Automators https://www.relay.fm/automators Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:00:00 GMT Automation makes your life easier and everyone can do it. We tell you how. Hosted by David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard. en-US Copyright © 2024 Relay FM Relay FM automation, tech, iOS, macOS clean Relay FM hello@relay.fm no 149: Simon Says Automate Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/149 http://relay.fm/automators/149 Simon Says Automate 149 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rosemary and David are joined by Simon Støvring again to talk about the automation developer's journey, productivity on the Vision Pro, and Shortcuts support in apps. Rosemary and David are joined by Simon Støvring again to talk about the automation developer's journey, productivity on the Vision Pro, and Shortcuts support in apps. clean 3895 Rosemary and David are joined by Simon Støvring again to talk about the automation developer's journey, productivity on the Vision Pro, and Shortcuts support in apps.

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Guest Starring:

Simon Støvring

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148: Vision Pro Automation Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/148 http://relay.fm/automators/148 Vision Pro Automation 148 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard David's strapped on his Vision Pro and the Automators take a look to see what can (and can not) be automated on Apple's new platform. David's strapped on his Vision Pro and the Automators take a look to see what can (and can not) be automated on Apple's new platform. clean 2788 David's strapped on his Vision Pro and the Automators take a look to see what can (and can not) be automated on Apple's new platform.

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David's strapped on his Vision Pro and the Automators take a look to see what can (and can not) be automated on Apple's new platform.

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Automators - Relay FM
Automators Talk
Contextual Computing with Vision Pro: My Writing Cabin - MacSparky
Runestone
Shortcut Buttons - Finn Voorhees
Aiko — Sindre Sorhus

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147: Smart Home Automation with Robert Spivack Fri, 09 Feb 2024 22:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/147 http://relay.fm/automators/147 Smart Home Automation with Robert Spivack 147 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by smart home guru Robert Spivack to talk about everything from HomeKit and Matter, to Thread and WiFi. In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by smart home guru Robert Spivack to talk about everything from HomeKit and Matter, to Thread and WiFi. clean 5837 In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by smart home guru Robert Spivack to talk about everything from HomeKit and Matter, to Thread and WiFi.

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Guest Starring:

Robert Spivack

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Robert Spivack - DoItForMe Solutions
Welcome Matter! | evehome.com
Presence Sensor FP2 - Aqara
Smart Thermostats & Smart Home Devices | ecobee
Lutron Electronics, Inc. - Dimmers And Lighting Controls
Smart lighting | Philips Hue
Eve | evehome.com
Meross Offical Site, Smart House and Home Automation Device Provider.
Electric Blinds | Smart Blinds | Battery Powered Blinds | Somfy
Hunter Douglas Blinds Shades | Official Hunter Douglas Site
Motorized Shades - Affordable Smart & Electric Shades - IKEA
Aqara Smart Curtain Controllers to Open/Close Your Curtains
HomePass for HomeKit
Home+ 6 on the App Store
Controller for HomeKit
WiFi Network Planning and Site Survey Software
DoItForMe.Solutions - YouTube
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146: OmniFocus 4: Automation Update Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/146 http://relay.fm/automators/146 OmniFocus 4: Automation Update 146 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode of Automators, David and Rosemary talk about the new automation features that have come to OmniFocus 4. In this episode of Automators, David and Rosemary talk about the new automation features that have come to OmniFocus 4. clean 2293 In this episode of Automators, David and Rosemary talk about the new automation features that have come to OmniFocus 4.

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Introducing OmniFocus 4 | Blog - The Omni Group
OmniFocus 4: What’s New in Omni Automation?
OmniFocus Plug-In Collection
Alfred Gallery • Workflows • OmniFocus Collection
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145: The 2024 State of Automation Fri, 12 Jan 2024 21:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/145 http://relay.fm/automators/145 The 2024 State of Automation 145 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David get out their scorecards for the existing automation platforms. Rose and David get out their scorecards for the existing automation platforms. clean 4575 Rose and David get out their scorecards for the existing automation platforms.

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MacSparky Productivity Field Guide
Keyboard Maestro 11.0.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Changelog - Bunch.app
DEVONtechnologies | Devonian Times
Drafts: 2023, Year in Review - News & Updates - Drafts Community
Tally 5: Interactive Widgets, iCloud Sync, Watch Redesign - News & Updates - Drafts Community
Grammarly Blog
Snippety - Productivity App for macOS
TextExpander: #1 Text Replacement & Keyboard Shortcut App
What’s new in Shortcuts for iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS 14, and watchOS 10 - Apple Support
Thread Group is finally fixing Thread border routers - The Verge
What’s new in Shortcuts iOS 16/macOS 13 - Apple Support
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144: Some Favorite Automations Fri, 29 Dec 2023 19:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/144 http://relay.fm/automators/144 Some Favorite Automations 144 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rosemary and David share some of their favorite automations as the year wraps up. Rosemary and David share some of their favorite automations as the year wraps up. clean 1524 Rosemary and David share some of their favorite automations as the year wraps up.

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Rosemary and David share some of their favorite automations as the year wraps up.

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Automators Talk
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143: Moving Automators to Notion Fri, 15 Dec 2023 18:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/143 http://relay.fm/automators/143 Moving Automators to Notion 143 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary explore the how and why of moving Automators to Notion and the automation possibilities this brings to the show. In this episode, David and Rosemary explore the how and why of moving Automators to Notion and the automation possibilities this brings to the show. clean 4202 In this episode, David and Rosemary explore the how and why of moving Automators to Notion and the automation possibilities this brings to the show.

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The platform to build next‒gen apps | Airtable
Google Docs
Make | Automation Software | Connect Apps & Design Workflows
Zapier | Automation that moves you forward
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142: Automation Elf on the Shelf Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/142 http://relay.fm/automators/142 Automation Elf on the Shelf 142 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Happy Automated Holidays! The Automators have a pile of new ideas for automating your holidays. Happy Automated Holidays! The Automators have a pile of new ideas for automating your holidays. clean 3534 Happy Automated Holidays! The Automators have a pile of new ideas for automating your holidays.

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Happy Automated Holidays! The Automators have a pile of new ideas for automating your holidays.

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Broadlink WiFi Smart Home Hub RM Mini 3 IR Automation Learning Universal Remote Control Compatible with Alexa - Amazon.com
Broadlink - Home Assistant
Meross Smart Plug Collection – Meross Official Store
Smart Outdoor Plug – Meross Official Store
Hue Smart Plug to Control your Lights | Philips Hue US
TRÅDFRI Wireless control outlet - IKEA
MICRO - SONOFF Official
Soro - For Sonos on the App Store
NEEWER LED Streaming Light with Mac/PC APP Control, 2 in 1 Monitor Mount & Stand, Ultra Bright 2900K-7000K USB Laptop Computer Webcam Lighting for Streaming, Video Conference, Zoom Meeting, PL81 PRO : Electronics
NEEWER Control Center on the Mac App Store

Rose remembered after the show that she bought a smart "streaming light".

Anker 100W Charging Base for Anker Prime Power Bank - Anker US
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141: Keyboard Maestro Goes to 11 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 23:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/141 http://relay.fm/automators/141 Keyboard Maestro Goes to 11 141 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Keyboard Maestro got a big update, and the Automators are here to report on the new features. Keyboard Maestro got a big update, and the Automators are here to report on the new features. clean 3534 Keyboard Maestro got a big update, and the Automators are here to report on the new features.

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Keyboard Maestro got a big update, and the Automators are here to report on the new features.

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Whats New [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Prompt for Snippet [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Create Calendar Event [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Keyboard Maestro Field Guide
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140: LimitLiss Automations with Casey Fri, 03 Nov 2023 21:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/140 http://relay.fm/automators/140 LimitLiss Automations with Casey 140 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Casey Liss to talk about all things automation—from home automation from the 1970s to Shortcuts now. In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Casey Liss to talk about all things automation—from home automation from the 1970s to Shortcuts now. clean 4749 In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Casey Liss to talk about all things automation—from home automation from the 1970s to Shortcuts now.

Guest Starring:

Casey Liss

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Liss is More
Apps — Liss is More
Accidental Tech Podcast
Analog(ue) - Relay FM
X10 (industry standard) - Wikipedia
Toggle or Rocker: Which Light Switch Is Better? - Everyday Home Repairs

The UK usually has a smaller rocker-style switch.

Caseta by Lutron | Smart Light Switches, Controls & Dimmers
Smart Dimmers & Fan Switches | Caseta by Lutron
Aqara Smart Home Controllers
Pushover: Simple Notifications for Android, iPhone, iPad, and Desktop
Pushcut | Automatically show your favorite site's recent news on your homescreen
Home Assistant
Homebridge
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139: Action Button Time Fri, 20 Oct 2023 23:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/139 http://relay.fm/automators/139 Action Button Time 139 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary dive into the power of the action button on the iPhone 15 Pro and Apple Watch Ultra—and all of its possibilities. In this episode, David and Rosemary dive into the power of the action button on the iPhone 15 Pro and Apple Watch Ultra—and all of its possibilities. clean 3953 In this episode, David and Rosemary dive into the power of the action button on the iPhone 15 Pro and Apple Watch Ultra—and all of its possibilities.

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In this episode, David and Rosemary dive into the power of the action button on the iPhone 15 Pro and Apple Watch Ultra—and all of its possibilities.

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138: Shortcuts Utility Apps Fri, 06 Oct 2023 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/138 http://relay.fm/automators/138 Shortcuts Utility Apps 138 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David cover some of their favorite Apps that add additional features to Shortcuts. Rose and David cover some of their favorite Apps that add additional features to Shortcuts. clean 4896 Rose and David cover some of their favorite Apps that add additional features to Shortcuts.

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Rose and David cover some of their favorite Apps that add additional features to Shortcuts.

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Toolbox Pro
Nautomate
Actions for Obsidian on the App Store
Logger for Shortcuts | The Developer Console For Shortcuts
FocusCuts | Focus on your Shortcuts
TestFlight Discord | Pushcut
Data Jar
Jayson
Scriptable
Charty – Create charts from Shortcuts
Better Touch Tool | folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac!
Opener
Secure ShellFish – SSH Client for iOS
Actions — Sindre Sorhus
HTTPBot - REST Client for iOS, iPadOS & macOS
Drafts | Where Text Starts
Shortery on the Mac App Store
ShareBot for Shortcuts on the Mac App Store
MenuBot: Custom Menu Bar on the Mac App Store
QuietMeet: Auto-Pause Music on the Mac App Store
HomeBot for Shortcuts on the App Store
Yoink for Mac, iPad and iPhone - Simplified and Improved Drag and Drop
Keyboard Maestro 10.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Mail Assistant | Drafts User Guide
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137: iOS 17 and New Devices In this episode, David and Rosemary do a recap of what's new in iOS 17 and iPadOS17, as well as on the new iPhones. Sat, 23 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/137 http://relay.fm/automators/137 iOS 17 and New Devices 137 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary do a recap of what's new in iOS 17 and iPadOS17, as well as on the new iPhones. In this episode, David and Rosemary do a recap of what's new in iOS 17 and iPadOS17, as well as on the new iPhones. clean 5042 In this episode, David and Rosemary do a recap of what's new in iOS 17 and iPadOS17, as well as on the new iPhones.

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What’s new in Shortcuts for iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS 14, and watchOS 10 - Apple Support
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136: Automating Alex Cox Alex Cox returns to the Automators to share a few new automation tricks and get answers for some more involving NFC Tags, Keyboard Maestro, and Automation Possibilities with Apple's Vision Pro. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/136 http://relay.fm/automators/136 Automating Alex Cox 136 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Alex Cox returns to the Automators to share a few new automation tricks and get answers for some more involving NFC Tags, Keyboard Maestro, and Automation Possibilities with Apple's Vision Pro. Alex Cox returns to the Automators to share a few new automation tricks and get answers for some more involving NFC Tags, Keyboard Maestro, and Automation Possibilities with Apple's Vision Pro. clean 6054 Alex Cox returns to the Automators to share a few new automation tricks and get answers for some more involving NFC Tags, Keyboard Maestro, and Automation Possibilities with Apple's Vision Pro.

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Guest Starring:

Alex Cox

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Alex Cox Makes Podcasts | Twitter, Instagram | Linktree
Haptic
It's Great to See You - Haptic with Alex Cox
Do By Friday
Giving up the iPad-only travel dream – Six Colors
Keyboard Maestro 10.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Keyboard Maestro Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides
Moom · Many Tricks
Clean up your windows! : App Store Story
Amazon.com: SwitchBot 3PCS NFC Tag Stickers
Amazon.com: Clocky Alarm Clock on Wheels (Original)
Amazon.com: Kafuty-1 Novelty Digital LED Alarm Clock,Gadget Run Away Flying Alarm Clock
Amazon.com : 40Pcs NFC Tags Ntag 215 NFC Stickers
Timery for Toggl
Horizon Workrooms Virtual Office & Meetings | Meta for Work
Apple Vision Pro - Apple
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135: Vanilla HomeKit In this episode, Rosemary and David talk about what's happening with Alex Hay's apps for Shortcuts, and then dive into the world of plain HomeKit without extra services. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 20:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/135 http://relay.fm/automators/135 Vanilla HomeKit 135 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, Rosemary and David talk about what's happening with Alex Hay's apps for Shortcuts, and then dive into the world of plain HomeKit without extra services. In this episode, Rosemary and David talk about what's happening with Alex Hay's apps for Shortcuts, and then dive into the world of plain HomeKit without extra services. clean 5429 In this episode, Rosemary and David talk about what's happening with Alex Hay's apps for Shortcuts, and then dive into the world of plain HomeKit without extra services.

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Toolbox Pro
Logger for Shortcuts
Nautomate
Apple's Home(Kit) App
Aqara - Smart Home Automation Devices for Better Living
Smart lighting Products | Philips Hue
Smart Home Products - Lighting, Wi-Fi Speakers, Blinds - IKEA
Nanoleaf® Official Site | Smart Home LED Lighting Products (United Kingdom)
HomePass for HomeKit

We didn't mention them on the show, but you should definitely check out Aaron's other HomeKit apps too!

HomeBatteries for HomeKit on the App Store
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134: Looking through the Window of Automation In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by Sal Soghoian to talk about everything from launchers such as Alfred, to window management, and more voice control! Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/134 http://relay.fm/automators/134 Looking through the Window of Automation 134 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by Sal Soghoian to talk about everything from launchers such as Alfred, to window management, and more voice control! In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by Sal Soghoian to talk about everything from launchers such as Alfred, to window management, and more voice control! clean 4772 In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by Sal Soghoian to talk about everything from launchers such as Alfred, to window management, and more voice control!

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Guest Starring:

Sal Soghoian

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Alfred - Productivity App for macOS
Omni Automation and Alfred
Learn AppleScript • Video from Sal
AppleScript: Beginner's Tutorial
‎AppleScript 1-2-3 on Apple Books
Voice Control and Omni Automation
Voice Control Commands: OmniGraffle
OmniFocus Now Gives You Voice Control and More - The Omni Group
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133: Personal Automation Fun Rose and David share a collection of their favorite personal automations ranging from task and project management to home automation. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 19:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/133 http://relay.fm/automators/133 Personal Automation Fun 133 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David share a collection of their favorite personal automations ranging from task and project management to home automation. Rose and David share a collection of their favorite personal automations ranging from task and project management to home automation. clean 4718 Rose and David share a collection of their favorite personal automations ranging from task and project management to home automation.

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Pushcut | Automatically show your favorite site's recent news on your homescreen
Add Child Tasks To Selected in OmnFocus
Task Management Software Built For Pros - OmniFocus - The Omni Group
Keyboard Maestro 10.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Keyboard Maestro Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides
Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad
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132: Automating and Time Tracking with Joe Hribar Timery developer Joe Hribar joins the Automators to talk about what's involved with adding automation tools to your App and some of Joe's favorite Automations. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 21:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/132 http://relay.fm/automators/132 Automating and Time Tracking with Joe Hribar 132 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Timery developer Joe Hribar joins the Automators to talk about what's involved with adding automation tools to your App and some of Joe's favorite Automations. Timery developer Joe Hribar joins the Automators to talk about what's involved with adding automation tools to your App and some of Joe's favorite Automations. clean 4338 Timery developer Joe Hribar joins the Automators to talk about what's involved with adding automation tools to your App and some of Joe's favorite Automations.

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Guest Starring:

Joe Hribar

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Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
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Timery for Toggl
Screenshot Background Shortcut

Adds a light-color background behind an image like a framed device screenshot. Choose from preset colors, specify custom colors, and on iPhone & iPad, use Toolbox Pro to get colors from the image or pick a specific color from it.

HomeKit Lights to Time Entry Shortcut

Checks your current time entry in Timery and sets HomeKit lights to match with HomeBot. When a current time entry is running, the shortcut will set the lights to the current project’s color. And when a current time entry isn’t running, it will turn off the lights.

Offline Tracking with Timery and Data Jar Shortcut

Enables offline time tracking with Timery and Data Jar to start & stop saved timers and check the current running time entry while offline. When back online, the shortcut can add the offline time entries to Timery.

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131: Recharging the Beta Batteries David and Rosemary have been testing the latest Apple betas on all their devices, despite going off the grid things seem to be going well—and the latest beta has added more automation possibilities! Sun, 02 Jul 2023 14:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/131 http://relay.fm/automators/131 Recharging the Beta Batteries 131 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard David and Rosemary have been testing the latest Apple betas on all their devices, despite going off the grid things seem to be going well—and the latest beta has added more automation possibilities! David and Rosemary have been testing the latest Apple betas on all their devices, despite going off the grid things seem to be going well—and the latest beta has added more automation possibilities! clean 3655 David and Rosemary have been testing the latest Apple betas on all their devices, despite going off the grid things seem to be going well—and the latest beta has added more automation possibilities!

