Do you use your iPod for notes? Do you want to be able to manage your notes while your iPod isn't plugged in? Well, here's how you can manage your notes on your computer and have them appear on your iPod. What you'll need:
Step 2: Save the following as an AppleScript: Edit the myipodname property to reflect the name of your iPod -- it has to be exact. If your iPod's name is My iPoD then you cannot enter my ipod. We'll call this script Sync Notes.scpt; save it to /Library » Scripts » Folder Action Scripts.
Step 3: Make a new folder action using the script. Launch Applications » Applescript » Folder Actions Setup.app. Click on the plus sign in the lower left hand corner. When asked for a folder, hit Command-Shift-G and type /Volumes/, then hit return. This should bring you to a folder that shows all the current volumes mounted on your computer. After selecting the volumes folder, you'll be prompted to choose a script. Select Sync Notes.scpt from the menu that appears.
Step 4: Test it out. To test it out, eject your iPod. Then, add a .txt file to ~/Notes/ on your computer and reinsert your iPod. When your iPod is mounted, the notes folder on your iPod should be the same as the notes folder on your computer. If it works, good! Move onto the next step.
Step 5: Make it so that you can edit your notes folder while the iPod is plugged in. One of the problems so far is that if you edit your ~/Notes/ folder while your iPod is plugged in, then the notes folder on your iPod won't update. To fix this, save the following as an AppleScript: We'll call this AppleScript notes folder.scpt, and save it to the same Folder Action Scripts folder as we used before. Once again, make sure that you substitute the myipodname property with the exact name of your ipod.
Step 6: Set up a folder action for the ~/Notes/ folder. Go back to the Folder Actions Setup.app and make a new folder action for the notes folder in your home folder. (Hit Command-Shift-G and type ~/Notes). When prompted, select the notes folder.scpt from the possible folder action scripts.
Step 7: Test it again. Almost done. Just plug in your iPod and add something to your ~/Notes/ folder. Then, wait a second (for the script to run). You should see the Finder window your working in become unselected for a moment. Then, go to your iPod notes folder and check it out. If it is a mirror of your computer notes folder, then you have succeeded! Congratulations!
A few final notes (no pun intended):
- An iPod with disk use enabled.
- A couple of AppleScripts.
Step 2: Save the following as an AppleScript: Edit the myipodname property to reflect the name of your iPod -- it has to be exact. If your iPod's name is My iPoD then you cannot enter my ipod. We'll call this script Sync Notes.scpt; save it to /Library » Scripts » Folder Action Scripts.
Step 3: Make a new folder action using the script. Launch Applications » Applescript » Folder Actions Setup.app. Click on the plus sign in the lower left hand corner. When asked for a folder, hit Command-Shift-G and type /Volumes/, then hit return. This should bring you to a folder that shows all the current volumes mounted on your computer. After selecting the volumes folder, you'll be prompted to choose a script. Select Sync Notes.scpt from the menu that appears.
Step 4: Test it out. To test it out, eject your iPod. Then, add a .txt file to ~/Notes/ on your computer and reinsert your iPod. When your iPod is mounted, the notes folder on your iPod should be the same as the notes folder on your computer. If it works, good! Move onto the next step.
Step 5: Make it so that you can edit your notes folder while the iPod is plugged in. One of the problems so far is that if you edit your ~/Notes/ folder while your iPod is plugged in, then the notes folder on your iPod won't update. To fix this, save the following as an AppleScript: We'll call this AppleScript notes folder.scpt, and save it to the same Folder Action Scripts folder as we used before. Once again, make sure that you substitute the myipodname property with the exact name of your ipod.
Step 6: Set up a folder action for the ~/Notes/ folder. Go back to the Folder Actions Setup.app and make a new folder action for the notes folder in your home folder. (Hit Command-Shift-G and type ~/Notes). When prompted, select the notes folder.scpt from the possible folder action scripts.
Step 7: Test it again. Almost done. Just plug in your iPod and add something to your ~/Notes/ folder. Then, wait a second (for the script to run). You should see the Finder window your working in become unselected for a moment. Then, go to your iPod notes folder and check it out. If it is a mirror of your computer notes folder, then you have succeeded! Congratulations!
A few final notes (no pun intended):
- This is not synchronizing the notes folder of your iPod; it is simply replacing the notes folder on your iPod with the notes folder on your computer.
- Don't forget to change the name of your ipod in the AppleScripts! If you don't, then this won't work.
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