iTunes and Last.fm
I just found out that my favourite scrobbling app iScrobbler is still in development. It’s much nicer than the Last.fm one and hides away in your menu bar. I strongly recommend that you use iScrobbler rather than the Last.fm client. Just pop it in your startup items and you’re away.
I’ve been using Last.fm for quite a while, and one of the features that I like the most is that it records what you listen to and builds charts and things. To do this, you need to be running their client, but I was finding that I quite often forgot to start the Last.fm client, so my songs weren’t getting recorded. To stop this from happening, I’ve knocked up a quick Applescript that will start Last.fm and iTunes. It will also quickly pause and then start iTunes playing again if it’s already open. This is so that Last.fm will pick up the currently playing song. I’d use Quicksilver to launch this, but if the thought of applescripts scares you, I’ve made an application that does the same thing too, so you can stick it in your dock or wherever you please.
Download the applescript version
If you’re using the applescript version with Quicksilver, you’ll want to stick the .scpt file here:
~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Actions