Technocrank

I have a little Folder Action set up on a “dropbox” type folder that automatically adds a given file (usually MP3s) to my iTunes library.  I created a dumb-as-bricks Automator workflow and saved it as a plug-in of type Folder Action.  Worked flawlessly in 10.4.

With OSX 10.5, for some reason it runs the action but doesn’t actually execute it properly.  I found this little article which provides a workaround but doesn’t actually fix anything.  You have to edit the AppleScript file from something like this:

on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items
    tell application "Macintosh HD:Users:MyUserName:Library:Workflows:Applications:Folder Actions:<em>Name Of My Workflow</em>.app"
      open added_items
    end tell
end adding folder items to

to this:

on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items
    tell application "Finder"
open added_items using alias "Macintosh HD:Users:MyUserName:Library:Workflows:Applications:Folder Actions:<em>Name Of My Workflow</em>.app"
    end tell
end adding folder items to

…essentially getting Finder to do what you’ve already done.

If you have a BT wireless router/modem you might have noticed a strange PC server called Thomson sharing on your network.  Apparently, the router is running an undocumented version of Samba and sharing out the USB port as a network drive.  I can’t find any actual documentation to verify this.

Apparently, this router was, as of firmware version 6.2.6B vulnerable to hijacking via a cross-site scripting attack (which NoScript would ostensibly prevent).  *sigh*