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Anker PowerHouse | Portable Power Stations & Solar Generators - Anker US
Rose's Solar Power Bank

There is a newer version of this which charges via micro USB, but that doesn't have the extra solar panels which make the recharging considerably faster.

There are likely better options out there, but this was available when I bought it and worked well enough for me.

Smartphone Cooling Fan - Razer Phone Cooler Chroma | Razer United States
Moom - Bunch.app

AppleScript to run Moom from anything—including Shortcuts as well as Bunch.

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130: WWDC Reactions David and Rose review all the automation changes coming to the Apple platforms from the new software and tools announced at WWDC 2023. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/130 http://relay.fm/automators/130 WWDC Reactions 130 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard David and Rose review all the automation changes coming to the Apple platforms from the new software and tools announced at WWDC 2023. David and Rose review all the automation changes coming to the Apple platforms from the new software and tools announced at WWDC 2023. clean 4926 David and Rose review all the automation changes coming to the Apple platforms from the new software and tools announced at WWDC 2023.

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macOS Sonoma Preview - Apple
iOS 17 Preview - Apple
iPadOS 17 Preview - Apple
watchOS 10 Preview - Apple
ChatGPT on the App Store
Mac Pro - Apple
Mac Studio - Apple
MacBook Air 13- and 15-inch with M2 - Apple
Apple Vision Pro - Apple
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129: WWDC 2023 Wishes David and Rosemary go through their 2023 WWDC wish list and ideas! From Maps and CarPlay to HomeKit and beyond, nothing escapes their focus (modes). Sat, 03 Jun 2023 11:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/129 http://relay.fm/automators/129 WWDC 2023 Wishes 129 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard David and Rosemary go through their 2023 WWDC wish list and ideas! From Maps and CarPlay to HomeKit and beyond, nothing escapes their focus (modes). David and Rosemary go through their 2023 WWDC wish list and ideas! From Maps and CarPlay to HomeKit and beyond, nothing escapes their focus (modes). clean 4670 David and Rosemary go through their 2023 WWDC wish list and ideas! From Maps and CarPlay to HomeKit and beyond, nothing escapes their focus (modes).

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Apple previews Live Speech, Personal Voice, and more new accessibility features - Apple
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128: Airtable Automation Some of the Automators' favorite apps are upping their automation game with updates to Airtable, Drafts, and iOS. Fri, 19 May 2023 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/128 http://relay.fm/automators/128 Airtable Automation 128 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Some of the Automators' favorite apps are upping their automation game with updates to Airtable, Drafts, and iOS. Some of the Automators' favorite apps are upping their automation game with updates to Airtable, Drafts, and iOS. clean 4527 Some of the Automators' favorite apps are upping their automation game with updates to Airtable, Drafts, and iOS.

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Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
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The Fixer
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Introduction - Airtable Web API
Using Airtable with Drafts - Integration Guides - Drafts Community
Airtable API key deprecation notice | Airtable Support
Airtable | Drafts Script Reference
Changelog - Airtable Web API
Release Notes | Drafts User Guide
Services | Drafts User Guide
Drafts Templates | Drafts User Guide
Mustache Templates | Drafts User Guide
{{ mustache }}
Mustache Prompt for Drafts
Drafts Directory | Drafts Directory
Use Focus on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
What’s new in Shortcuts - Apple Support
Turn on or schedule a Focus on iPhone - Apple Support
What’s new in Shortcuts - Apple Support
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127: Feedback! It's time for some automation feedback. Topics include task inbox processing, automated check-ins, dumping automation confirmations with Shortcuts, home automation, and time tracking. Sat, 06 May 2023 22:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/127 http://relay.fm/automators/127 Feedback! 127 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard It's time for some automation feedback. Topics include task inbox processing, automated check-ins, dumping automation confirmations with Shortcuts, home automation, and time tracking. It's time for some automation feedback. Topics include task inbox processing, automated check-ins, dumping automation confirmations with Shortcuts, home automation, and time tracking. clean 4741 It's time for some automation feedback. Topics include task inbox processing, automated check-ins, dumping automation confirmations with Shortcuts, home automation, and time tracking.

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Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
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Getting Things Done® - David Allen's GTD® Methodology
Pushcut | Automatically show your favorite site's recent news on your homescreen
Data Jar
Timery for Toggl
Timing Automatic Mac Time Tracker – Manual Timers Optional
Presence Sensor FP2
HOOBS™ – USER FRIENDLY HOME AUTOMATION FOR EVERYONE
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126: Safari Automation In this episode David and Rosemary go on Safari and look at all the settings, extensions and integrations you can use to automate you browsing across macOS and iOS. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/126 http://relay.fm/automators/126 Safari Automation 126 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode David and Rosemary go on Safari and look at all the settings, extensions and integrations you can use to automate you browsing across macOS and iOS. In this episode David and Rosemary go on Safari and look at all the settings, extensions and integrations you can use to automate you browsing across macOS and iOS. clean 5063 In this episode David and Rosemary go on Safari and look at all the settings, extensions and integrations you can use to automate you browsing across macOS and iOS.

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Add websites to your Favourites in Safari on Mac – Apple Support
BookMacster | Sheep Systems
DuckDuckGo !Bangs
OmSave for Safari on the Mac App Store
Awesome Screenshot & Recorder on the Mac App Store
Redirect Web for Safari on the App Store
URL Linker for Safari on the Mac App Store
Downie on Setapp | Ultimate YouTube downloader
Choosy: A smarter default browser for macOS
Dark Reader for Safari on the App Store
Noir - Dark Mode for Safari on the App Store
Baking Soda - Tube Cleaner on the App Store
Vinegar - Tube Cleaner on the App Store
GoodLinks on the App Store
Readwise on the App Store
Grammarly: Writing App on the Mac App Store
Opening Websites/URL schemes - Bunch.app
Safari/Browser Actions [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]

Actions Listed

Edit and customise Tab Groups in Safari on Mac – Apple Support (UK)
Organize your tabs with Tab Groups in Safari on iPhone – Apple Support (UK)
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125: AppleScript Events and more with James Thomson In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by creator of PCalc, Dice and About (by PCalc), James Thomson. They talk about James' first implementations of automation in his apps, as well as what automations he's using now, and AppleScript vs Shortcuts. Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/125 http://relay.fm/automators/125 AppleScript Events and more with James Thomson 125 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by creator of PCalc, Dice and About (by PCalc), James Thomson. They talk about James' first implementations of automation in his apps, as well as what automations he's using now, and AppleScript vs Shortcuts. In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by creator of PCalc, Dice and About (by PCalc), James Thomson. They talk about James' first implementations of automation in his apps, as well as what automations he's using now, and AppleScript vs Shortcuts. clean 6636 In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by creator of PCalc, Dice and About (by PCalc), James Thomson. They talk about James' first implementations of automation in his apps, as well as what automations he's using now, and AppleScript vs Shortcuts.

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Guest Starring:

James Thomson

Links and Show Notes:

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PCalc
TLA Systems Ltd. Apps on the App Store
TLA Systems | Cotton Bureau

PCalc t-shirts and Pins!

AppleScript - Wikipedia
Record actions in Script Editor on Mac – Apple Support (UK)
Frontier: The UserLand Kernel
The Official DragThing Home Page
Motion Sensor P1
Motion Sensor P1
Hiome
Status Update | Hiome
TLA Systems Home Page
Graphing Calculator Story
Copland (operating system) - Wikipedia
Quote by Douglas Adams

“I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies:
1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.
2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.
3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.”

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124: Image Automation Fixing images and screenshots is boring and tedious. Why not hand that off to automation? Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/124 http://relay.fm/automators/124 Image Automation 124 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Fixing images and screenshots is boring and tedious. Why not hand that off to automation? Fixing images and screenshots is boring and tedious. Why not hand that off to automation? clean 5310 Fixing images and screenshots is boring and tedious. Why not hand that off to automation?

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Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

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macOS Hidden Treasures: Batch-Rename Items in the Finder - TidBITS
Find and delete duplicate photos and videos on iPhone – Apple Support (UK)
Gemini Photos: The Best Gallery Cleaner for Your iPhone
Gemini 2: Instant Duplicate File Finder for Mac
Take a screenshot on your Mac – Apple Support
Take screenshots or screen recordings on Mac – Apple Support
How to change the default name of screenshots on Mac
How to remove the shadow effect from screenshots on Mac
CleanShot X for Mac
Pixelmator Pro
Image2icon - Your Mac. Your Icons.
Yoink for iPad and iPhone - Simplify and Improve Drag and Drop
Yoink for Mac - Simplify and Improve Drag and Drop
Layout from Instagram on the App Store
Picsew - Screenshot Stitching on the App Store
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123: HomeKit from Scratch with Myke Hurley In this episode Rosemary and David welcome Myke Hurley back to the show to talk about taking over his new Home with HomeKit. Sat, 11 Mar 2023 02:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/123 http://relay.fm/automators/123 HomeKit from Scratch with Myke Hurley 123 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode Rosemary and David welcome Myke Hurley back to the show to talk about taking over his new Home with HomeKit. In this episode Rosemary and David welcome Myke Hurley back to the show to talk about taking over his new Home with HomeKit. clean 4787 In this episode Rosemary and David welcome Myke Hurley back to the show to talk about taking over his new Home with HomeKit.

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  • Docparser: Extract important data from Word, PDF and image files. Send to Excel, Google Sheets and 100’s of other formats and integrations.

Guest Starring:

Myke Hurley

Links and Show Notes:

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Smart lighting | Philips Hue UK
Wifi Led Stripe - Meross Smart Home Devices - MSL320
Shane Whatley - YouTube
HomeKit Authority - YouTube
Eric Welander - YouTube
Homebridge
Home Assistant
HomeLog for HomeKit on the App Store
HomeKit Apps | Pearce Media
HomePass for HomeKit & Matter on the App Store
Controller for HomeKit
Canary: A complete home security system in a single device
Home | abode
HomeKit Security System - Home Security In Apple Ecosystem - abode
Smart Security Kit - Top-Rated DIY Smart Home Security System - abode
abode Cam - 1080 Video Capture When Alarm Is Triggered - abode
S220 Indoor Cam - eufy
How to Setup HomeKit for HomeKit-Enabled Security Devices
Camera Hub G2H Pro
Aqara Sensors
Wireless Speakers - Smart Speakers - WiFi Speakers - IKEA
Lightwave – Smart Home & Home Automation with Lightwave
Smart Dimmers - Lightwave
Smart Sockets - Lightwave
Smart Wall Switch H1 EU (No Neutral)
Smart Wall Switch H1 EU (With Neutral)
Unlock your door with a home key on iPhone – Apple Support (UK)
Conexis L1 | Smart Locks | Yale Home
Yale Access Connect Kit

Sadly this doesn't actually support HomeKit—the US hub is the one that does.

Multi-Point Door Locks | Yale
Multipoint Locking Systems Explained
Play light bars + Hue Play gradient lightstrip + Hue sync box | Philips Hue UK
Nest & Google - The best of Google. The best of Nest.
Meross Smart Thermostat for Electric Underfloor Heating System, MTS200 – Meross Official Store
Relay FM
Cortex Podcast | Cotton Bureau
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122: Nerding Out with Allison Sheridan Allison Sheridan joins us to share her automation workflows. Topics include Keyboard Maestro, Hazel, and more automation tools. Sat, 25 Feb 2023 16:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/122 http://relay.fm/automators/122 Nerding Out with Allison Sheridan 122 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Allison Sheridan joins us to share her automation workflows. Topics include Keyboard Maestro, Hazel, and more automation tools. Allison Sheridan joins us to share her automation workflows. Topics include Keyboard Maestro, Hazel, and more automation tools. clean 4252 Allison Sheridan joins us to share her automation workflows. Topics include Keyboard Maestro, Hazel, and more automation tools.

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Guest Starring:

Allison Sheridan

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

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Podfeet Podcasts
Taming the Terminal - Podfeet Podcasts
Hazel – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software
Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software
Noodlesoft Forums • Index page
Programming by Stealth Archives - Podfeet Podcasts
Organize your Mac desktop with Stage Manager - Apple Support
Keyboard Maestro 10.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Failure Aborts Macro [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Retrobatch, from Flying Meat
ImageMagick – Convert, Edit, or Compose Digital Images
TextExpander, Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication
Auphonic
Automating Conversion of Transparent PNGs to Opaque - Podfeet Podcasts
iOS Today | Apple iOS Podcast | Apps, Tips & News | TWiT
Find and compare best prepaid eSIM for travelers
Welcome Automators Listeners!
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121: Hardware Launchers After diving into software launchers in episode 120, Rosemary and David take a look at doing things with real physical buttons, in all the forms that can take. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/121 http://relay.fm/automators/121 Hardware Launchers 121 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard After diving into software launchers in episode 120, Rosemary and David take a look at doing things with real physical buttons, in all the forms that can take. After diving into software launchers in episode 120, Rosemary and David take a look at doing things with real physical buttons, in all the forms that can take. clean 4698 After diving into software launchers in episode 120, Rosemary and David take a look at doing things with real physical buttons, in all the forms that can take.

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Hyperkey
Hyper Key Via BetterTouchTool - MacSparky
Defining a Hyper Key · GitBook
Ultimate Hacking Keyboard – The keyboard. For professionals.
I wrote a review of the Ultimate Hacking Keyboard for you nerds - BrettTerpstra.com
Automators #119: Moving Houses and to the Mac with Chris Lawley - Relay FM
BN009 | Binepad
VIA | VIA
Wireless Gaming Mouse - Razer Basilisk Ultimate

This is the mouse Rosemary uses.

Contour Design - ergonomic mice in superior design
Home | Loupedeck Online Store
Customizable Quick Keys with OLED Display | Xencelabs Official e-store
SpaceMouse Pro Wireless: comfort at mobile CAD workplace
Stream Deck + | Elgato
Stream Deck Pedal | elgato.com
Stream Deck · BetterTouchTool
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120: Looking at Launchers Rose and David spent some time looking at Raycast, the latest Mac launcher to arrive on the market, and compare it to their current favorite launcher, Alfred. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/120 http://relay.fm/automators/120 Looking at Launchers 120 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David spent some time looking at Raycast, the latest Mac launcher to arrive on the market, and compare it to their current favorite launcher, Alfred. Rose and David spent some time looking at Raycast, the latest Mac launcher to arrive on the market, and compare it to their current favorite launcher, Alfred. clean 4947 Rose and David spent some time looking at Raycast, the latest Mac launcher to arrive on the market, and compare it to their current favorite launcher, Alfred.

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Credits

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Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

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Search with Spotlight on Mac - Apple Support
Raycast
How to use Raycast and how it compares to Spotlight and Alfred - The Verge
Why I chose Raycast over Alfred. I am a long-time user of Alfred —… | by Safwan Samsudeen | Dec, 2022 | Medium
Raycast vs. Alfred or Launchbar? - Software - MPU Talk
Alfred App
Alfred Gallery
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119: Moving Houses and to the Mac with Chris Lawley Chris Lawley, YouTuber, nerd, and photographer joins David and Rosemary to talk about moving house and what that means for his smart home, as well as his journey back to the Mac. Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/119 http://relay.fm/automators/119 Moving Houses and to the Mac with Chris Lawley 119 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Chris Lawley, YouTuber, nerd, and photographer joins David and Rosemary to talk about moving house and what that means for his smart home, as well as his journey back to the Mac. Chris Lawley, YouTuber, nerd, and photographer joins David and Rosemary to talk about moving house and what that means for his smart home, as well as his journey back to the Mac. clean 6026 Chris Lawley, YouTuber, nerd, and photographer joins David and Rosemary to talk about moving house and what that means for his smart home, as well as his journey back to the Mac.

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Guest Starring:

Chris Lawley

Links and Show Notes:

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The Untitled Site by Christopher Lawley
Christopher Lawley (@ChrisLawley@mastodon.social) - Mastodon
Christopher Lawley - YouTube
Caseta Wireless Smart Switches | Lutron
Aurora Smart Bulb Dimmer Switch | Lutron
Roomba® j7+ Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum Cleaner | iRobot® | iRobot
DEEBOT X1 OMNI | All-in-One Robotic Vacuum and Mop Combo-ECOVACS UK

Rosemary has the X1 Omni Turbo—keep an eye out for deals on Amazon.

All the Homekit locks that support Apple Home Key | AppleInsider
SmartDrop, Smart Delivery Box - eufy
Raycast
Alfred - Productivity App for macOS
Raycast - Extensions
Alfred Workflows - Extend Alfred and Boost Your Productivity
Stream Deck + | Elgato
Myke Hurley's Friday Keyboard Club
BN009 Macro Pad | Binepad
VIA | Keyboard Configurator
VIA Usage Guide | Keebio Documentation
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118: Ask the Automators In this episode Rose and David dig into the questions and feedback bag. Topics include Apple Notes and Reminders, home automation (hooray for doorbell cams!), window management, and IR blasting. Good times! Fri, 30 Dec 2022 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/118 http://relay.fm/automators/118 Ask the Automators 118 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode Rose and David dig into the questions and feedback bag. Topics include Apple Notes and Reminders, home automation (hooray for doorbell cams!), window management, and IR blasting. Good times! In this episode Rose and David dig into the questions and feedback bag. Topics include Apple Notes and Reminders, home automation (hooray for doorbell cams!), window management, and IR blasting. Good times! clean 4086 In this episode Rose and David dig into the questions and feedback bag. Topics include Apple Notes and Reminders, home automation (hooray for doorbell cams!), window management, and IR blasting. Good times!

