For a recent convert... whats all the fuss about automator?

I've recently come over to the dark side, or the white side as my macbook is.
What is automator?
and does anyone know some basic tasks i can try?
Nick

One of the best introductions to Automator I've found so far
http://www.automator.us
What is it?
Automator is basically a scripting application. To use it, you arrange precoded blocks of script (actions) to build workflows. When a workflow is run, it will proceed step by step through the actions to complete some repetitive task more easily.

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Today I bump into a colleague of mine at work and he's just updated his iPad (2nd gen) to iOS6. I tell him all I've heard about the maps and he brings it up to the restaurant for lunch. I'm scrolling through the new map app and honestly don't find much of a difference. Now, seeing as everyone is whining about the uselessness of the directions the new app gives, I give it a test. I search for the Park Hyatt in Beijing. The Google Maps app used to give me 3 different results. The new app gives me one result only, it's correct and gives me the right directions to get there...
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Hi,
What's the worst that I've spent 100 Eur alltogether for GPS map based applications for several sports - golf, bike, ski, etc. These applications use data from iPhone Map application and its disaster after my update onto iOS 6. These are pictures of 2 of my favorit golf resorts:
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jbrie8210 wrote:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
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http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Other countries...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
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http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
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See Here > OWC RAM > http://www.macsales.com
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Version:         ??? (2.0.0b20)
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User ID:         501
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Report Version: 10
Interval Since Last Report:          2118 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           1
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Hi ,
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exporting
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Dear Shankar
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