How do i get my mac to greet me

[iWoz]

Please, scroll up.

Ah yes Mr Revolution it was you that I saved the attachment from. It works a treat. How can I edit the file you attached to say "welcome back warren"??

 

[BlueRevolution]

Open it in Script Editor (In /Applications/AppleScript).

 

[iWoz]

Thanks.. Job Done!!!

 

[timestoby]

i might be missing something,do people actually turn off there macs,i thought most put them to sleep. does this work when waking up?

 

[JONTY.UK/FR]

OP, to make it easier for you try this to create the script.

In Terminal:

cd ~
echo 'say "Hello Mac User"' > ~/greet.sh
chmod ugo+x ~/greet.sh

You should be able to copy and paste the above commands into your Terminal session.

Then in System Preferences/Accounts/ in your Login Items, add this script just created with the plus (+) symbol. The file will be in your username folder.

Hope this helps.

I just did this and got this......just a file pop up no speach...(not being critical just trying stuff out! Im new to mac and enjoy playing with stuff!!) thanks for the tuitorals though

 

[timestoby]

I just did this and got this......just a file pop up no speach...(not being critical just trying stuff out! Im new to mac and enjoy playing with stuff!!) thanks for the tuitorals though

haha thats wot i got aswell,i even did it like the second poster said.can someone make use of screenflow and upload to youtube and show us lol

 

[JONTY.UK/FR]

alright. I just made a script waaaay easier.

just open up the script editor (I think it's in utilities) then type in

say "Welcome to Macintosh"
Quit

Then save it as greet, as an application and check the "run only" ticker.
Then make it a log in item. Now when you log in that will launch.

Hella easy!

This one worked for me...Thanks! The only problem is I just got used not restarting/ turning the macbook off!! How do you make it shout at me on wakeup!!!!

Is there a site or blog with more terminal uses/info/tutorials that you can reccomend for new folk?

Thanks again