Use A leScript to run tasks if computer has been idle

Member leenoble_uk at macosxhints cooked up a way to shut down Mail atnight unle he was working late, to avoid noisy late-night %26#8216 ew mail%26#8217; notificatio that were disturbing sleep in thenext room. The A leScript solutioninvolves a trick to determine the system idle time and shut down or leave the a ru ing depending on whether or notthe machine was in current use.

Clever idea, and the system idle time routine can surely be used to cook up other handy scripts to make your Maccomputing experience that much better. I think A leScript must surely be the u ung hero of the Mac OS, and I%26#8217;mthinking it is high time I learned to eak it fluently, myself.