Others are from posts to Internet Applescript forums, and other sources that I have adapted for my own use. \u00c2\u00a0Feel free to grab anything you would like from here, but please let me know of any updates or improvements…<\/div>\n

Mounting a network drive<\/p>\n

set sfiles to \"smb:\/\/username@fileserver\" \ntell application \"Finder\" \nactivate mount volume sfiles \nend tell<\/code><\/p>\n

\nHide a Time Machine Drive<\/p>\n
quit application \"Finder\"
\ntell application \"System Events\" to
\nset visible of disk \"TimeMachine Data\" to false
\ndelay 1
\nlaunch application \"Finder\"
\n<\/code><\/p>\n
\nThis bit of Applescript adds a item to the login items:<\/p>\n
tell application \"System Events\" to make new login item with properties
\n{ path: \"\/path\/to\/YourApp.app\", hidden:false } at end
\n<\/code>
\nAnd the equivalent python code:<\/p>\n
from appscript import *
\napp(\"System Events\").login_items.end.make(
\nnew=k.login_item,
\nwith_properties={
\nk.hidden: False,
\nk.name: \"UpLibJanitor\",
\nk.path:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \"\/Applications\/Utilities\/UpLibJanitor.app\"
\n}
\n)<\/code><\/p>\n
or…<\/p>\n

from appscript import * \na = app(\"System Events\") \na.login_items() \na.login_items.end.make(new=k.login_item, \nwith_properties={k.path:\"\/Applications\/TextEdit.app\", k.hidden:True}) \n<\/code> \n(Adapted and translated from the AppleScript here: \nhttp:\/\/macstuff.beachdogs.org\/blog\/?p=30<\/a><\/p>\n

\nReset Safari Homepage via Applescript<\/p>\n
--reset the value of the Home Page
\nset HomePage to \"http:\/\/www.google.com.au\"
\n-- 'path to' is in the Standard Additions dictionary
\nset pListpath to ((path to preferences from user domain) as Unicode text) & \"com.apple.internetconfigpriv.plist\"<\/code><\/p>\n
 <\/code><\/p>\n
tell application \"System Events\"
\n-- if the plist item does not contain the text
\nif (value of property list item \"WWWHomePage\" of property list file pListpath) is not HomePage then
\n-- set the item to the text
\nset (value of property list item \"WWWHomePage\" of property list file pListpath) to HomePage
\n-- if Safari is running, quit it
\nif (name of every process) contains \"Safari\" then tell application \"Safari\" to quit
\nend if
\n-- whatever happens start Safari
\ntell application \"Safari\" to launch
\nend tell
\n<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n
\nSet System Preferences to disable screen saver<\/p>\n
tell application \"System Preferences\"
\nactivate
\nset current pane to pane \"com.apple.preference.security\"
\ntell application \"System Events\"
\nclick checkbox 0 of window 0 of process \"System Preferences\"
\nend tell
\nquit
\nend tell
\n<\/code><\/p>\n
\nTo Force the system to download & install all updates from the Apple Software Update Server<\/span><\/p>\n
# Updating from Internet Software Update Server
\n# -----------------------------------
\n# Download and install software updates.
\nsoftwareupdate --download --all --install<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n
\nTo Force the system to download & install all updates from the Apple Software Update Server, on a package by package basis.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n
# Updating from Internet Software Update Server
\n# Updating Manually from Installer Packages
\n# -----------------------------------
\n# Download software updates.
\nsoftwareupdate --download --all
\n# Install software updates.
\ninstaller -pkg $Package_Path -target \/Volumes\/$Target_Volume<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n
\nRunning Disk Utility to Repair Disk Permissions via command line<\/span>\n<\/p>\n
# -----------------------------------
\n# Repair disk permissions.
\ndiskutil repairPermissions \/Volumes\/$Target_Boot_Drive
\n<\/span><\/code>\n<\/p>\n
\n
\nAdd Access Warnings to the Login Window<\/span><\/p>\n
sudo defaults write \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.loginwindow\u00c2\u00a0LoginwindowText \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Warning Text\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n
\nHide Users below User # 500<\/span>\n<\/p>\n
sudo defaults write \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.loginwindow Hide500Users
\n-bool YES<\/span><\/code>\n<\/p>\n
\n
\n# Change an account\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s password.
\n# Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t use the following command on a computer that could possibly have
\n# other users logged in simultaneously.<\/span><\/code>\n<\/p>\n
\n
sudo dscl . passwd \/Users\/$User_name $Oldpass $Newpass<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n

