My productivity scripts. At least those worth the time spent writing them ;-)
I am an inveterate automator of recurring task, always looking for ways to shave seconds.
Cory Doctorow on Boing Boing
Me too. And being a programmer at the same time, I am a perfect candidate to fall into the trap depicted so well in the xkcd's Automation comic.
Luckily, xkcd gave us as well this handy chart showing how much time is actually worth investing in automating a recurring task in order to save time over a five-year period.
Is It Worth The Time? contains those rare productivity scripts that were actually worth the time spent writing them. They are tailored to few of my daily recurring tasks. As such, they are most likely not useful to anyone else.
| Script | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| aa.ps1 | Append Articles | Appends one or more articles into the stuffly list of read articles and optionally creates a stuffly file for every article. |
| br.bat | Open in Brackets | Opens one or more files in the Brackets editor. |
| nf.bat | Create New File | Creates an empty file with the given file name. |
| npp.bat | Open in Notepad++ | Opens one or more files in the Notepad++ editor. |
| pk.bat | Pack File(s) | Packs one or more files into separate ZIP archives, one archive per file. |
| pkd.bat | Pack File(s) and Delete Original(s) | Packs one or more files into separate ZIP archives, one archive per file and deletes the original file(s). |
| ps.bat | Start PowerShell | Starts PowerShell. |
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