AppleScript
Why are Script Editor .scpt files not saved as plain text files?
William R. Cook’s paper contains an excellent history and insight from those involved with AppleScript in 1989.
Exporting Contacts to CSV
An AppleScript to export name and e-mail addresses from Contacts.app on Mac OS X to a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file.
Automating SpamCop
I am not sure how effective SpamCop is. Once upon a time I regularly reported spam to the service. In return, I was occasionally rewarded with administrators saying thanks and putting an end to the source of at least some of the spam.