I must be a geek to let out a ‘coooolll’ when I spotted this!!
Make your computer react when you leave and arrive
Wouldn’t it be nice if your screensaver automatically unlocked when you sat down at your computer, and locked up again once you got up and left? Applescripter Jesse David Hollington put together some nifty scripts that do just that, based on whether or not his Bluetooth phone is in range.
He uses a Bluetooth device detection application, called Proximity, to kick off the scripts when the phone goes in and out of range. Hollington’s scripts automatically enable the passworded screensaver when he leaves his computer, and turns it off and syncs his address book when he’s nearby. If you’ve got Applescript chops, you could do lots of other things, like pause your iTunes library or change your IM status, too. Proximity is a free download for Mac. What would you like your computer automatically do when you walk away? Let us know in the comments. ??? Gina Trapani
Bluetooth Proximity Detection on OS X [The Technocrat via Make Blog]
update – I have just installed Salling Clicker on my phone and it is very cool. I can run my desktop from my Palm Treo 650, run a power point using my phone as a remote, control my iTunes from my phone (I use my laptop as a music jukebox connected to our stereo at home …. when did I last play a CD?), the list goes on ….. geek heaven!! lol
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