When Apple was touting Automator as part of the OS X 10.4 Tiger upgrade, some people wondered whether AppleScript would be needed anymore. Now that we’ve seen Automator, AppleScript may be needed more ...

Late Night Software has updated Script Debugger to version 5.0, a major new release for the AppleScript authoring environment (for an overview, see Matt Neuburg’s “Script Debugger 4.5 Offers Power ...

A recent post about debugging constructs surprised me. There were quite a few comments about how you didn’t need a debugger, as long as you had printf. For that matter, we’ve all debugged systems ...

AppleWorks 6.1 The AppleWorks 6.1 Updater updates the North American English version of AppleWorks 6.0.4 for Macintosh to the current North American English release of AppleWorks 6.1. For customers ...

As is so often the case in the cyclic world of software development, history repeats itself, but (despite Marx’s dictum) it’s better the second time. A couple of years ago, my TidBITS contributions ...

AppleScript geeks, rejoice! Late Night Software's Script Debugger 4 is out, and it looks good. The UI has been overhauled to take up less screen real estate, while taking advantage of the wide screen ...

One of the most difficult things about PowerShell scripting is finding and fixing any bugs that exist within the script. This process isn't usually a big deal for short PowerShell scripts, but it can ...

Retrospect 6 Driver Update 6.1.9.102: backup driver. This release has support for the Breece Hill Q16 Tape Library, Dell PowerVault RDX1000 (USB) Removable Drive and other new devices. Script Debugger ...

One of the most difficult things about PowerShell scripting is finding and fixing any bugs that exist within the script. This process isn't usually a big deal for short PowerShell scripts, but it can ...