Run Automator Apps Automatically with Lingon
You know what you need? A GUI to edit your launchd config files. It’s ok if you don’t know what that means. How about this: download this free app and get your files organized effortlessly. In a previous post, I provided 4 of my most used Automator Apps that will assist you in your daily Mac routine. This post will show you how to run these apps automatically using a free application from Peter Borg.
Lingon is a graphical user interface for interacting with your launchd config files in Leopard. You can use Lingon to run both scripts and applications at certain intervals, when a file is modified, or when items are placed into a folder. You can also use Lingon to edit current config files in both Basic and Expert Modes. This video shows you how I use Lingon to keep things organized on my MacBook Pro.
Lingon is freeware provided by Peter Borg, the creator of Smultron and Hallon, and is available here.
LINGON (cowberry in swedish), not lignon..
Lingon is also great for launching things like scripts (Perl, shell, etc.) that you want to run at startup and/or in the background. It can even sometimes be useful in speeding up a slow Mac - see the article at http://www.crabappleforest.com/2008/05/lean-on-lingon-to-launch-scripts-and-applications/ for more information on those uses. Lingon is one of those little-known apps that deserves more publicity than it usually gets, because it can be quite useful in the hands of those who know how to utilize it.
Sorry about that Peter, all fixed now!