Macro Recording and Automating Windows with Macro Scheduler – Tips & News
Following on from my last post with some examples of using the MacroScript SDK within Python I thought I’d post a simple C# and C++ example. These are the same examples that ship with the MacroScript SDK: C# C++ More info on the MacroScript SDK is here.
If you have kids here’s a great way to show them how to do long multiplication. They’ll love this:
Our servers have been patched for Poodle, the SSL3 vulnerability. Basically we’ve just disabled SSL3 and SSL2. These are no longer needed anyway as all modern browsers support their successor, TLS. Those using IE7 or lower (why oh why!?) will, by default, not be able to load www.mjtnet.com without making a small change. If for […]
On October 25th MJT Net employee Dorian Ellis is taking part in a 24 hour gaming marathon to raise money for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, a hospital local to Dorian which has treated children of friends of his. When Dorian isn’t answering Macro Scheduler support tickets he’s often to be found playing on-line games, so this […]
It’s always interesting to hear what our customers use Macro Scheduler for. So many use cases. Here’s one from Mark Croom: For the convenience of listeners to the radio stations I work with, the program is doing some file handling tasks that put artist and title information onto our website and into radiotext on RBDS-capable […]
I taught my son Ben, who is 8, to count in binary last night. It was fun. He struggles with math, but this seemed like a revelation for him. So simple, so powerful. I realised he didn’t know what is inside a microchip – that a computer is just a box of switches. That when […]
We’ve added a new article to our help desk: How to Share Macros with Other Network users
My recent newsletter with the screen-cast of the old Windows 3.1 Macro Recorder prompted the following email from long time customer, Ian. In his email he reminisces about how he originally found and used Macro Scheduler to solve a thorny problem for his employer which had previously stumped Microsoft. It’s a good story so I […]
A fun macro from JRL in the forums: Macro Scheduler Interstellar Travel Simulator? Why Not?
Don’t do this often but wanted to share with you a couple of emails we received recently which really made our day: “Absolutely brilliant! This is the best customer support by far that I have experienced!:)” Madars Opelts, Owner of Giraffe Visual “This is one of the best support experiences I’ve ever had. Thank you!” […]