Scripting!! How A Pinch of Programming Can Save a Pile of Time

Deputy editor, Defense One. Helped launch Military.com. Coded @DoDContractsBot

To me, “scripts” are “tiny robot servants I can make without really programming.” (To my editor, they are “dark magic.”)

With a script and a single keystroke, I can:
* Search many image sites at once.
* Fill out and send my site’s contributor agreements.
* Set up the morning newsletters.
* And much, much more.

Vote for this, and I’ll show you how to make your own scripts. I’ll also point you toward some scripting programs (for the Mac, Keyboard Maestro and Applescript; for the PC, AutoHotKey, MSWord macros). You’ll wonder how you ever did without them.