Script for OS X that checks every 2 minutes whether the Apple Store is online and notifies you as soon as it's back online. Great if you want to buy a new product before its sold out!

IsTheAppleStoreOnline.sh

#!/bin/sh

while [ true ]
do
	if [ $(curl -XGET "http://store.apple.com/de" | grep "We'll be back soon" | wc -l) -eq 0 ] 
	then 
		say -v Alex 'The Apple Store is back online!'
		growlnotify -m 'The Apple Store is back online!' -t 'Apple Store'
	fi
	sleep 120
done