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Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

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Arlo Video Doorbells with HD Resolution, Night Vision & More
Windows Task Scheduler - Wikipedia
Moom · Many Tricks
Keyboard Maestro 10.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Welcome to Bunch - Bunch.app
SwitchBot US - Your Simple Switch to a Smart Home
Explore Integrations - IFTTT
Logitech Harmony
Marantz™ AV Receivers - Audio & Home Theater | Marantz™
Home Assistant
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117: Magic Online Automations with Make In this episode David and Rosemary dive into Make.com and get nerdy with a new online automation platform. And because it's the holidays they also touch on some of their holiday automations! Fri, 16 Dec 2022 18:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/117 http://relay.fm/automators/117 Magic Online Automations with Make 117 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode David and Rosemary dive into Make.com and get nerdy with a new online automation platform. And because it's the holidays they also touch on some of their holiday automations! In this episode David and Rosemary dive into Make.com and get nerdy with a new online automation platform. And because it's the holidays they also touch on some of their holiday automations! clean 5662 In this episode David and Rosemary dive into Make.com and get nerdy with a new online automation platform. And because it's the holidays they also touch on some of their holiday automations!

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Make
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116: Brett Terpstra's Automation Tricks Brett Terpstra joins David to explain some of his favorite automation tools and tricks. Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/116 http://relay.fm/automators/116 Brett Terpstra's Automation Tricks 116 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Brett Terpstra joins David to explain some of his favorite automation tools and tricks. Brett Terpstra joins David to explain some of his favorite automation tools and tricks. clean 4902 Brett Terpstra joins David to explain some of his favorite automation tools and tricks.

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Guest Starring:

Brett Terpstra

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The Fixer
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BrettTerpstra.com
GrabLinks - BrettTerpstra.com
Welcome to Bunch - Bunch.app
SearchLink - BrettTerpstra.com
howzit - BrettTerpstra.com
Slogger - BrettTerpstra.com
BetterTouchTool
nvUltra - Searchable, portable, MultiMarkdown notes
Keyboard Maestro 10.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
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115: Automating the Future, with Simon Støvring Simon Støvring returns to talk about how much automation has changed and what his favourite new features are. Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/115 http://relay.fm/automators/115 Automating the Future, with Simon Støvring 115 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Simon Støvring returns to talk about how much automation has changed and what his favourite new features are. Simon Støvring returns to talk about how much automation has changed and what his favourite new features are. clean 5413 Simon Støvring returns to talk about how much automation has changed and what his favourite new features are.

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Guest Starring:

Simon Støvring

Links and Show Notes:

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Simon B. Støvring
Simon B. Støvring (@simonbs) / Twitter
Meccano - Wikipedia
Scriptable
Runestone
GitHub: Runestone

Performant plain text editor for iOS with syntax highlighting, line numbers, invisible characters and much more.

Runestone | Documentation
Rest – HTTP API Client on the App Store
Textastic - Text, Code, and Markup Editor with Syntax Highlighting - FTP, SFTP, SSH, Dropbox, Google Drive - for iPad
Data Jar
Jayson
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114: macOS Ventura: The Automated AppDate macOS Ventura has arrived! David and Rose break down all the new automating possibilities with the latest Mac operating system. Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/114 http://relay.fm/automators/114 macOS Ventura: The Automated AppDate 114 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard macOS Ventura has arrived! David and Rose break down all the new automating possibilities with the latest Mac operating system. macOS Ventura has arrived! David and Rose break down all the new automating possibilities with the latest Mac operating system. clean 5770 macOS Ventura has arrived! David and Rose break down all the new automating possibilities with the latest Mac operating system.

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David Sparks

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Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
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Apple unveils completely redesigned iPad in four vibrant colors - Apple
Apple introduces next-generation iPad Pro, supercharged by the M2 chip - Apple
Apple introduces the powerful next-generation Apple TV 4K - Apple
macOS Ventura is now available - Apple
Ventura Adds Shortcuts to Its Share Menu - MacStories
Move, resize, and organize windows with Stage Manager on iPad – Apple Support (UK)
Use Stage Manager to organize apps and windows on Mac – Apple Support (UK)
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113: FocusCuts and Asynchronous Automation Awesomeness In this news, Rosemary and David look into non-continous automations and how breaking up a process can improve your automation abilities. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 22:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/113 http://relay.fm/automators/113 FocusCuts and Asynchronous Automation Awesomeness 113 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this news, Rosemary and David look into non-continous automations and how breaking up a process can improve your automation abilities. In this news, Rosemary and David look into non-continous automations and how breaking up a process can improve your automation abilities. clean 4427 In this news, Rosemary and David look into non-continous automations and how breaking up a process can improve your automation abilities.

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FocusCuts | Focus on your Shortcuts
Pushcut | Triggers, Notifications & Widgets for Shortcuts, HomeKit, and Online Automation
Hazel – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software
Keyboard Maestro 10.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Public Web Trigger [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Remote Trigger [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Alfred | ThoughtAsylum
An Update to the Conductor Workflow | ThoughtAsylum
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112: iOS 16 Focus Modes Rose and David are diving deep into the new iOS 16 Focus Modes. Do you think the Automators are just using a portion of the new Focus Mode features? Of course not! They are going straight into the deep end. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 22:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/112 http://relay.fm/automators/112 iOS 16 Focus Modes 112 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David are diving deep into the new iOS 16 Focus Modes. Do you think the Automators are just using a portion of the new Focus Mode features? Of course not! They are going straight into the deep end. Rose and David are diving deep into the new iOS 16 Focus Modes. Do you think the Automators are just using a portion of the new Focus Mode features? Of course not! They are going straight into the deep end. clean 6425 Rose and David are diving deep into the new iOS 16 Focus Modes. Do you think the Automators are just using a portion of the new Focus Mode features? Of course not! They are going straight into the deep end.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Amazon Pharmacy: The pharmacy that really delivers. Learn more now.
  • TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off.
  • Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting.
  • Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name.

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show
The Apple Watch Ultra on Rose's Wrist
How Rose is handling the Action button on the Apple Watch Ultra
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111: Automating Endor Studios This week, David and Rosemary dive into David's new studio and plan out how to automate everything. Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/111 http://relay.fm/automators/111 Automating Endor Studios 111 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard This week, David and Rosemary dive into David's new studio and plan out how to automate everything. This week, David and Rosemary dive into David's new studio and plan out how to automate everything. clean 5417 This week, David and Rosemary dive into David's new studio and plan out how to automate everything.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting.
  • Trade: Save Big, Support Small Roasters. Get $30 off your first order.
  • LinkedIn Jobs: Post a job for free by visiting this link.
  • Rogue Amoeba: Save 20% in celebration of the 20th anniversary.

Links and Show Notes:

Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show
App going into the dynamic island with the curveball | Cabel on Twitter
Endor Studios - MacSparky
Hue White and Colour Ambiance Iris table lamp | Philips Hue
Hue White and Colour Ambiance Bloom table lamp | Philips Hue
Hue White and Colour Ambiance Go portable light (latest model) | Philips Hue
Play Light Bar | Philips Hue
Meross Lights
Controlling the Logitech Litra Glow via Shortcuts – Six Colors
Aqara Human Presence Sensor Fp1 Smart Human Body Exists Sensor Zigbee 3.0 Connection Smart Home For App Aqara Home / Homekit - Smart Remote Control - AliExpress
Roller Shade Driver E1
Smart Roller Shade Controller
Curtain Driver E1 (Rod Version)

There is also a track version

SwitchBot Curtain Rod2 – SwitchBot UK
Home Assistant Yellow | Crowd Supply
LumiCube: An LED cube kit for the Raspberry Pi by Abstract Foundry — Kickstarter
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110: iOS 16 Automation iOS 16 is nearly here, and there are a lot of automation updates to try out. In this episode, Rosemary and David walk you through them all. Fri, 09 Sep 2022 21:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/110 http://relay.fm/automators/110 iOS 16 Automation 110 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard iOS 16 is nearly here, and there are a lot of automation updates to try out. In this episode, Rosemary and David walk you through them all. iOS 16 is nearly here, and there are a lot of automation updates to try out. In this episode, Rosemary and David walk you through them all. clean 4987 iOS 16 is nearly here, and there are a lot of automation updates to try out. In this episode, Rosemary and David walk you through them all.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off.
  • Setapp: More than 240 powerful apps. Try it free for a month with code ‘AUTOMATORS’.
  • Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name.

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show
Material Dock – Studio Neat
Anker 533 Magnetic Wireless Charger (3-in-1 Stand)
Forté for iPhone
HiRise 3 Wireless Charging Stand
3-in-1 Wireless MagSafe Charger for iPhone 13 | Belkin
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109: Automating Obsidian From simple improvements to deep cross-linking and pages which update, there's a lot you can automate within your note-taking app of choice. In this episode, the automation gang take on Obsidian, and all of its plugins. Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/109 http://relay.fm/automators/109 Automating Obsidian 109 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard From simple improvements to deep cross-linking and pages which update, there's a lot you can automate within your note-taking app of choice. In this episode, the automation gang take on Obsidian, and all of its plugins. From simple improvements to deep cross-linking and pages which update, there's a lot you can automate within your note-taking app of choice. In this episode, the automation gang take on Obsidian, and all of its plugins. clean 5754 From simple improvements to deep cross-linking and pages which update, there's a lot you can automate within your note-taking app of choice. In this episode, the automation gang take on Obsidian, and all of its plugins.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Setapp: More than 240 powerful apps. Try it free for a month using code 'automators'.
  • Doppler: Sync environment variables at scale.
  • Trade: Save Big, Support Small Roasters. Get $30 off your first order.
  • LinkedIn Jobs: Post a job for free by visiting this link.

Links and Show Notes:

Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show
Obsidian
Plugins - Obsidian
Plugin: Advanced Tables
Templates - Obsidian Help
Command palette - Obsidian Help
Workspaces - Obsidian Help
Themes and plugins - Obsidian Help
for Theme Designers - Obsidian Hub - Obsidian Publish
Obsidian Sync
Introduction to Obsidian Sync - Obsidian Help
GitHub - ryanjamurphy/workbench-obsidian: A plugin to help you collect working materials.
Plugin: Better Codeblock
Dataview
Plugin: Paste URL into Selection
Plugin: Note Auto Creator
Plugin: Note Auto Mover
Plugin: Tasks
Plugin: Link Headers Directly
Plugin: Dynamic Table of Contents
Plugin: Advanced New File
Introduction - Templater
Plugin: Advanced New File
Plugin: Advanced New Folder
Plugin: Embedded Note Titles
Using obsidian URI - Obsidian Help

The URL Scheme documentation

Plugin: Advanced Obsidian URI
Obsidian Advanced URI

Yes, it can open a workspace!

Community - Obsidian
Plugin: Txt as MD
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108: Small Automation Tools In this episode, Rose and David explain some of their favorite small automation tools and how they work. Fri, 12 Aug 2022 21:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/108 http://relay.fm/automators/108 Small Automation Tools 108 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, Rose and David explain some of their favorite small automation tools and how they work. In this episode, Rose and David explain some of their favorite small automation tools and how they work. clean 5345 In this episode, Rose and David explain some of their favorite small automation tools and how they work.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off.
  • Setapp: More than 240 powerful apps. Try it free for a month.
  • Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name.
  • Hunter Douglas: Custom Window Blinds, Shades, Shutters and Drapery.

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show
Controller for HomeKit – Your Smart Home Companion
Text Case
Pushcut - Triggers, notifications & widgets that kick off your automation
Data Jar
Toolbox Pro
BetterTouchTool | folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac!
BetterTouchTool Forums
PopClip for Mac
PopClip Forum
OmSave: Safari Extension for OmniFocus
Awesome Screenshot -- Screen recorder and Screen capture
StopTheMadness
Vinegar - Tube Cleaner on the App Store
Baking Soda - Tube Cleaner on the App Store
URL Linker for Safari on the Mac App Store
HomeControl Menu for HomeKit on the Mac App Store
Scenecuts on the Mac App Store
QuietMeet: Auto-Pause Music on the Mac App Store
Service Station – Customize your Right-Click Menu
Right Click Booster on the Mac App Store
Default Folder X
ForkLift 3 - most advanced file manager and FTP client for macOS
Alfred - Productivity App for macOS
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107: Control with your Voice, with Sal Soghoian Sal Soghoian takes David and Rosemary on an epic automation adventure. Starting with a look back at Automator on the Mac, and looking at the star Shortcuts developers now—before diving into Sal's latest project of custom voice control with OmniFocus and beyond. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 22:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/107 http://relay.fm/automators/107 Control with your Voice, with Sal Soghoian 107 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Sal Soghoian takes David and Rosemary on an epic automation adventure. Starting with a look back at Automator on the Mac, and looking at the star Shortcuts developers now—before diving into custom voice control with OmniFocus and beyond. Sal Soghoian takes David and Rosemary on an epic automation adventure. Starting with a look back at Automator on the Mac, and looking at the star Shortcuts developers now—before diving into custom voice control with OmniFocus and beyond. clean 6073 Sal Soghoian takes David and Rosemary on an epic automation adventure. Starting with a look back at Automator on the Mac, and looking at the star Shortcuts developers now—before diving into Sal's latest project of custom voice control with OmniFocus and beyond.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting.
  • Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name.
  • Trade: Save Big, Support Small Roasters. Get $30 off your first order.
  • LinkedIn Jobs: Post a job for free by visiting this link.

Guest Starring:

Sal Soghoian

Links and Show Notes:

Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show
Shared Classes & Methods: Speech
Voice Control and Omni Automation
OmniFocus: Tutorial
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106: Automation Interoperation Combinations! Lately, a lot of the best Mac automation tools have become conversant with each other. In this episode, Rose and David discuss the best ways to make automation apps work together. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 21:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/106 http://relay.fm/automators/106 Automation Interoperation 106 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Combinations! Lately, a lot of the best Mac automation tools have become conversant with each other. In this episode, Rose and David discuss the best ways to make automation apps work together. Combinations! Lately, a lot of the best Mac automation tools have become conversant with each other. In this episode, Rose and David discuss the best ways to make automation apps work together. clean 4532 Combinations! Lately, a lot of the best Mac automation tools have become conversant with each other. In this episode, Rose and David discuss the best ways to make automation apps work together.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting.
  • Doppler: Sync environment variables at scale.
  • Hunter Douglas: Take advantage of generous rebate savings opportunities on select styles.

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show
Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software
FastScripts 3
Automators #101: Red Sweaters and AppleScript Fun with Daniel Jalkut - Relay FM
Using macOS Shortcuts with an Alfred workflow - Alfred Blog
Shortcuts | ThoughtAsylum
Alfred - Bypass for Shortcuts | ThoughtAsylum
folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac!
Stream Deck · GitBook
Home Automation - Bunch.app
Kaleidoscope Release Notes
Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack Manual — Scripting and Automation
Rogue Amoeba | SoundSource Manual — Using Shortcuts with SoundSource
Shortcut Actions [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
action:Execute Shortcut [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
action:Execute or Edit Shortcut [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
action:Edit Shortcut [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
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105: Podcast Automation and Focus Modes with Scotty Jackson In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined once more by Scotty Jackson. They take a look at home automation related to Focus Modes, and whether or not you can automate a podcast. Sat, 02 Jul 2022 03:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/105 http://relay.fm/automators/105 Podcast Automation and Focus Modes with Scotty Jackson 105 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined once more by Scotty Jackson. They take a look at home automation related to Focus Modes, and whether or not you can automate a podcast. In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined once more by Scotty Jackson. They take a look at home automation related to Focus Modes, and whether or not you can automate a podcast. clean 4255 In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined once more by Scotty Jackson. They take a look at home automation related to Focus Modes, and whether or not you can automate a podcast.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off.
  • Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting.

Guest Starring:

Scotty Jackson

Links and Show Notes:

Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show
Automators #49: Reusable Shortcuts with Scotty Jackson - Relay FM
Apple Beta Software Program
Hue Go
Signals for HomeKit on the App Store
Task Management Software Built For Pros - OmniFocus - The Omni Group
Agenda - Date-focused Note Taking.
Execute an AppleScript via Calendar - Apple Community
trigger:Time of Day [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
action:Set Macro or Group Enable [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Run a shortcut using a URL scheme on Mac – Apple Support (UK)
Run a shortcut using a URL scheme on iPhone or iPad – Apple Support (UK)
Run shortcuts from the command line – Apple Support (UK)
Home Automation (Shortcuts) - Bunch.app
Audacity ® | Free, open source, cross-platform audio software for multi-track recording and editing.
Ferrite Recording Studio: Ferrite Recording Studio — Wooji Juice
Day Automation: Agenda Daily Log – HeyScottyJ
X-callback-url Support and Reference - Shortcuts - Agenda Community
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104: WWDC 2022 Awesomeness Hooray. It's a new WWDC and there are new Automation features! Rose and David are here to preview them all for you. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 20:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/104 http://relay.fm/automators/104 WWDC 2022 Awesomeness 104 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Hooray. It's a new WWDC and there are new Automation features! Rose and David are here to preview them all for you. Hooray. It's a new WWDC and there are new Automation features! Rose and David are here to preview them all for you. clean 5123 Hooray. It's a new WWDC and there are new Automation features! Rose and David are here to preview them all for you.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Kolide: Endpoint Security Powered by People. Try Kolide for 14 days free; no credit card is required.
  • DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.
  • LinkedIn Jobs: Post a job for free by visiting this link.

