images based on PDF pages.
• Pascal’s Triangle and Binomial Expansion: A simple mathematical visualization.