Update podcasts, sync to iPod and eject iPod via script

Aug 03, '06 07:30:02AM

Contributed by: yanokwa

My MacBook Pro is attached to all sorts of hardware, and it's always a pain to quit apps, switch locations, etc. I always do the same thing, so I wrote a series of scripts which automate everything I need to do before I unplug.

The iPod part of my script (AppleScript) is something that I haven't seen on hints before, so I figured I'd share. It updates all your podcasts, syncs your playlists with your iPod, and then ejects the iPod. The contribution here is that it does all this without resorting to adding static delays.

The recommended iTunes setup is to update all podcasts hourly, enable disk use on the iPod, and use automatically updating smart playlists.

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