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show
App intents | Apple Developer Documentation
Full list of changes for shortcuts in iOS 16 : shortcuts
Here are iOS 16 features that will delay - 9to5Mac
Shortcuts for Mac Field Guide
Shortcuts for Mac Field Guide - Plus Edition
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103: Dan, the Automating Author, Moren In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by author, podcaster, and automator Dan Moren to talk about his automation experiences and solutions. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 22:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/103 http://relay.fm/automators/103 Dan, the Automating Author, Moren 103 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by author, podcaster, and automator Dan Moren to talk about his automation experiences and solutions. In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by author, podcaster, and automator Dan Moren to talk about his automation experiences and solutions. clean 4702 In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by author, podcaster, and automator Dan Moren to talk about his automation experiences and solutions.

Guest Starring:

Dan Moren

Links and Show Notes:

Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show
MIT Mystery Hunt / Puzzle Club
Mystery machine: Automating puzzle hunting – Six Colors
Make | Work the way you imagine
Zapier | Automation that moves you forward
Spaces: The final frontier – Six Colors
BetterTouchTool | folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac!
SoundSource 5.5 adds Shortcuts support for full Mac audio automation – Six Colors
In case of podcast problem, push button – Six Colors
More notes on Podcast Notes automation – Six Colors
Podcast Note workflow, now with Shortcuts – Six Colors
More notes on Podcast Notes automation – Six Colors
More podcast workflow tweaks – Six Colors
Automators #92: If This, Then Dave Hamilton - Relay FM
Automate This: Reading comics on the regular – Six Colors
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102: Automating DEVONThink Rose and David dig deep on all of Automator's varied automation tools. Fri, 20 May 2022 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/102 http://relay.fm/automators/102 Automating DEVONThink 102 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David dig deep on all of Automator's varied automation tools. Rose and David dig deep on all of Automator's varied automation tools. clean 5156 Rose and David dig deep on all of Automator's varied automation tools.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Kolide: Endpoint Security Powered by People. Try Kolide for 14 days free; no credit card required.
  • LinkedIn Jobs: Post a job for free by visiting this link.
  • Doppler: Sync environment variables at scale.

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show
DEVONtechnologies | DEVONthink, professional document and information management for the Mac and iOS
Differences between indexing vs. importing files - DEVONthink - DEVONtechnologies Community
DEVONtechnologies | Handbooks and Extras
DEVONthink Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides
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101: Red Sweaters and AppleScript Fun with Daniel Jalkut In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by Daniel Jalkut, the man in the red sweater behind FastScripts, MarsEdit, and the Core Intuition podcast. Together they ponder the future of AppleScript, the restaurant at the end of the universe, and just how fast is a script? Fri, 06 May 2022 21:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/101 http://relay.fm/automators/101 Red Sweaters and AppleScript Fun with Daniel Jalkut 101 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by Daniel Jalkut, the man in the red sweater behind FastScripts, MarsEdit, and the Core Intuition podcast. Together they ponder the future of AppleScript, and just how fast is a script anyway? In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by Daniel Jalkut, the man in the red sweater behind FastScripts, MarsEdit, and the Core Intuition podcast. Together they ponder the future of AppleScript, and just how fast is a script anyway? clean 6125 In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by Daniel Jalkut, the man in the red sweater behind FastScripts, MarsEdit, and the Core Intuition podcast. Together they ponder the future of AppleScript, the restaurant at the end of the universe, and just how fast is a script?

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off.
  • Hunter Douglas: Take advantage of generous rebate savings opportunities on select styles.
  • DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.

Guest Starring:

Daniel Jalkut

Links and Show Notes:

Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show
About: Daniel Jalkut
Red Sweater Software
xkcd: Automation time spent vs saved
invariablyafk/thinkc-mac-classic-helloworld: Hello world example using Think C 5.0, for Classic Macintosh System 7
Dash for macOS - API Documentation Browser, Snippet Manager - Kapeli
Getting Started with Headless Chrome - Chrome Developers
Puppeteer  |  Tools for Web Developers  |  Google Developers
Driving Headless Chrome with Python - GeeksforGeeks
Selenium
SmolSoftBoi/puppeteer-stealth: For puppeteer to prevent detection.
iCab Mobile (Web Browser) on the App Store
Beautiful Soup Documentation — Beautiful Soup 4.4.0 documentation
Transloader for Mac, iPhone and iPad - Eternal Storms Software
FastScripts 3
1.4 Using OSA Menu with OS 9
Apple's Script - Red Sweater Blog
FastScripts 3: Scriptlight Search, Parallel Execution, Progress Reporting, and More! - Red Sweater Blog
How to Create and Use Symbolic Links (aka Symlinks) on a Mac
The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 343, With Paul Kafasis
BetterTouchTool | folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac!
Core Intuition Podcast
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100: Celebrating 100 Automations, and More In this episode of Automators, David and Rosemary look at their favourite automations, most wished for features, and how their automation has evolved in 100 episodes. Sat, 23 Apr 2022 02:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/100 http://relay.fm/automators/100 Celebrating 100 Automations, and More 100 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode of Automators, David and Rosemary look at their favourite automations, most wished for features, and how their automation has evolved in 100 episodes. In this episode of Automators, David and Rosemary look at their favourite automations, most wished for features, and how their automation has evolved in 100 episodes. clean 5065 In this episode of Automators, David and Rosemary look at their favourite automations, most wished for features, and how their automation has evolved in 100 episodes.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Links and Show Notes:

Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show
Keyboard Maestro 10.0.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Shortcuts User Guide
Drafts 10th Anniversary - Drafts User Guide
IFTTT
Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work
Make | Work the way you imagine

Formerly Integromat

Razer Naga
Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS
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99: Automation April Hooray! It's Automation April and Federico Viticci and John Voorhees join the Automators to talk about it, along with some of their favorite automation. Fri, 08 Apr 2022 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/99 http://relay.fm/automators/99 Automation April 99 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Hooray! It's Automation April and Federico Viticci and John Voorhees join the automators to talk about it, along with some of their favorite automation. Hooray! It's Automation April and Federico Viticci and John Voorhees join the automators to talk about it, along with some of their favorite automation. clean 6181 Hooray! It's Automation April and Federico Viticci and John Voorhees join the Automators to talk about it, along with some of their favorite automation.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting.
  • TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off.
  • Hunter Douglas: Get your free Style Gets Smarter design guide.
  • Doppler: Sync environment variables at scale.

Guest Starring:

Federico Viticci and John Voorhees

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show
Introducing Automation April: A Month-Long Community Event About Automation, Featuring Shortcuts, Interviews, Discord Workshops, and a Shortcut Contest - MacStories
Enter Your Shortcuts in the Automation April Shortcuts Contest - MacStories
Automation April: 10 Shortcuts for Apple Translate, Live Text, Finder Images, Pixelmator Pro, and More - MacStories
Automation April: A Three-Part Shortcuts Workflow for Syncing Timestamped Research Notes with Videos - MacStories
Automation April - All the Posts - MacStories
ShareBot for Shortcuts on the App Store
Dolphin Emulator - GameCube/Wii games
BetterTouchTool - Great Tools for your Mac!
Raycast
Shortcuts Integration · BetterTouchTool
Logger
@AutomationApril | Twitter
AppStories
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98: Automation Pot Pourri Rose and David have several automation topics on the table in this episode including Shortcuts on the Mac, a Stream Deck check-in, and automating Obsidian. Also, they have thoughts on the new Mac Studio. Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/98 http://relay.fm/automators/98 Automation Pot Pourri 98 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David have several automation topics on the table in this episode including Shortcuts on the Mac, a Stream Deck check-in, and automating Obsidian. Also, they have thoughts on the new Mac Studio. Rose and David have several automation topics on the table in this episode including Shortcuts on the Mac, a Stream Deck check-in, and automating Obsidian. Also, they have thoughts on the new Mac Studio. clean 5463 Rose and David have several automation topics on the table in this episode including Shortcuts on the Mac, a Stream Deck check-in, and automating Obsidian. Also, they have thoughts on the new Mac Studio.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • LinkedIn Jobs: Post a job for free by visiting this link.
  • Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership.
  • New Relic: Monitor, debug, and improve your entire stack. Sign up now and get 100GB of data free, forever - no credit card required.

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Run a shortcut while working on your Mac – Apple Support (UK)
Automator: Folder Actions
Run shortcuts from the command line – Apple Support (UK)
Alfred - Bypass for Shortcuts | ThoughtAsylum
A Keyboard Maestro Plugin for Apple Shortcuts | ThoughtAsylum
Bypass - Shortcuts Support for Stream Deck | ThoughtAsylum
Hazel 5.1 Release Notes – Noodlesoft
Obsidian
Dataview
arnau/obsidian-metatable: An Obsidian plugin to display the frontmatter section as a fully expanded table.
jplattel/open-note-to-window-title: Small Obsidian plugin that updates the window title with the current open note
SilentVoid13/Templater: A template plugin for obsidian
Introduction - Templater
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97: Automating Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David asks all the questions and we get into the nitty gritty details of how Rosemary's workflows and systems are being automated. From Hazel to Home Assistant, with a sprinkling of Airtable, there's variety and magic. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/97 http://relay.fm/automators/97 Automating Rosemary Orchard 97 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David asks all the questions and we get into the nitty gritty details of how Rosemary's workflows and systems are being automated. From Hazel to Home Assistant, with a sprinkling of Airtable, there's variety and magic. In this episode, David asks all the questions and we get into the nitty gritty details of how Rosemary's workflows and systems are being automated. From Hazel to Home Assistant, with a sprinkling of Airtable, there's variety and magic. clean 6192 In this episode, David asks all the questions and we get into the nitty gritty details of how Rosemary's workflows and systems are being automated. From Hazel to Home Assistant, with a sprinkling of Airtable, there's variety and magic.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting.
  • TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off.
  • DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.
  • Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Relay FM Membership
Hazel – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software
DEVONtechnologies | DEVONthink, professional document and information management for the Mac and iOS
RosemaryOrchard/systemConfigs

ZSH, Git configs, etc.

Bunch.app
Snippets - Bunch.app
Moom · Many Tricks
Home Assistant
Generic Thermostat - Home Assistant
Home Assistant | Zigbee2MQTT

This is how I pair my Aqara and IKEA devices directly to Home Assistant

HomeKit - Home Assistant

This is how I share the Aqara and IKEA devices back into HomeKit.

Keyboard Maestro 10.0.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Airtable
Make | Work the way you imagine

Formerly known as Integromat

URL Linker for Safari on the App Store
Stream Deck Pedal | elgato.com
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96: Automating Mikah Sargent Mikah Sargent is using all the automations and joins this week to share some of his favorite Mac, iOS, and home workflows. Fri, 25 Feb 2022 18:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/96 http://relay.fm/automators/96 Automating Mikah Sargent 96 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Mikah Sargent is using all the automations and joins this week to share some of his favorite Mac, iOS, and home workflows. Mikah Sargent is using all the automations and joins this week to share some of his favorite Mac, iOS, and home workflows. clean 5543 Mikah Sargent is using all the automations and joins this week to share some of his favorite Mac, iOS, and home workflows.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • LinkedIn Jobs: Post a job for free by visiting this link.
  • Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership.
  • New Relic: Monitor, debug, and improve your entire stack. Sign up now and get 100GB of data free, forever - no credit card required.

Guest Starring:

Mikah Sargent

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Updating the TextExpander Tools - BrettTerpstra.com
Public Snippet Groups & Templates | TextExpander
Rocketbook - Smart Notebook - Reusable Notepads
Patterns - The Regex App on the App Store
Mastering Regular Expressions, 3rd Edition [Book]
regex101: build, test, and debug regex
action:Insert Text by Typing [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Stream Deck | elgato.com
Dan Sturm — You're Doing That Wrong
The XY Problem
Markdown to HTML
Markdown to HTML (Drafts)
Markdown Service Tools - BrettTerpstra.com
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95: Keyboard Maestro Takes It Up to 10 There's a new version of Keyboard Maestro with plenty of new automation tools. David and Rose have some great ideas of how to take advantage of the new features. Fri, 11 Feb 2022 21:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/95 http://relay.fm/automators/95 Keyboard Maestro Takes It Up to 10 95 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard There's a new version of Keyboard Maestro with plenty of new automation tools. David and Rose have some great ideas of how to take advantage of the new features. There's a new version of Keyboard Maestro with plenty of new automation tools. David and Rose have some great ideas of how to take advantage of the new features. clean 5939 There's a new version of Keyboard Maestro with plenty of new automation tools. David and Rose have some great ideas of how to take advantage of the new features.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting.
  • TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off.
  • DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.
  • Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name.

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Keyboard Maestro 10.0.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Whats New In Verison 10?
The Keyboard Maestro Field Guide
Select or Show a Menu Item [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Find Image on Screen [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Triggers [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Corcules/KMlink: Streamdeck plugin to drive Keyboard Maestro
tjluoma/icalbuddy-km-and-stream-deck: Use icalBuddy and Keyboard Maestro to show calendar events on Stream Deck
PopClip for Mac
RosemaryOrchard/PopClip-Extensions
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94: Legal Nerd-ness with Jeff Richardson This week, Rosemary and David are joined by Jeff Richardson: lawyer by day, automator for life. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 23:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/94 http://relay.fm/automators/94 Legal Nerd-ness with Jeff Richardson 94 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard This week, Rosemary and David are joined by Jeff Richardson: lawyer by day, automator for life. This week, Rosemary and David are joined by Jeff Richardson: lawyer by day, automator for life. clean 4987 This week, Rosemary and David are joined by Jeff Richardson: lawyer by day, automator for life.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership.
  • Doppler: Sync environment variables at scale.
  • New Relic: Monitor, debug, and improve your entire stack. Sign up now and get 100GB of data free, forever - no credit card required.

Guest Starring:

Jeff Richardson

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
iPhone J.D.
In the News
ZX81 - Wikipedia
apple-history.com / Macintosh Plus
TextExpander – Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication
Save keystrokes with text replacements on iPhone – Apple Support
Replace text and punctuation in documents on Mac - Apple Support
Daring Fireball: iOS 15 Autocorrect Continues to Irritate

2.0 vs 20

Keyboard Maestro 10.0.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Keyboard Maestro Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides
Pause Until [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Application Switcher [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Keyboard Maestro Discourse - Discussion forum for Keyboard Maestro, the powerful macro program for macOS
Caseta by Lutron | Smart Light Switches, Controls & Dimmers
Eve Motion | evehome.com
Battery Surveillance Cameras | eufy Security

Make sure to look for the HomeKit ones.

eufy Security eufyCam 2 Pro Add-On Camera

Jeff's outdoor cameras

eufyCam 2C Add-on Camera | eufy Security Surveillance Camera

Rosemary's outdoor camera

HomeCam for HomeKit
Jeff's Receipt Shortcut
Data Jar
Hurricane Ida - iPhone J.D.
Crouton
MacSparky Labs - MacSparky
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93: Automating MacSparky David's made a few changes and it's time for an Automator-style audit. In this episode Rose and David cover email, task management, calendars, desktop setups, web automation, and more. Sat, 15 Jan 2022 08:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/93 http://relay.fm/automators/93 Automating MacSparky 93 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard David's made a few changes and it's time for an Automator-style audit. In this episode Rose and David cover email, task management, calendars, desktop setups, web automation, and more. David's made a few changes and it's time for an Automator-style audit. In this episode Rose and David cover email, task management, calendars, desktop setups, web automation, and more. clean 5970 David's made a few changes and it's time for an Automator-style audit. In this episode Rose and David cover email, task management, calendars, desktop setups, web automation, and more.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • LinkedIn Jobs: Post a job for free by visiting this link.
  • TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off.
  • DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.
  • Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name.

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Why I'm No Longer Practicing Law - MacSparky
MacSparky Labs
Thank You and a Few Updates - MacSparky
MacSparky - Fiddly awesome help with Apple technologies
WordPress Hosting, Perfected. | WP Engine®
Grammarly Now Supports Native Mac Apps - Software - MPU Talk
MarsEdit 4 - Powerful web publishing from your Mac.
iWeb - Wikipedia
PublishPress: Editorial Calendar, Workflow, Comments, Notifications and Statuses – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org
Email alias - Wikipedia
Zendesk: Customer Service Software
Zoho Desk | Customer Service Software for Context-Aware Support
SaneBox | Email Management for Any Inbox
MailMate
OmniFocus Field Guide, Third Edition | MacSparky Field Guides
Moom · Many Tricks
The Sparky Status Board 2.0 - MacSparky
Basecamp: Project Management & Team Communication Software
A Keyboard Maestro Plugin for Apple Shortcuts | ThoughtAsylum
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92: If This, Then Dave Hamilton David and Rosemary were joined by Dave Hamilton, the man with many automations - from nap time to making a window stay put, there's plenty of fun ideas to steal. Fri, 31 Dec 2021 22:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/92 http://relay.fm/automators/92 If This, Then Dave Hamilton 92 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard David and Rosemary were joined by Dave Hamilton, the man with many automations - from nap time to making a window stay put, there's plenty of fun ideas to steal. David and Rosemary were joined by Dave Hamilton, the man with many automations - from nap time to making a window stay put, there's plenty of fun ideas to steal. clean 5447 David and Rosemary were joined by Dave Hamilton, the man with many automations - from nap time to making a window stay put, there's plenty of fun ideas to steal.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.
  • Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name.

