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You may want to drag this into your dock, if you use it frequently. Before you finish typing, you will see an app icon that looks like a robot holding a pipe. Simply click on the magnifying glass icon on the top right of your Mac’s screen and type in “Automator”. There are many ways to launch it, but I find Spotlight to be the easiest. (A true geek would use Cron, but I digress…) Über-geeks can even trigger Unix shell scripts through the Automator. Advanced users can develop code in AppleScript to create sophisticated automation solutions. It can record your mouse clicks and trackpad gestures.

You don’t have to be a programmer to use it. One can easily automate tedious, repetitive tasks. If you’re not familiar with Automator, it is an amazing OS X feature. You’ll need to use Automator and the wake scheduler in System Preferences > Energy Saver to accomplish this task. ITunes does not have a feature to schedule downloading. You can download more iTunes content in less time with scheduling. Broadband is much faster in the early hours of the morning. iTunes also has faster performance early in the morning when fewer people are downloading. Scheduling iTunes to download content off-peak can free up bandwidth when you need it most.

During peak hours, Internet connectivity slows down. If you live in a household where many people share the same Internet connection, scheduling iTunes downloads can ease bandwidth demands.

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