\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nRemove Password hints.<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n

\ndefaults write \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.loginwindow RetriesUntilHint -int 0
\n<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n

\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n# Set the login options to display name and password in the login window.
\ndefaults write \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.loginwindow SHOWFULLNAME -bool yes
\n<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n

\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n# Disable Show the Restart, Sleep, and ShutDown Buttons.
\ndefaults write \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.loginwindow PowerOffDisable -bool yes
\n<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n

\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nDisable fast user switching.
\ndefaults write \/Library\/Preferences\/.GlobalPreferences MultipleSessionEnabled -bool NO
\n<\/span><\/code>\n<\/p>\n
\n
\nDisable Recent Applications<\/span><\/p>\n

\n# -----------------------------
\n# Disable display of recent applications.
\ndefaults write com.apple.recentitems Applications -dict MaxAmount 0
\n<\/span><\/code>\n<\/p>\n
\n
\nSecuring Desktop & Screen Saver Preferences<\/span><\/p>\n
# Set idle time for screen saver.\u00c2\u00a0XX\u00c2\u00a0is the idle time in seconds.
\ndefaults -currentHost write com.apple.screensaver idleTime -int\u00c2\u00a0XX
\n<\/span><\/code><\/p>\n

\n<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n
\n

\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n\nFree Disk Space<\/h2>\nOver at\u00c2\u00a0Macintouch<\/a>, a user has contributed an Applescript that will display when the amount of freespace on the drive, drops below a preset limit.<\/p>\n
tell application 'Finder'<\/pre>\n-- sets up variables<\/pre>\nset theSize to capacity of startup disk -- total size of disk<\/pre>\nset freeSpace to free space of startup disk -- amount of free space<\/pre>\n-- changes size in bytes to size in MB and rounds it off<\/pre>\nset theSize to round (theSize \/ (1028 * 1028))<\/pre>\nset freeSpace to round (freeSpace \/ (1028 * 1028))<\/pre>\n-- calculates the percentage of free disk space<\/pre>\nset percentFree to round (freeSpace \/ theSize) * 100<\/pre>\nif percentFree  10 then<\/pre>\ndisplay dialog 'You have less then 10% free disk space. Your computer will explode momentarily, so please run away now.' buttons {'Run!'} with icon stop<\/pre>\nelse if percentFree  20 then<\/pre>\ndisplay dialog 'You have less then 20% free disk space. Your computer is preparing to explode, so please prepare to run away.' buttons {'Hmmm\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6'} with icon caution<\/pre>\nelse if percentFree  30 then<\/pre>\ndisplay dialog 'You have less then 30% free disk space. Please tell someone about this as your computer is due to explode sometime in the near future.' buttons {'OK'} with icon note<\/pre>\n(*<\/pre>\nelse<\/pre>\ndisplay dialog 'You have ' & percentFree & '% free space left. Keep working until I tell you to stop.'<\/pre>\n*)<\/pre>\nend if<\/pre>\nend tell<\/pre>\n[…] Save the script somewhere, then save it again as an application rather than a script (making sure to uncheck all the options in the Save As dialog). All you have to do is make the application a startup item (in the Login Items tab of the Accounts section of the System Preferences). Every time the machine is started the app will run and warn you if you’ve reached an appropriate level of ‘explosiveness.’ If you’ve not reached any of the percentages, the user won’t see anything at all.”<\/p><\/div>\n
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