Guest Starring:

Dave Hamilton

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Dave Hamilton / Dave The Nerd
Mac Geek Gab Podcast - The Mac Observer
The Mac Observer - Apple iPhone, Mac, Watch and iPad News, Opinions, Tips and Podcasts
Automators #89: Kelly Guimont, iPhone Automator - Relay FM
Overcast
Timex/Sinclair Computers – The Authoritative Website for Timex/Sinclair Computers
Commodore PET - Wikipedia
Apple IIc - Wikipedia
Homebridge
Hoobs™ – User Friendly Home Automation For Everyone
Caseta by Lutron | Smart Light Switches, Controls & Dimmers
CPLAY2air wireless adapter for factory CarPlay on CARPLAY2air.com – CPLAY2air.com
Quitter – Marco.org
action:Insert Text by Typing [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
manual:Filters [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
action:Filter [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Data Jar
Dave's Nap Time Shortcut
Stay on the App Store
Dave Hamilton (@DaveHamilton) / Twitter
Health Essentials Pain Relief Plus Tablets 16 Pack | ALDI
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91: Focus Modes, the Showdown In this episode, David and Rosemary dive into Focus modes, how they use them, and of course, how they automate them - both setting, and automations when they trigger them. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 22:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/91 http://relay.fm/automators/91 Focus Modes, the Showdown 91 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary dive into Focus modes, how they use them, and of course, how they automate them - both setting, and automations when they trigger them. In this episode, David and Rosemary dive into Focus modes, how they use them, and of course, how they automate them - both setting, and automations when they trigger them. clean 5166 In this episode, David and Rosemary dive into Focus modes, how they use them, and of course, how they automate them - both setting, and automations when they trigger them.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Use Focus on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Flexibits | Cardhop | The contacts app you'll actually want to use.
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90: Holiday Automation 2021 Automating the Holidays has never been easier. Rose and David have a pile of holiday-related automations to make life easier and impress your friends and family. Fri, 03 Dec 2021 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/90 http://relay.fm/automators/90 Holiday Automation 2021 90 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Automating the Holidays has never been easier. Rose and David have a pile of holiday-related automations to make life easier and impress your friends and family. Automating the Holidays has never been easier. Rose and David have a pile of holiday-related automations to make life easier and impress your friends and family. clean 5294 Automating the Holidays has never been easier. Rose and David have a pile of holiday-related automations to make life easier and impress your friends and family.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Random Holiday Wallpaper | Shortcut
Is It After Sunset? | Shortcut Example
Magic Band Scanners and movie props by Props88 on Etsy
Props88 Magic Band Scanner Store
Alfred Workfow - Bypass for Shortcuts | ThoughtAsylum
Shortery - Shortcut Automation for your Mac
Backyard Squirrel Maze 2.0- The Walnut Heist - YouTube
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89: Kelly Guimont, iPhone Automator In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Kelly Guimont and dive into getting started with automation, fun seasonal lighting, and the trouble with tribbles, er HomePod mini multiplication. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 20:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/89 http://relay.fm/automators/89 Kelly Guimont, iPhone Automator 89 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Kelly Guimont and dive into getting started with automation, fun seasonal lighting, and the trouble with tribbles, er HomePod mini multiplication. In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Kelly Guimont and dive into getting started with automation, fun seasonal lighting, and the trouble with tribbles, er HomePod mini multiplication. clean 5191 In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Kelly Guimont and dive into getting started with automation, fun seasonal lighting, and the trouble with tribbles, er HomePod mini multiplication.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • LinkedIn Jobs: Post a job for free by visiting this link.
  • Hunter Douglas: Take advantage of Hunter Douglas’ ‘Season of Style’ rebate savings event – until December 6, 2021.
  • Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name.

Guest Starring:

Kelly Guimont

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
TextExpander – Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication
Keyboard Maestro 10.0: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Dave Hamilton / Dave The Nerd
Podcasters: How to Log Chapter Timestamps with Keyboard Maestro - The Mac Observer
Smart light bulbs | Philips Hue
The Trouble with Tribbles - Wikipedia
‎Signals for HomeKit on the App Store
Ambify - Turn Music into Light!
iConnectHue | The essential Philips Hue Lights App for iPhone and iPad
‎Animate for Philips Hue on the App Store
‎iLightShow for Philips Hue on the App Store
Kelly Guimont, Author at The Mac Observer
The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast
I Want My M(CU)TV - a podcast from The Incomparable
Kelly Guimont | The Incomparable
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88: Automating with Ryan J A Murphy Ryan J.A. Murphy joins to share automation tips for Obsidian, augmented intelligence, and automated parenting. Fri, 05 Nov 2021 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/88 http://relay.fm/automators/88 Automating with Ryan J A Murphy 88 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Ryan J.A. Murphy joins to share automation tips for Obsidian, augmented intelligence, and automated parenting. Ryan J.A. Murphy joins to share automation tips for Obsidian, augmented intelligence, and automated parenting. clean 5051 Ryan J.A. Murphy joins to share automation tips for Obsidian, augmented intelligence, and automated parenting.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • TextExpander, from Smile: Communicate Smarter. Get 20% off.
  • Stripe: Learn more about how Stripe and their products can support your business.
  • DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.

Guest Starring:

Ryan JA Murphy

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Ryan's Website - axle.design
Automation for Augmented Cognition
The Incredible Machine (series) - Wikipedia
Obsidian Forum
Obsidian October 2021
TypeScript: JavaScript With Syntax For Types.
How to get started with developing a custom Plugin? - Developers & API - Obsidian Forum
Sample Plugin for Obsidian

You can use this as a base to create a new plugin

Obsidian Plugin CLI

A CLI tool to make building an obsidian plugin simple

Visual Studio Code - Code Editing. Redefined
UPDATE: Link to the video on developing a plugin
An Obsidian Homescreen for iPhone and iPad
The Sparky Status Board 2.0 — MacSparky
Gestimer - For those little reminders during the day
Quickly create a Kanban board with many linked notes using Dataview and Templater - Share & showcase - Obsidian Forum
UPDATE: New URL Schemes plugin
Advanced Obsidian URI: Advanced modes for Obsidian URI
Lumberjack plugin for Obsidian

Log your thoughts! Lumberjack adds URL commands to help you axe inefficiency and get right to writing.

Automators #86: Micro-Automations - Relay FM
Urgent automation ideas: baby's coming! - Software - MPU Talk
How to share albums in Photos on your iPhone, iPad and Mac – Apple Support (UK)
Create albums to manage photos in Photo Station | Get Started With DSM - Synology Knowledge Center
UPDATE: Shortcut related to wake up time
UPDATE: Link to timer app
Readwise API | Readwise
Fulcra Design
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87: Email Rules Automation Email automation is a thing, but email rules-based automation is another thing entirely. Fri, 22 Oct 2021 19:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/87 http://relay.fm/automators/87 Email Rules Automation 87 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Email automation is a thing, but email rules-based automation is another thing entirely. Email automation is a thing, but email rules-based automation is another thing entirely. clean 5987 Email automation is a thing, but email rules-based automation is another thing entirely.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Stripe: Learn more about how Stripe and their products can support your business.
  • LinkedIn Jobs: Post a job for free by visiting this link.
  • Hunter Douglas: Take advantage of Hunter Douglas’ ‘Season of Style’ rebate savings event – until December 6, 2021.
  • The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Common Gmail filters
Search operators that you can use with Gmail - Gmail Help
Importance markers in Gmail - Gmail Help
Upgrade to iCloud+ – Apple Support (UK)
Organizing your inbox – Fastmail
Fastmail Filters and Rules Put Mail in Its Place
SpamSieve: Easy-to-use Mac spam filter for Apple Mail, Outlook, Airmail, MailMate, and more
Subscribe to Email Newsletters in Feedbin
joelekstrom/fastmate: A native Fastmail-wrapper for Mac.
IMAP by Zapier Integrations | Connect Your Apps with Zapier
Add Event During Work Hours (Simple)
Add Event During Work Hours (Advanced)
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86: Micro-Automations Micro-Automations! It's those tiny little automations that can make your life easy. We've been building them and today we're sharing them. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/86 http://relay.fm/automators/86 Micro-Automations 86 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Micro Automations! It's those tiny little automations that can make your life easy. We've been building them and today we're sharing them. Micro Automations! It's those tiny little automations that can make your life easy. We've been building them and today we're sharing them. clean 5804 Micro-Automations! It's those tiny little automations that can make your life easy. We've been building them and today we're sharing them.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Privacy: Smarter payments. Get $5 to spend on your first purchase.
  • TextExpander, from Smile: Communicate Smarter. Get 20% off.
  • Stripe: Learn more about how Stripe and their products can support your business.

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
OSA Script Plugin for Stream Deck

To run AppleScript

RosemaryOrchard/AppleScripts

Rosemary Orchard's AppleScripts

Welcome to Bunch - Bunch.app
Automators #75: Bunches of Automation, with Jay Miller - Relay FM
SystemPreferences | Apple Developer Documentation

com.apple.preference ... names are here

Late Night Software | The home of Script Debugger
Unclack for macOS
FastScripts
Execute an AppleScript [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
AppleScript - Drafts User Guide

Look right at the bottom of the page

PopClip for Mac
PopClip Extensions
RosemaryOrchard/PopClip-Extensions
PopMaker - BrettTerpstra.com
Brett's PopClip Extensions - BrettTerpstra.com
Control PopClip using AppleScript - Pilotmoon Software Knowledge Base

Use this to make PopClip appear with a keyboard shortcut

Make your own PopClip Extensions - Pilotmoon Software Knowledge Base
pilotmoon/PopClip-Extensions: Documentation and source code for PopClip extensions.
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85: iOS 15 Update & Shortcuts on macOS In this episode, David and Rosemary cover the automation changes with iOS 15, and look at Shortcuts on the Mac. There's also an powerless automation conumdrum to solve! Fri, 24 Sep 2021 22:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/85 http://relay.fm/automators/85 iOS 15 Update & Shortcuts on macOS 85 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary cover the automation changes with iOS 15, and look at Shortcuts on the Mac. There's also an powerless automation conumdrum to solve! In this episode, David and Rosemary cover the automation changes with iOS 15, and look at Shortcuts on the Mac. There's also an powerless automation conumdrum to solve! clean 4367 In this episode, David and Rosemary cover the automation changes with iOS 15, and look at Shortcuts on the Mac. There's also an powerless automation conumdrum to solve!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Privacy: Smarter payments. Get $5 to spend on your first purchase.
  • LinkedIn Jobs: Post a job for free by visiting this link.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Relay FM for St. Jude 2021
Bonus Balderdash! - YouTube

Rosemary appeared in this Relay FM episode of Balderdash as a fundraising target for the St Jude Campaign!

MoKo Universal Foldable Keyboard, Rechargeable Portable Ultra-Thin Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard Fit with iPhone, iPad, Compatible with iOS, Android and Windows Tablets Smartphones Devices - Gray : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
MoKo [4 Pack Phone/Tablet Stand, Foldable Multi-angle Desktop Holder for iPhone X/8/8 Plus/7/7 Plus, iPhone SE 2020, iPad Pro 11 2020/10.2/Air 3/Mini 5, Galaxy S20 6.2"/S9/S9 Plus/Note 8, Black: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
MoKo [4 Pack Phone/Tablet Stand, Foldable Desktop Holder for 4-11" Devices, Fit with iPhone 13 Pro Max/13, iPhone 12/12 pro Max/11, iPad Air 4/Mini 6 2021, iPad 9th 10.2, Galaxy S20, Black : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

https://amzn.to/3EE9JEy

Moft Smart Lap Desk Mat on Kickstarter – MOFT
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84: Chris Lawley, the iPad Man iPad expert Chris Lawly joins in to talk about iPad-based automation and where a Mac fits in his workflow. Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/84 http://relay.fm/automators/84 Chris Lawley, the iPad Man 84 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard iPad expert Chris Lawly joins in to talk about iPad-based automation and where a Mac fits in his workflow. iPad expert Chris Lawly joins in to talk about iPad-based automation and where a Mac fits in his workflow. clean 4830 iPad expert Chris Lawly joins in to talk about iPad-based automation and where a Mac fits in his workflow.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Guest Starring:

Chris Lawley

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Christopher Lawley - YouTube
Obsidian
Automators #73: Custom Drafts Themes, Syntax, and more with Tim Nahumck - Relay FM
Kodi | Open Source Home Theater Software
LumaFusion - LumaTouch
What is a Regex (Regular Expression)?
Drafts | Where Text Starts
Use Back Tap on your iPhone – Apple Support (UK)
Cross-Linking (Action Library) | Drafts Directory
Linking Drafts - Drafts User Guide

Previews are in the current beta, which will be released with iOS 15.

Craft - Create Amazing Documents
Manning | Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches, Third Edition
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
What Does Case Sensitive Mean? (Case Sensitivity)
Utility - Drafts User Guide
Templates - Drafts User Guide
Themes - Drafts User Guide
Dark Knight | Drafts Directory
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83: Home Automation 2.0 In this episode of Automators. David and Rosemary dive into Rosemary's updates to her home automation, smart locks, Home Assistant, and even a cute little robot mop... Fri, 27 Aug 2021 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/83 http://relay.fm/automators/83 Home Automation 2.0 83 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode of Automators. David and Rosemary dive into Rosemary's updates to her home automation, smart locks, Home Assistant, and even a cute little robot mop... In this episode of Automators. David and Rosemary dive into Rosemary's updates to her home automation, smart locks, Home Assistant, and even a cute little robot mop... clean 6629 In this episode of Automators. David and Rosemary dive into Rosemary's updates to her home automation, smart locks, Home Assistant, and even a cute little robot mop...

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free.
  • Technology Untangled: Join Michael Bird as he untangles innovation through a series of interviews, stories, and analyses with some of the industry’s brightest brains.
  • Privacy: Smarter payments. Get $5 to spend on your first purchase.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
SONOFF Micro USB Smart Adaptor - remotely control USB Devices
Smart Wall Switch H1 (No Neutral)

There is also a version of this which does need a neutral wire, those can relay Zigbee signal, helpful if you need to extend it from the hub!

Caseta Wireless Smart Switches | Lutron
Mi Light Sensor (review) – Homekit News and Reviews
SwitchBot Solar Panel – SwitchBot Global
TRÅDFRI Shortcut button, white - IKEA
Flic 2 | The Smart Button for Lights, Music, Smart Home and More
SYMFONISK - A Collaboration with Sonos Speakers - IKEA
SYMFONISK Picture frame with WiFi speaker, black - IKEA
eufy Security Video Doorbell 2K (Battery-Powered)
Smartmi Air Purifier P1 – smartmiglobal
Air Purifier H06 — Himox.com/home
‎Tuya Smart on the App Store
How to Use Tuya Homebridge Plugin
iRobot Braava® 390t
Amazon.com: iRobot Roomba i7+ (7550) Robot Vacuum with Automatic Dirt Disposal-Empties Itself, Wi-Fi Connected, Smart Mapping, Works with Alexa, Ideal for Pet Hair, Carpets, Hard Floors, Black : Everything Else
Home Assistant
Bob mini dishwasher
Use a TP-Link HS110 to monitor my washing machine - Configuration - Home Assistant Community
Conexis L1 | Smart Locks | YaleHome
Keyless Connected | Smart Locks | YaleHome
Smart Locks | Kwikset
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82: Bad AppleScript with Jason Snell Jason Snell joins the Automators to talk about his automation journey, some useful automations, and the promise of Shortcuts for Mac. Fri, 13 Aug 2021 18:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/82 http://relay.fm/automators/82 Bad AppleScript with Jason Snell 82 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Jason Snell joins the Automators to talk about his automation journey, some useful automations, and the promise of Shortcuts for Mac. Jason Snell joins the Automators to talk about his automation journey, some useful automations, and the promise of Shortcuts for Mac. clean 4507 Jason Snell joins the Automators to talk about his automation journey, some useful automations, and the promise of Shortcuts for Mac.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • LinkedIn Jobs: Post a job for free by visiting this link.
  • TextExpander, from Smile: Communicate Smarter. Get 20% off.
  • Technology Untangled: Join Michael Bird as he untangles innovation through a series of interviews, stories, and analyses with some of the industry’s brightest brains.

Guest Starring:

Jason Snell

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Six Colors – Apple, technology, and other stuff by Jason Snell & Dan Moren
User Automation – Six Colors

All the "Bad AppleScript" posts are in this category.

Jason Snell on GitHub
Service Station – Customize your Right-Click Menu
jasonsnell/PurpleAir-AQI-Scriptable-Widget: Generate Scriptable app widget to query PurpleAir sensor and display local AQI.
Links | Markdown Guide

For all kinds of links, including reference links.

RegexOne - Lesson 12: Nested groups
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81: Shortcuts for Mac with Developer Zachary Lineman In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and David are joined by Zach, the creator of JellyCuts - a text IDE for Shortcuts. Fri, 30 Jul 2021 20:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/81 http://relay.fm/automators/81 Shortcuts for Mac with Developer Zachary Lineman 81 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and David are joined by Zach, the creator of JellyCuts - a text IDE for Shortcuts. In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and David are joined by Zach, the creator of JellyCuts - a text IDE for Shortcuts. clean 3763 In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and David are joined by Zach, the creator of JellyCuts - a text IDE for Shortcuts.

