Anyway to auto-delete devices??

So, im using an app called DarwiinRemote that lets me control my Mac with the Nintendo Wii remote. Its great, but for some reason after I exit the app & then try to re-sync it, it doesnt work. I have to manually go to my bluetooth preferences & delete the Wii remote from my device panel, which is starting to be a pain. And I cant just leave the app running because then the Wii remote stays powered on & never sleeps, which kills the battery.
I know this is something that the app developers need to fix, but is there a way to auto-delete items in the device panel afterwards??
Im sure there is a terminal command or script that will do this, but I suck at those 2 things.

yes, a logout hook sounds just the thing for it. it will empty trash when a user logs out.
If you have OS X server this can be easily managed from the server via workgroup manager.
you can also do it by hand as follows.
log in as an admin user.
use TextEdit to make a *plain text* file with content
#! /bin/bash
rm -rf /Users/$1/.Trash/*
save it as logoutscript.sh somewhere safe, say in /Library/Scripts.
then change permissions on this file to make it executable. run this in terminal
chmod 755 /library/scripts/logoutscript.sh
then make a logout hook. run the following terminal command
sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow LogoutHook /library/scripts/logoutscript.sh
you'll have to enter your admin password (which you won't see). that's normal.
more on login and logout hooks
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2420?viewlocale=en_US

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Hello,
We have a suite of macs that students use for their studies and we are trying to reduce some space on our servers, an issue is that students are not empty their trash, they put items in the trash but then leave it sat there, wondered if there any settings that could be put in place so that that is auto deleted upon log off or as soon as they drop an item in trash it is emptied?
Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks

yes, a logout hook sounds just the thing for it. it will empty trash when a user logs out.
If you have OS X server this can be easily managed from the server via workgroup manager.
you can also do it by hand as follows.
log in as an admin user.
use TextEdit to make a *plain text* file with content
#! /bin/bash
rm -rf /Users/$1/.Trash/*
save it as logoutscript.sh somewhere safe, say in /Library/Scripts.
then change permissions on this file to make it executable. run this in terminal
chmod 755 /library/scripts/logoutscript.sh
then make a logout hook. run the following terminal command
sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow LogoutHook /library/scripts/logoutscript.sh
you'll have to enter your admin password (which you won't see). that's normal.
more on login and logout hooks
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2420?viewlocale=en_US

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Thanks,
Travis

Have you considered a smart playlist of unwatched TV shows.
You can construct it like this:
Select iTunes application, the in top menu,
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    'Media Kind' is 'TV Show'
   add another level with 'Plays' is 0
Name the playlist 'Unwatched TV Shows'
Once you watch the show, it will be removed from the play list.
If you would like scripts, there is an excellent source of scripts,
Google for "Doug' Applescripts".
He has hundreds of scripts for various iTune tasks.
Most are free but you can donate if you like.

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When I am writing text whether it is on a forum, email or whatever, my new IPAD 2, suddenly goes into auto delete mode and starts to erase all I've written. This is with my hands nowhere near the screen. If I bash the screen a few times I can get it to stop, but it has a mind of its own and can strike at any time. Any ideas whats causing this?

I was kidding and trying to lighten the moment. As the King suggests, the reset may be a one time thing and also sometimes restarting the iPad will cure the problem as well.
I don't know why users are so hesitant to shut this device off once in a while. And I am not singling you out trabant - honestly - I am speaking about my experience posting here on the site talking with other users. I shut my iPad off all the time if I am not using it for an extended period of time - like while I sleep (that's a joke ). Why leave it turned on if you will not be using it for hours.
Anyway, shutting the power off and restarting may work wonders. I concede that you may also have a bigger issue but you must start somewhere and maybe one of these "fixes" just might do the trick. Don't assume that it will be an ongoing problem - until it really is one.
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Hello,
Wasn't sure which forum was best for this but just wanted to voice my frustration with Itunes 7.7 and the fact that my podcasts no longer "Auto-Delete" after being played. I checked my settings for each podcast and they are still set to "AUto-Delete". If anyone has any suggestions, please respond.
Thanks!

The auto-delete functionality in iTunes refers to deleting the podcasts from your computer. The control for removing played podcasts from the device is on the podcasts tab available when the device is attached.
Whether or not podcasts are auto-deleted from you computer is based on the podcasts settings in iTunes. The settings button is on the bottom of the podcasts page (next to the undelete button). In the popup window under "Settings for:", select "Podcast Defaults" to change to default for all podcasts, or a specific podcast that you want to behave differently from the default settings.
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Changing the selection "When new episodes are available:" will affect how many (zero, one, or all) podcasts to download.
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Is there anyway to retrieve deleted text in my notepad?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Certainly no easy way, I'm afraid.
The difficulty in restoring iCloud data from a back up is that the back up is older than the current version on iCloud and anything that is restored gets removed again when an iCloud sync occurs. I have previously suggested ways to recover contacts, calendars etc, and other users have confirmed that they work, as such I am making the following suggestions to recover lost notes, but please note, as yet success is unconfirmed.
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