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Zachary Lineman

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Jellycuts
Zachary Lineman
Hacking with Swift – learn to code iPhone and iPad apps with free Swift 5.4 tutorials
sebj/iOS-Shortcuts-Reference: Reference documentation for the iOS Shortcuts app file structure
Jellycuts Documentation
Shortcuts SubReddit
Jayson
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80: Automated Calendaring Rose and David take on automating your calendar in several ways, including repeating events, templates, shortcuts, and calendar blocking apps. They also update the latest developments in automated time-tracking. Fri, 16 Jul 2021 20:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/80 http://relay.fm/automators/80 Automated Calendaring 80 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David take on automating your calendar in several ways, including repeating events, templates, shortcuts, and calendar blocking apps. They also update the latest developments in automated time-tracking. Rose and David take on automating your calendar in several ways, including repeating events, templates, shortcuts, and calendar blocking apps. They also update the latest developments in automated time-tracking. clean 4618 Rose and David take on automating your calendar in several ways, including repeating events, templates, shortcuts, and calendar blocking apps. They also update the latest developments in automated time-tracking.

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Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Flexibits | Fantastical | The calendar and tasks app you won't be able to live without.
Sorted³ – Hyper-schedule your entire day in one place
Timery for Toggl
Toggl Time Tracking
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79: Brett Terpstra In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and David are joined by none other than Brett Terpstra, creator of Bunch, to talk about automation! Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/79 http://relay.fm/automators/79 Brett Terpstra 79 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and David are joined by none other than Brett Terpstra, creator of Bunch, to talk about automation! In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and David are joined by none other than Brett Terpstra, creator of Bunch, to talk about automation! clean 5397 In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and David are joined by none other than Brett Terpstra, creator of Bunch, to talk about automation!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Guest Starring:

Brett Terpstra

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BrettTerpstra.com
Welcome to Bunch - Bunch
Moom · Many Tricks
Intro - Bunch
Snippets - Bunch
Moom - Bunch
Keystrokes - Bunch
Sample Bunches - Bunch
Frontmatter - Bunch
Opening Other Bunches - Bunch
Scheduling Bunches - Bunch
Snippets - Bunch
Startup Scripts - Bunch
URL Handler - Bunch
Task Managers - Bunch
Obsidian
BetterTouchTool - Bunch
Hazel - Bunch
Running AppleScript - Bunch
Running Shell Scripts - Bunch
Podcasting | Sample Bunches - Bunch
Home | Dark Noise
Charlie Chapman
‎Dark Noise on the App Store
Karabiner-Elements
folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac!
A Modern Space Cadet / Steve Losh
Stream Deck - Bunch
Bunch and the Stream Deck - BrettTerpstra.com
Vim (text editor) - Wikipedia
Emacs - Wikipedia
How-to: macOS Key bindings - SS64.com
Jekyll • Simple, blog-aware, static sites | Transform your plain text into static websites and blogs
BTT as Default Browser / URL Based Triggers · GitBook
Choosy: A smarter default browser for macOS
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78: WWDC 2021: Shortcuts comes to macOS Hooray! Apple has made Shortcuts for the Mac. In this episode Rose and David dive deep on their initial impressions with the Mac version of Shortcuts and how well it plays with traditional Mac Automation. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/78 http://relay.fm/automators/78 WWDC 2021: Shortcuts comes to macOS 78 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Hooray! Apple has made Shortcuts for the Mac. In this episode Rose and David dive deep on their initial impressions with the Mac version of Shortcuts and how well it plays with traditional Mac Automation. Hooray! Apple has made Shortcuts for the Mac. In this episode Rose and David dive deep on their initial impressions with the Mac version of Shortcuts and how well it plays with traditional Mac Automation. clean 5169 Hooray! Apple has made Shortcuts for the Mac. In this episode Rose and David dive deep on their initial impressions with the Mac version of Shortcuts and how well it plays with traditional Mac Automation.

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Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Mac Power Users #592: WWDC 2021 and the Future of Mac Automation - Relay FM
SF Symbols - Apple Developer
Meet Shortcuts for macOS - WWDC 2021 - Videos - Apple Developer
Design great actions for Shortcuts, Siri, and Suggestions - WWDC 2021 - Videos - Apple Developer
Donate intents and expand your app’s presence - WWDC 2021 - Videos - Apple Developer
Keynote - WWDC 2021 - Videos - Apple Developer
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77: Unicorn Automation with Kathy Campbell David and Rosemary are joined by The Unicorn Sidekick, Kathy Campbell, to talk automation. From Lightroom and handling thousands of photos, to Shortcuts for launching music playback, there's plenty of automation to discover! Fri, 04 Jun 2021 21:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/77 http://relay.fm/automators/77 Unicorn Automation with Kathy Campbell 77 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard David and Rosemary are joined by The Unicorn Sidekick, Kathy Campbell, to talk automation. From Lightroom and handling thousands of photos, to Shortcuts for launching music playback, there's plenty of automation to discover! David and Rosemary are joined by The Unicorn Sidekick, Kathy Campbell, to talk automation. From Lightroom and handling thousands of photos, to Shortcuts for launching music playback, there's plenty of automation to discover! clean 5002 David and Rosemary are joined by The Unicorn Sidekick, Kathy Campbell, to talk automation. From Lightroom and handling thousands of photos, to Shortcuts for launching music playback, there's plenty of automation to discover!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Guest Starring:

Kathy Campbell

Links and Show Notes:

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Home - The Unicorn Sidekick
Automators #34: Getting Cozy with Regular Expressions - Relay FM
Roboism #38: Triggering the Maestros - Relay FM
Default Folder X
Default Folder X on Setapp | Major upgrade for Open and Save dialogs
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76: Automating with Alfred Rose and David dig in with ways they are using the Mac utility Alfred to automate using their Macs. This episode starts with the basics and then starts digging down. Fri, 21 May 2021 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/76 http://relay.fm/automators/76 Automating with Alfred 76 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David dig in with ways they are using the Mac utility Alfred to automate using their Macs. This episode starts with the basics and then starts digging down. Rose and David dig in with ways they are using the Mac utility Alfred to automate using their Macs. This episode starts with the basics and then starts digging down. clean 6356 Rose and David dig in with ways they are using the Mac utility Alfred to automate using their Macs. This episode starts with the basics and then starts digging down.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

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  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free.
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Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Alfred - Productivity App for macOS
Mac Power Users #497: Spotlight, Alfred & LaunchBar - Relay FM
Guides and Tutorials - Alfred Help and Support
Workflows - Alfred Help and Support
Advanced Preferences - Alfred Help and Support
Snippets and Text Expansion - Alfred Help and Support
Snippets - Alfred
Rocket – the best emoji app for Mac
Alfred 4 Update - Apple Mac, iPad & iPhone Tutorials from ScreenCastsOnline
Amazon.com: Anker Magnetic Wireless Portable Charger, PowerCore Magnetic 5K Wireless 5,000mAh Power Bank with USB-C Cable, Design for iPhone 12/12 Pro / 12 Pro Max / 12 Mini
Alfred Workflows - Extend Alfred and Boost Your Productivity
TimeZones-Alfred Workflow
rhydlewis/search-omnifocus: Alfred workflow that allows free text searching of OmniFocus tasks
VPN Connections | Packal
Adding tasks from Alfred 3? - OmniFocus - The Omni Group User Forums
File Search - Alfred Help and Support
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75: Bunches of Automation, with Jay Miller In this episode, Rosemary and David chat to Jay Miller about how he automates, using Keyboard Maestro, Alfred, Bunch, and more. Fri, 07 May 2021 21:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/75 http://relay.fm/automators/75 Bunches of Automation, with Jay Miller 75 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, Rosemary and David chat to Jay Miller about how he automates, using Keyboard Maestro, Alfred, Bunch, and more. In this episode, Rosemary and David chat to Jay Miller about how he automates, using Keyboard Maestro, Alfred, Bunch, and more. clean 5401 In this episode, Rosemary and David chat to Jay Miller about how he automates, using Keyboard Maestro, Alfred, Bunch, and more.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Guest Starring:

Jay Miller

Links and Show Notes:

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AIOHTTP

Asynchronous downloads in Python

Instant Search Workflow | Packal
Packal Alfred OmniFocus Scripts — MacSparky
Bunch | Brett Terpstra
kjaymiller/Bunch_Alfred: Alfred Workflow for Brett Terpstra's Bunch Application
Bunch and the Stream Deck - BrettTerpstra.com
Easy and Complex Bunches — Jay Miller
Using Moom with Bunch for window management - BrettTerpstra.com
Frontmatter - Bunch
Hook – Find without searching
Pinboard
‎Pinstachio for Pinboard on the App Store
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74: Stream Deck: Going Large Rose and David have gone all-in with Elgato's Stream Deck as an automation tool. In this episode, they go deep into all the tricks and workflows to turn your Stream Deck into an automation robot. Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/74 http://relay.fm/automators/74 Stream Deck: Going Large 74 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David have gone all-in with Elgato's Stream Deck as an automation tool. In this episode, they go deep into all the tricks and workflows to turn your Stream Deck into an automation robot. Rose and David have gone all-in with Elgato's Stream Deck as an automation tool. In this episode, they go deep into all the tricks and workflows to turn your Stream Deck into an automation robot. clean 6762 Rose and David have gone all-in with Elgato's Stream Deck as an automation tool. In this episode, they go deep into all the tricks and workflows to turn your Stream Deck into an automation robot.

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Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Stream Deck XL | elgato.com
Stream Deck | elgato.com
Stream Deck Mini | elgato.com
Automators #68: Stephen Millard and ThoughtAsylum - Relay FM
Stream Deck Icon Generator | ThoughtAsylum
Automators #58: Automating with TJ Luoma - Relay FM
tjluoma/icalbuddy-km-and-stream-deck: Use icalBuddy and Keyboard Maestro to show calendar events on Stream Deck
Corcules/KMlink: Streamdeck plugin to drive Keyboard Maestro
Elgato Stream Deck - Plugins – Elgato
Elgato Stream Deck - Plugins – Elgato
smitmartijn/streamdeck-zoom-plugin
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73: Custom Drafts Themes, Syntax, and more with Tim Nahumck In this episode, David and Rosemary get Tim back on the show to talk about recent updates to Drafts and how he's using it to customize his workflow and how other people can take advantage of them too! Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/73 http://relay.fm/automators/73 Custom Drafts Themes, Syntax, and more with Tim Nahumck 73 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary get Tim back on the show to talk about recent updates to Drafts and how he's using it to customize his workflow and how other people can take advantage of them too! In this episode, David and Rosemary get Tim back on the show to talk about recent updates to Drafts and how he's using it to customize his workflow and how other people can take advantage of them too! clean 5904 In this episode, David and Rosemary get Tim back on the show to talk about recent updates to Drafts and how he's using it to customize his workflow and how other people can take advantage of them too!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Guest Starring:

Tim Nahumck

Links and Show Notes:

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Drafts 26: The Customization Update – nahumck.me
Drafts – nahumck.me
Nahumck Dark | Drafts Directory
Nahumck Light | Drafts Directory
Jayson
‎Pastel on the App Store
Popular Themes | Drafts Directory
Tablet Habit Dark | Drafts Directory
Tablet Habit
Dark and Friendly | Drafts Directory
BirchTree
Night Owl | Drafts Directory
Draftsdown | Drafts Directory
Fountain | A markup language for screenwriting.
Fountain | Drafts Directory
Popular Syntaxes | Drafts Directory
Simple List+ | Drafts Directory
Tweets | Drafts Directory
‎Pretext on the App Store
Editor Preferences - Drafts User Guide
Desqueeze Photo
Use Camera Remote and timer on Apple Watch - Apple Support
Clear Spaces for a Clear Mind – nahumck.me
Modules | Drafts Directory

Customize modules for quick switching. When usin

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72: Quality of Life Automation on the Mac Rose and David explain many little automations that can improve your quality of life on your Mac. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/72 http://relay.fm/automators/72 Quality of Life Automation on the Mac 72 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David explain many little automations that can improve your quality of life on your Mac. Rose and David explain many little automations that can improve your quality of life on your Mac. clean 6516 Rose and David explain many little automations that can improve your quality of life on your Mac.

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  • The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365.
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Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
All Automators Episodes
Better Touch Tool
Moom · Many Tricks
Keyboard Maestro 9.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Keyboard Maestro Window Management - MacSparky YouTube
GitHub - Corcules/KMlink: Streamdeck plugin to drive Keyboard Maestro
‎Amphetamine on the Mac App Store
CleanMyMac X: The Best Mac Cleanup App for macOS. Get a Cleaner Mac in Minutes.
CleanMyMac X
Automators #68: Stephen Millard and ThoughtAsylum - Relay FM
Grammarly
‎Amphetamine on the Mac App Store
Rename files, folders and disks on Mac - Apple Support
Amazon.com: Elgato Stream Deck Mini - Compact Live Production Controller with 6 Customizable LCD keys, Trigger Actions in OBS Studio, Streamlabs, Twitch, YouTube and More (10GAI9901) , Black: Computers & Accessories
Mac Power Users #569: Contextual Computing - Relay FM
Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software
OS X Watermark PDFs Service
Keyboard Maestro Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides
Hazel Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides
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71: Automated Capture In this episode, David and Rosemary tackle the sticky subject of automated capture. In places where no post-it has gone before, learn how they use Drafts, Obsidian, and task management and reference systems to handle their capture! Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/71 http://relay.fm/automators/71 Automated Capture 71 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary tackle the sticky subject of automated capture. In places where no post-it has gone before, learn how they use Drafts, Obsidian, and task management and reference systems to handle their capture! In this episode, David and Rosemary tackle the sticky subject of automated capture. In places where no post-it has gone before, learn how they use Drafts, Obsidian, and task management and reference systems to handle their capture! clean 5478 In this episode, David and Rosemary tackle the sticky subject of automated capture. In places where no post-it has gone before, learn how they use Drafts, Obsidian, and task management and reference systems to handle their capture!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

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Drafts | Where Text Starts
Apple Watch - Drafts User Guide
Use Back Tap on your iPhone – Apple Support
Widgets - Drafts User Guide
OmniFocus - The Omni Group
Obsidian
Append to List | Drafts Action Directory
Parse Reminders | Shortcut
‎Picsew - Screenshot Stitching on the App Store
Automating finding an email from a contact - macOS - Automators Talk
Integromat
Stream Deck | elgato.com
StreamDeck + Keyboard Maestro with KMLink — MacSparky
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70: Matthew Cassinelli and Changing Your Shortcuts Usage In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Matthew Cassinelli to talk about how his Shortcuts use has evolved with the changes to Shortcuts. Fri, 26 Feb 2021 22:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/70 http://relay.fm/automators/70 Matthew Cassinelli and Changing Your Shortcuts Usage 70 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Matthew Cassinelli to talk about how his Shortcuts use has evolved with the changes to Shortcuts. In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Matthew Cassinelli to talk about how his Shortcuts use has evolved with the changes to Shortcuts. clean 5764 In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Matthew Cassinelli to talk about how his Shortcuts use has evolved with the changes to Shortcuts.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365.
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Guest Starring:

Matthew Cassinelli

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Matthew Cassinelli – Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips
Smart Tech Today | Smart Lights, Smart Speakers, IoT Tech Podcast | TWiT
Custom iOS 14 widgets have become a TikTok flex - The Verge
Homebridge
Dummy switches for Homebridge
Keyboard Maestro 9.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
A Comprehensive Guide to All 120+ Settings URLs Supported by iOS and iPadOS 13.1 - MacStories
Twitter Shortcuts – Matthew Cassinelli

These are the individual components.

Notion

-

Notion API – Private beta
Deep Links

In what ways can we form useful relationships between notes? | by Nick Milo

Hook – Find without searching
Airtable
Matthew Cassinelli - YouTube
Matthew Cassinelli - Twitch
Shortcuts Catalog – Matthew Cassinelli
WidgetPack
Membership – Matthew Cassinelli
Announcing the Shortcuts User Group – Matthew Cassinelli

Slack chat for Shortcuts.

My routine checklist shortcut on Rene Ritchie's channel – Matthew Cassinelli
Clubhouse: Drop-in audio chat
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69: Joe Buhlig and Automating OmniFocus The Omni Group has released a remarkable automation platform for their apps, including OmniFocus. In this episode, automator Joe Buhlig joins to talk about his automation journey and working with the Omni Group's new platform. Fri, 12 Feb 2021 21:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/69 http://relay.fm/automators/69 Joe Buhlig and Automating OmniFocus 69 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard The Omni Group has released a remarkable automation platform for their apps, including OmniFocus. In this episode, automator Joe Buhlig joins to talk about his automation journey and working with the Omni Group's new platform. The Omni Group has released a remarkable automation platform for their apps, including OmniFocus. In this episode, automator Joe Buhlig joins to talk about his automation journey and working with the Omni Group's new platform. clean 5329 The Omni Group has released a remarkable automation platform for their apps, including OmniFocus. In this episode, automator Joe Buhlig joins to talk about his automation journey and working with the Omni Group's new platform.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Guest Starring:

Joe Buhlig

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Joe Buhlig | an analog mind in a digital world
Omni-Automation
OmniFocus & Omni Automation
The JavaScript Beginner's Handbook (2020 Edition)
JavaScript Tutorial
JavaScript Guide - JavaScript | MDN
Learn JavaScript | Codecademy
Omni Automation Plug-In: Complete and Await Reply

URL.fromString("omnifocus:///task/" idStr)

The OmniFocus Update Reviews Script Comes to iOS
OmniFocus Tag On Joe Buhlig | an analog mind in a digital world
Auto-Parsing Tasks in OmniFocus on iOS
joebuhlig/OFScripts: A collection of the AppleScripts I use to extend OmniFocus.
OmniFocus Plug-In Collection
Omni Automation Plug-In: Complete and Await Reply
Eloquent JavaScript, 3rd Edition
Hazel Keeping OmniFocus Updated
OmniFocus Auto-Parser (Original in AppleScript)
Auto-Parsing Tasks in OmniFocus on iOS
OmniFocus Plug-In Collection
OmniFocus Automation topics - The Omni Group Forums
Omni Automation Plug-In: Task with Tasks
Move Selected Projects into New Folder
Push-Out Project Due Date
Copy Selected OmniFocus Tasks to OmniPlan
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68: Stephen Millard and ThoughtAsylum Stephen Millard from Thought Asylum joins in to share his automation journey and his extraordinary ecosystem of plugins Drafts. Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/68 http://relay.fm/automators/68 Stephen Millard and ThoughtAsylum 68 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Stephen Millard from Thought Asylum joins in to share his automation journey and his extraordinary ecosystem of plugins Drafts. Stephen Millard from Thought Asylum joins in to share his automation journey and his extraordinary ecosystem of plugins Drafts. clean 4286 Stephen Millard from Thought Asylum joins in to share his automation journey and his extraordinary ecosystem of plugins Drafts.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365.
  • DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.
  • AirBuddy: Experience AirPods on your Mac like never before. First 100 Automators listeners get a 20% discount with this link.

Guest Starring:

Stephen Millard

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
ThoughtAsylum

Stephen's Home on the Internet

ZX Spectrum - Wikipedia
XYplorer - File Manager for Windows
Drafts | Where Text Starts
Keyboard Maestro 9.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Power Automate | Microsoft Power Platform

Formerly known as Microsoft Flow

AutoHotkey
File Juggler
What is Tasker and how does it work? | Android Central
Blog | ThoughtAsylum
Stream Deck Icon Generator | ThoughtAsylum
AutoHotkey
TextExpander – Productivity App | Text Expander
Keyboard Maestro 9.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software
Stream Deck Icon Generator | ThoughtAsylum
Toolbox Pro
Data Jar
Drafts Directory | Drafts Action Directory
TADpoLe | ThoughtAsylum

The ThoughtAsylum Drafts Library, also known as TADpoLe, is a collection of JavaScript for working with the Drafts application.

ThoughtAsylum | Drafts Action Directory
mermaid - Markdownish syntax for generating flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, gantt charts and git graphs.
Capturing for Obsidian Using Drafts and GitHub | ThoughtAsylum
ThoughtAsylum Drafts Library
Font Awesome
Chartist - Simple responsive charts
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67: Automated Communications In this episode, David and Rosemary attempt to automate as much communication as possible, from email to messages and TextExpander to Shortcuts and Drafts, there's plenty of ways to get stuck in! Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/67 http://relay.fm/automators/67 Automated Communications 67 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary attempt to automate as much communication as possible, from email to messages and TextExpander to Shortcuts and Drafts, there's plenty of ways to get stuck in! In this episode, David and Rosemary attempt to automate as much communication as possible, from email to messages and TextExpander to Shortcuts and Drafts, there's plenty of ways to get stuck in! clean 4304 In this episode, David and Rosemary attempt to automate as much communication as possible, from email to messages and TextExpander to Shortcuts and Drafts, there's plenty of ways to get stuck in!

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  • DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.
  • Sync Up, a OneDrive podcast: Takes you behind the scenes of OneDrive.
  • HelloFresh: Click this link and use code automators10 for 10 free meals, including free shipping!

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Airmail - Email Client for iPhone, iPad and Mac
MailMate
TextExpander – Productivity App | Text Expander
Improved AppleScript to Automatically Insert Recipient's Name in Apple Mail using TextExpander — MacSparky
Drafts | Where Text Starts
Mail Assistant - Drafts User Guide
Create rules to filter your emails - Gmail Help
Set up rules to filter email in Mail on iCloud.com - Apple Support
Use rules to manage emails you receive in Mail on Mac - Apple Support
SaneBox

$25 off for new users

CleanFox
Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad
Schedule Delayed Message
Send Delayed Message(s)
Personal CRM done right - Monica
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66: MFC Deck with Adam Tow Automation wizard Adam Tow joins in this week to share the details of his new automation app, MFC Deck, and how Adam is automating his life. Fri, 01 Jan 2021 18:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/66 http://relay.fm/automators/66 MFC Deck with Adam Tow 66 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Automation wizard Adam Tow joins in this week to share the details of his new automation app, MFC Deck, and how Adam is automating his life. Automation wizard Adam Tow joins in this week to share the details of his new automation app, MFC Deck, and how Adam is automating his life. clean 4119 Automation wizard Adam Tow joins in this week to share the details of his new automation app, MFC Deck, and how Adam is automating his life.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free.
  • TextExpander, from Smile: Recall your best words. Instantly, repeatedly. Get 20% off your first year.

Guest Starring:

Adam Tow

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
tow.com
LaunchCuts | LaunchCuts is a powerful, customizable, and elegant launcher for shortcuts on iOS. Organize your shortcuts manually into folders or create smart folders using tags.
Automators #29: The Dark Dungeon with Adam Tow - Relay FM
MFC Deck Overview - YouTube
MFC Deck
NFC Tags with MFC Deck - YouTube
Using Personal Automations with MFC Deck - YouTube
iOS Today
Displays App
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65: 12 Days of Automation The holidays are here so let's Automate! Rose and David cover 12 days of automation with cool ideas, tricks, and automation products to up your game this holiday season. Fri, 18 Dec 2020 21:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/65 http://relay.fm/automators/65 12 Days of Automation 65 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard The holidays are here so let's Automate! Rose and David cover 12 days of automation with cool ideas, tricks, and automation products to up your game this holiday season. The holidays are here so let's Automate! Rose and David cover 12 days of automation with cool ideas, tricks, and automation products to up your game this holiday season. clean 5363 The holidays are here so let's Automate! Rose and David cover 12 days of automation with cool ideas, tricks, and automation products to up your game this holiday season.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free.
  • FastScripts: Powerful script management utility. Instant access to your scripts, by keyboard shortcut or menubar. Get 20% off for a limited time only.
  • Woven: The calendar with the most powerful scheduling tools. Try it free for 21 days.
  • Setapp: More than 200 powerful apps for your Mac. Try it free for a week.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Paperless Field Guide
Gift Wrap Field Guide
Meross Home Automation Plugs
Twinkly Lights
Nanoleaf Smart Lighting Products
Aqara Cube - New Way to Simplify Your Smart Home Control
Hexagons are the Bestagons — CGP Grey
4 types of NFC tags to buy for your Siri Shortcuts automations – Matthew Cassinelli
Random Wallpaper Shortcut
Deliveries App
Ikea Automated Blinds
Mac Power Users #562: The First Apple Silicon Macs
Keyboard Maestro 9.1: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software
MailSuite
Task Management Software Built For Pros - OmniFocus - The Omni Group
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64: Quickeys and Automation Fun with Merlin Mann In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by the magical Merlin Mann to talk about his automation journey and problems. From the Simpsons to Synology, and Shortcuts, there's plenty to hear about. Fri, 04 Dec 2020 18:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/64 http://relay.fm/automators/64 Quickeys and Automation Fun with Merlin Mann 64 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by the magical Merlin Mann to talk about his automation journey and problems. From the Simpsons to Synology, and Shortcuts, there's plenty to hear about. In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by the magical Merlin Mann to talk about his automation journey and problems. From the Simpsons to Synology, and Shortcuts, there's plenty to hear about. clean 6294 In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by the magical Merlin Mann to talk about his automation journey and problems. From the Simpsons to Synology, and Shortcuts, there's plenty to hear about.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • FastScripts: Powerful script management utility. Instant access to your scripts, by keyboard shortcut or menubar. Get 20% off for a limited time only.
  • TextExpander, from Smile: Recall your best words. Instantly, repeatedly. Get 20% off your first year.
  • Setapp: More than 200 powerful apps for your Mac. Try it free for a week.
  • The Intrazone by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast hosted by the SharePoint team

Guest Starring:

Merlin Mann

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Startly - QuicKeys 4 for Mac OS X
TADpoLe (Drafts Library) | ThoughtAsylum
nvUltra - Searchable, portable, MultiMarkdown notes
Siri Suggestions, Search & Privacy - Apple Support
Logitech Circle 2 Camera for Home Security, Versatile HD Security Camera
Please do not disturb me – Matthew Cassinelli
What’s New in Shortcuts #5
Home+
HOOBS™ – USER FRIENDLY HOME AUTOMATION FOR EVERYONE
Wemo - Smart Home Automation | Belkin
Wemo Bridge for Apple HomeKit - Smart Home Automation | Belkin
Philips Hue Adds Support for HomeKit Adaptive Lighting to Ambiance Lights - MacRumors
Alexa Skills Guide - Amazon.com
Why Thread is a game-changer for Apple's HomeKit | AppleInsider
Thread | Apple Developer Documentation
Eve Energy | evehome.com
Eve Degree | evehome.com
Eve Extend | evehome.com
Eve Motion | evehome.com
Chumby - Wikipedia
BetterTouchTool
Drinking bird - Simpsons Wiki
Getting Started · TaskPaper User's Guide
Bunch - BrettTerpstra.com
Drafts | Where Text Starts
TaskPaper – Plain text to-do lists for Mac
Editorial for iOS
Hook – Find without searching
Resolved: Stop Blaming the Pancake | 43 Folders

Merlin's post on New Year's Resolutions.

Obsidian
On Apple's Piss-Poor Documentation — Liss is More

As per the title, this does contain explicit language

Synology Inc.
Universal Plug and Play - Wikipedia
Watch Free Movies & TV | Stream Smarter with Plex
Screens Connect - Reach to your Mac or Windows PC from anywhere - Edovia
Amazon Alexa Routines: Everything You Need to Know | MakeUseOf
Reconcilable Differences - Relay FM
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63: Home Automation Wizardry and Nerd Out In this episode, David and Rosemary dive back into the wonderful world of home automation and look at Rosemary's new setup. From "You've Got Mail" to picking accessories, they go beyond the normal, and possibly the sane. Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/63 http://relay.fm/automators/63 Home Automation Wizardry and Nerd Out 63 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary dive back into the wonderful world of home automation and look at Rosemary's new setup. From "You've Got Mail" to picking accessories, they go beyond the normal, and possibly the sane. In this episode, David and Rosemary dive back into the wonderful world of home automation and look at Rosemary's new setup. From "You've Got Mail" to picking accessories, they go beyond the normal, and possibly the sane. clean 5470 In this episode, David and Rosemary dive back into the wonderful world of home automation and look at Rosemary's new setup. From "You've Got Mail" to picking accessories, they go beyond the normal, and possibly the sane.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Command Line Heroes: Epic true tales of people revolutionizing the technology landscape. Season 6 out now.
  • Sync Up, a OneDrive podcast: Takes you behind the scenes of OneDrive.
  • FastScripts: Powerful script management utility. Instant access to your scripts, by keyboard shortcut or menubar. Get 20% off for a limited time only.
  • Setapp: More than 200 powerful apps for your Mac. Try it free for a week.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Smart lighting | Philips Hue
Logitech Harmony Elite - Universal Remote, Hub & App

This frequently goes on sale on Amazon, so keep an eye out for deals.

Smart Home & Home Automation with Lightwave
Caseta by Lutron | Smart Light Switches, Controls & Dimmers
Switch Covers for UK Lights and Philips Hue Buttons
Philips Hue Smart Wireless Dimmer Switch (Installation-Free, Exclusive for Philips Hue Lights), White: Amazon.co.uk: Lighting
Hue Motion Sensor
Aqara Door & Window Sensor - HomeKit Enabled Door & Window Sensor
Motion Sensor & Detector | Aqara
Xiaomi Mi Motion Sensor
TRÅDFRI, Wireless control outlet - IKEA
Home+
The Eve App | evehome.com
Eve Energy UK - Smart Plug & Power Meter

Tip: As you never want to turn off your washer or dryer while they're working, put these in a separate room called "Do Not Touch" or something similar, and make sure to disable them as favourites so rogue taps in the control center don't cause problems!

Smart Vibration Sensor - Wireless Vibration Detector | Aqara
Current status: This is my life now : HomeKit

Rosemary took a lot of ideas from this thread.

Temperature Sensor & Humidity Sensor | Aqara
Wireless mini switches - Remote control light switch | Aqara
Security Camera, eufy Security 2K Indoor Cam Pan
eufyCam 2C Wireless Home Security Camera System
eufy Security Floodlight Camera

Cameras with outdoor lights attached to them.

HomeCam for HomeKit
FYRTUR wireless, battery-operated grey, Block-out roller blind
SOMA Smart Shades - Smart Motor for Roller Shades - SOMA Smart Home
How to modify IKEA Fyrtur to fit your window frame - YouTube
Homebridge
homebridge-pihole - npm
homebridge-dummy - npm
homebridge-http-switch - npm
Pi Zero W Starter Kit – Pimoroni

If you want to try out the Raspberry Pi, this is the Zero W with lots of handy extras.

SwitchBot Smart Switch Button Pusher, No Wiring, Wireless App or Timer Control, Add SwitchBot Hub Compatible with Alexa, Google Home, HomePod, IFTTT
SwitchBot Hub Plus, Smart IR Remote Control for Air
Custom App Icons on Home Screen No Longer Route Through Shortcuts App in iOS 14.3 Beta 2 - MacRumors

On the show, we mentioned that the stock apps no longer went through Shortcuts. Of course, just after recording Apple released a new beta where none of the apps do!

Mac Power Users #552: HomeKit in 2020, with Mikah Sargent - Relay FM
Hiome

HomeKit Occupancy Sensor

Toolbox Pro
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62: Automation Fun with Alex Cox Alex Cox joins the Automators this week to talk home automation, Drafts, Shortcuts, and how to learn new automation. Fri, 06 Nov 2020 18:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/62 http://relay.fm/automators/62 Automation Fun with Alex Cox 62 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Alex Cox joins the Automators this week to talk home automation, Drafts, Shortcuts, and how to learn new automation. Alex Cox joins the Automators this week to talk home automation, Drafts, Shortcuts, and how to learn new automation. clean 5329 Alex Cox joins the Automators this week to talk home automation, Drafts, Shortcuts, and how to learn new automation.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Guest Starring:

Alex Cox

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Alex Cox (@AlexCox) / Twitter
Do By Friday
Two Headed Girl
Drafts | Where Text Starts
Drafts Directory | Drafts Action Directory
Drafts | ThoughtAsylum
Packing | Drafts Action Directory
Linking Drafts - Drafts User Guide
RoutineHub • Backup & Restore
GitHub - mootcycle/overcast-upload: An iOS Shortcut for uploading files to Overcast
Homescreen Goodness: Using iOS 14 and Charty to Keep on Track – HeyScottyJ
‎WaterMinder® on the App Store
Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work
Timery for Toggl
Charty – Create charts from Shortcuts
Data Jar
Stylebook Closet App: a closet and wardrobe fashion app for the iPhone and iPad
Homebridge
SwitchBot Store - Your Simple Switch to a Smart Home
M-O - Disney Wiki
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61: Widget Homescreen Nerdery In this episode, David and Rosemary look at the widgets in iOS 14 and how you can automate to make sure you have the data you need, under your thumb. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/61 http://relay.fm/automators/61 Widget Homescreen Nerdery 61 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary look at the widgets in iOS 14 and how you can automate to make sure you have the data you need, under your thumb. In this episode, David and Rosemary look at the widgets in iOS 14 and how you can automate to make sure you have the data you need, under your thumb. clean 4440 In this episode, David and Rosemary look at the widgets in iOS 14 and how you can automate to make sure you have the data you need, under your thumb.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Sync Up, a OneDrive podcast: Takes you behind the scenes of OneDrive.
  • FastScripts: Powerful script management utility. Instant access to your scripts, by keyboard shortcut or menubar. Get 20% off for a limited time only.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Fantastical 3.2 is Here With 12 All-New Widgets, Scribble for iPad, and More! | Flexibits
Dark Noise
FoodNoms | Food Tracker App for iPhone
Timery for Toggl
‎Color Widgets on the App Store
‎Widgetsmith on the App Store
‎Widgeridoo on the App Store
‎Usage: Activity & Data Widget on the App Store
‎Launcher with Multiple Widgets on the App Store
WidgetPack
OmniFocus Widgets 2.0 with WidgetPack – HeyScottyJ
OmniFocus Widgets with WidgetPack - iOS - Automators Talk
Podcasting Widget
Deadlines Widget
‎SF Symbols Browser on the App Store
Toolbox Pro
Home Screen Widgets | MFC Deck
Scriptable
Widget Examples - Scriptable - Automators Talk

Automators Talk

GitHub - andyngo/conversable-for-scriptable: Conversable is a simple chat widget for Scriptable.
GitHub - giroriub/scriptable-public
ScriptStore/StickyNote.js at main · 0507spc/ScriptStore · GitHub
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60: Cloud Automation Check-In Changes are afoot in the cloud automation space. IFTTT now has a pro tier. Zapier continues to improve. There's a new player on our radar, Integromat. In this episode, Rose and David break down the current state of cloud automation. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 20:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/60 http://relay.fm/automators/60 Cloud Automation Check-In 60 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Changes are afoot in the cloud automation space. IFTTT now has a pro tier. Zapier continues to improve. There's a new player on our radar, Integromat. In this episode, Rose and David break down the current state of cloud automation. Changes are afoot in the cloud automation space. IFTTT now has a pro tier. Zapier continues to improve. There's a new player on our radar, Integromat. In this episode, Rose and David break down the current state of cloud automation. clean 4300 Changes are afoot in the cloud automation space. IFTTT now has a pro tier. Zapier continues to improve. There's a new player on our radar, Integromat. In this episode, Rose and David break down the current state of cloud automation.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Home | Automators
Automators Talk
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Wikipedia
My Applets - IFTTT
IFTTT Pro
Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work
Integromat - The glue of the internet
Automators #10: Using Zapier Web Automation - Relay FM
GitHub - huginn/huginn: Create agents that monitor and act on your behalf. Your agents are standing by!
FYRTUR Blackout roller blind, wireless, battery operated gray, 32x76 ¾" - IKEA
Drafts 20 Released - Cross-linking Drafts + Typewriter Scrolling - News & Updates - Drafts Community
Examples: Cross-Linking | Drafts Action Directory
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59: iOS 14 Shortcuts In this episode, David and Rosemary dive into the iOS 14 update to Shortcuts and what it brings to all of us - as well as how they're using it. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/59 http://relay.fm/automators/59 iOS 14 Shortcuts 59 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary dive into the iOS 14 update to Shortcuts and what it brings to all of us - as well as how they're using it. In this episode, David and Rosemary dive into the iOS 14 update to Shortcuts and what it brings to all of us - as well as how they're using it. clean 4224 In this episode, David and Rosemary dive into the iOS 14 update to Shortcuts and what it brings to all of us - as well as how they're using it.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • The Intrazone by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast hosted by the SharePoint team
  • Mint Mobile: Cut your unlimited wireless bill to $30 a month.
  • Sidequest: Create helpdesks and personal task inboxes that teams love – with Sidequest, 100% inside Slack.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Updated MacSparky Field Guide to Shortcuts
David's Webinar: What's New in Shortcuts for iOS 14
Track your sleep with Apple Watch - Apple Support
‎Widgetsmith on the App Store
‎Color Widgets on the App Store
Launcher brings its powerful widget-making app to iOS 14 | TechCrunch
Pushcut - Triggers & notifications that kick off your automation
Timery for Toggl
@WidgetPackApp Twitter
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58: Automating with TJ Luoma TJ Luoma joins the Automators to talk about some of his favorite automations and all of the crazy things he is doing with his Stream Deck. Fri, 11 Sep 2020 19:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/58 http://relay.fm/automators/58 Automating with TJ Luoma 58 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard TJ Luoma joins the Automators to talk about some of his favorite automations and all of the crazy things he is doing with his Stream Deck. TJ Luoma joins the Automators to talk about some of his favorite automations and all of the crazy things he is doing with his Stream Deck. clean 5543 TJ Luoma joins the Automators to talk about some of his favorite automations and all of the crazy things he is doing with his Stream Deck.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • TextExpander, from Smile: Unlock your productivity with TextExpander. Get 20% off with your first year.
  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free.
  • Mint Mobile: Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month.

Guest Starring:

TJ Luoma

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Rhymes With Diploma – Thoughts and words from TJ Luoma
TJ Luoma (@tjluoma) / Twitter
GitHub - tjluoma/bitbar: Scripts that I use with BitBar
GitHub - tjluoma/icalbuddy-km-and-stream-deck: Use icalBuddy and Keyboard Maestro to show calendar events on Stream Deck
Block apps “after hours” and “on weekends” with Keyboard Maestro - macOS / Keyboard Maestro - Automators Talk
Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software
Moving the dock by Shortcut? - Software - MPU Talk
Rectangle
Home Page [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Rogue Amoeba | Fission: Fast & Lossless Audio Editing
Displays: manage your monitors and mon on macOS – Jibapps
GitHub - matryer/bitbar: Put the output from any script or program in your Mac OS X Menu Bar
Stream Deck | elgato.com
GitHub - Corcules/KMlink: Streamdeck plugin to drive Keyboard Maestro
Please follow me for the latest project updates and Twitch streams: | BarRaider’s Repo
Stream Deck XL and Relay.FM - MPU Talk
HOME | METASYSTEM
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57: Automating Meetings In this episode, David and Rosemary talk about how you can automate various aspects of meetings - from invitations to notes, and more! Sat, 29 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/57 http://relay.fm/automators/57 Automating Meetings 57 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary talk about how you can automate various aspects of meetings - from invitations to notes, and more! In this episode, David and Rosemary talk about how you can automate various aspects of meetings - from invitations to notes, and more! clean 4271 In this episode, David and Rosemary talk about how you can automate various aspects of meetings - from invitations to notes, and more!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Invitations | Fantastical for Mac | Help
Airmail - Email Client for iPhone, iPad and Mac
Free online meeting scheduling tool | Doodle
Free Online Appointment Scheduling Software - Calendly
WhenWorks
Automators #49: Reusable Shortcuts with Scotty Jackson - Relay FM
Automators 01 Block Events with Workflow - YouTube

A video of a similar Shortcut to what David and Rosemary use for time blocking.

Project management software, online collaboration: Basecamp
Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work
Integromat - The glue of the internet
Scriptable
Calendar - Scriptable Docs

Reminders lists are actually Calendars which have a special designation, this is the right part of the documentation to find the list.

Joe Buhlig's AppleScript

This inspired Rosemary's script.

Process Inbox Tasks (OmniFocus) - Pastebin.com
Roam Research – A note taking tool for networked thought.
Toolbox Pro
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56: Document Automation Strap in gang! Rose and David are digging in this time on document automation. Whether you assemble your words with text, the Web, or Microsoft Word, we've got ideas and automations. Our hosts also tackle stacking shortcuts in iOS, email automation, and scripting OmniFocus. Fri, 14 Aug 2020 17:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/56 http://relay.fm/automators/56 Document Automation 56 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Strap in gang! Rose and David are digging in this time on document automation. Whether you assemble your words with text, the Web, or Microsoft Word, we've got ideas and automations. Strap in gang! Rose and David are digging in this time on document automation. Whether you assemble your words with text, the Web, or Microsoft Word, we've got ideas and automations. clean 4955 Strap in gang! Rose and David are digging in this time on document automation. Whether you assemble your words with text, the Web, or Microsoft Word, we've got ideas and automations. Our hosts also tackle stacking shortcuts in iOS, email automation, and scripting OmniFocus.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • PDFpen, from Smile: The ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac.
  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.
  • DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Automators - Relay FM
Automators Talk
Mac Power Users #548: Jumping Into Markdown - Relay FM
David's Webinar - Contextual Computing with Keyboard Maestro
Replace Placeholders | Drafts Action Directory
Fixing the Print to PDF Trick for High Sierra — MacSparky
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55: Drafts with Agile Tortoise In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise to talk about Drafts and how they're using it and text-based automations to improve their lives with everything from dinner alerts to complex project templates. Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/55 http://relay.fm/automators/55 Drafts with Agile Tortoise 55 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise to talk about Drafts and how they're using it and text-based automations to improve their lives with everything from dinner alerts to complex project templates. In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise to talk about Drafts and how they're using it and text-based automations to improve their lives with everything from dinner alerts to complex project templates. clean 4862 In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise to talk about Drafts and how they're using it and text-based automations to improve their lives with everything from dinner alerts to complex project templates.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Mint Mobile: Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month.
  • DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.

Guest Starring:

Greg Pierce

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Google Maps URL Scheme for iOS  |  Maps URLs  |  Google Developers
Beta Program - Drafts User Guide
URL Schemes - Drafts User Guide
Drafts 21 Released - Better undo and advanced HTML Previews - News & Updates - Drafts Community
Matt Gemmell's Actions | Drafts Action Directory
Plain Text Preview | Drafts Action Directory
Creating Custom Preview templates - Drafts for Mac - Drafts Community
Preview in Marked | Drafts Action Directory
Toggle Shopping Mode | Drafts Action Directory
OF Taskpaper | Drafts Action Directory
Message Action Step - Drafts User Guide
Save Note and Send Tasks to OmniFocus | Drafts Action Directory
Pushcut - Help & Support - Automation Server
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54: Scripting Time with Dr Drang In this episode, Dr. Drang returns to the show to talk about scripting - why it's beneficial, and above all, why everyone can do it! Fri, 17 Jul 2020 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/54 http://relay.fm/automators/54 Scripting Time with Dr Drang 54 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, Dr. Drang returns to the show to talk about scripting - why it's beneficial, and above all, why everyone can do it! In this episode, Dr. Drang returns to the show to talk about scripting - why it's beneficial, and above all, why everyone can do it! clean 5776 In this episode, Dr. Drang returns to the show to talk about scripting - why it's beneficial, and above all, why everyone can do it!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • TextExpander, from Smile: Unlock your productivity with TextExpander. Get 20% off with your first year.
  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.
  • DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.

Guest Starring:

Dr. Drang

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Automators #21: Invoicing, Writing, and Regular Expressions with Dr. Drang - Relay FM
Fear of scripting - All this
Automators Talk
MPU Talk
Drafts Community
Drafts | Where Text Starts
Python Documentation
Keyboard Maestro 9.0.5: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Scriptable
Pythonista for iOS
Next Monday | Drafts Action Directory
Learn JavaScript | Codecademy
LaTeX addresses on the Mac and iOS - All this
New Project Script

Dr. Drang's script to create database entries, folders in iCloud, a folder in Mail, and a set of labels for a new project. · GitHub

Combining Python and AppleScript - All this
GitHub - drdrang/plabels: Perl scripts for printing sheet-fed labels.
Data Jar
Bad AppleScript: Template Gun meets the Internet – Six Colors
Quick Tip: Zip files as templates – Six Colors
Automators #35: Automating Business with Don McAllister - Relay FM
Post Haste - Digital Rebellion
xkcd: Automation
Pushcut - Help & Support - Automation Server
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53: WWDC 2020 Automation News Rose and David bring all the automation news from Apple's 2020 Developer Conference. Fri, 03 Jul 2020 23:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/53 http://relay.fm/automators/53 WWDC 2020 Automation News 53 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David bring all the automation news from Apple's 2020 Developer Conference. Rose and David bring all the automation news from Apple's 2020 Developer Conference. clean 4147 Rose and David bring all the automation news from Apple's 2020 Developer Conference.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Automators - Relay FM
Home | Automators
Automators Talk
What's new in SiriKit and Shortcuts - WWDC 2020 - Videos - Apple Developer
Design and Development Videos - Apple Developer
Evaluate and optimize voice interaction for your app - WWDC 2020 - Videos - Apple Developer
Empower your intents - WWDC 2020 - Videos - Apple Developer
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52: Charty with Rodrigo Araujo Charty developer Rodrigo Araujo joins us to talk about using Charty with Shortcuts and share some of his favorite personal automations. Fri, 19 Jun 2020 20:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/52 http://relay.fm/automators/52 Charty with Rodrigo Araujo 52 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Charty developer Rodrigo Araujo joins us to talk about using Charty with Shortcuts and share some of his favorite personal automations. Charty developer Rodrigo Araujo joins us to talk about using Charty with Shortcuts and share some of his favorite personal automations. clean 3800 Charty developer Rodrigo Araujo joins us to talk about using Charty with Shortcuts and share some of his favorite personal automations.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • PDFpen, from Smile: The ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac.
  • DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.

Guest Starring:

Rodrigo Araujo

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Charty – Create charts from Shortcuts
Rodrigo Araujo (@rodrigoaraujo) / Twitter
‎ChatStats on the App Store
Latest iOS/Charty topics - Automators Talk
‎Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts on the App Store
shortcuts: search results - Charty
Alex Hay (@mralexhay) / Twitter
‎Launch Center Pro on the App Store
Day One - Your Journal for Life. App for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Day One Daily

Rodrigo's Day One Shortcut

‎Data Jar on the App Store

The App we can't stop loving.

Mac Power Users #540: Subroutine in the Brain - Relay FM
Automators #51: Ken Case and Omni Automation - Relay FM
Save Receipts

Rodrigo's Receipts Shortcut

Book Tracking

Rodrigo's book tracking shortcut.

Patrick Rothfuss - Google Search
Relay Episode Duration
Temeraire Novels
Adapt - Relay FM
Gabriel Visser on Twitter: "Unsatisfied with the lackluster keto-diet tracking apps in the App Store, I spent the last couple of days combining Siri Shortcuts, @datajarapp and @chartyios to basically create my own 😀 https://t.co/WvlSPxiT2J" / Twitter
Animal Crossing™: New Horizons for the Nintendo Switch™ system – Official Site
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51: Ken Case and Omni Automation In this episode Ken Case, CEO of the Omni Group joins us to talk about adding automation in the form of Shortcuts and JavaScript scripting to the Omni Group apps, as well as his first, and favorite automations. Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/51 http://relay.fm/automators/51 Ken Case and Omni Automation 51 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode Ken Case, CEO of the Omni Group joins us to talk about adding automation in the form of Shortcuts and JavaScript scripting to the Omni Group apps, as well as his first, and favorite automations. In this episode Ken Case, CEO of the Omni Group joins us to talk about adding automation in the form of Shortcuts and JavaScript scripting to the Omni Group apps, as well as his first, and favorite automations. clean 3754 In this episode Ken Case, CEO of the Omni Group joins us to talk about adding automation in the form of Shortcuts and JavaScript scripting to the Omni Group apps, as well as his first, and favorite automations.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code AUTOMATORS to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021.
  • Ahrefs: SEO Tools & Resources To Grow Your Search Traffic. Get a 7-day trial for just $7.
  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.

Guest Starring:

Ken Case

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Omni Group
OmniFocus 3.8 Launches with Support for Omni Automation - The Omni Group
OmniFocus 3.7 for iPhone and iPad Includes New Shortcuts - The Omni Group
Editorial for iOS
x-callback-url

Unfortunately, this website is quite outdated, but it tells you about x-callback-urls as a concept.

OmniFocus 3.6 Introduces Support for Floating Time Zones - Learn OmniFocus
Automators #47: The Daily Brief - Relay FM
Charty – Create charts from Shortcuts
Eloquent JavaScript
Omni Automation

The help site for learning Omni Automation, JavaScript support for Omni Group applications.

Omni Automation Plug-Ins for OmniFocus
Join our Slack Workspace - The Omni Group
Ken Case (@kcase) / Twitter
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50: Some Favorite Automations David and Rose celebrate episode 50 buy looking at the different flavors of automation and sharing some of their favorite automations for Shortcurts and Keyboard Maestro. Fri, 22 May 2020 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/50 http://relay.fm/automators/50 Some Favorite Automations 50 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard David and Rose celebrate episode 50 buy looking at the different flavors of automation and sharing some of their favorite automations for Shortcurts and Keyboard Maestro. David and Rose celebrate episode 50 buy looking at the different flavors of automation and sharing some of their favorite automations for Shortcurts and Keyboard Maestro. clean 3491 David and Rose celebrate episode 50 buy looking at the different flavors of automation and sharing some of their favorite automations for Shortcurts and Keyboard Maestro.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Photos Field Guide (2nd Edition) | MacSparky Field Guides

Sparky's new Photos Field Guide.

Rose's Driving Shortcuts
Keyboard Maestro Script Using AppleScript to Create Contacts — MacSparky
Automators #36: Sal Soghoian's Control Panel - Relay FM
Automators #33: Packing List Extravaganza - Relay FM
Automators #31: Making Your ScreenFlow Flow and More with J.F. Brissette - Relay FM
Home | Automators
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49: Reusable Shortcuts with Scotty Jackson In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Scotty Jackson to talk about his Shortcuts based automations which cross into the web and beyond. Fri, 08 May 2020 21:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/49 http://relay.fm/automators/49 Reusable Shortcuts with Scotty Jackson 49 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Scotty Jackson to talk about his Shortcuts based automations which cross into the web and beyond. In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Scotty Jackson to talk about his Shortcuts based automations which cross into the web and beyond. clean 3759 In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Scotty Jackson to talk about his Shortcuts based automations which cross into the web and beyond.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code AUTOMATORS to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021.
  • Ahrefs: SEO Tools & Resources To Grow Your Search Traffic. Get a 7-day trial for just $7.
  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.

Guest Starring:

Scotty Jackson

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Nested Folders Podcast
HeyScottyJ – Practical Productivity

Scotty's Blog

Data Jar
OmniFocus 3.7 for iPhone and iPad Includes New Shortcuts - The Omni Group
Preparing for a 1:1 Meeting – HeyScottyJ
Airtable
Wrike
Agenda - Date-focused Note Taking.
X-callback-url Support and Reference - Shortcuts - Agenda Community
Automators #47: The Daily Brief - Relay FM
Creating Better Structure: My Digital Bullet Journaling – HeyScottyJ
Automating Emails With Data Jar – HeyScottyJ
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48: Automating Music David and Rose tackle the best ways to automate your music. They also talk about automating calendars and email attachments. Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/48 http://relay.fm/automators/48 Automating Music 48 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard David and Rose tackle the best ways to automate your music. They also talk about automating calendars and email attachments. David and Rose tackle the best ways to automate your music. They also talk about automating calendars and email attachments. clean 4262 David and Rose tackle the best ways to automate your music. They also talk about automating calendars and email attachments.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • TextExpander, from Smile: Unlock your productivity with TextExpander. Get 20% off with your first year.
  • Ahrefs: SEO Tools & Resources To Grow Your Search Traffic. Get a 7-day trial for just $7.
  • Boll & Branch: The Softest Organic Sheets & Luxury Bedding. Save $50. Try them for 30 days in a risk free trial.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Create a Smart Playlist in Music on Mac - Apple Support
Doug's AppleScripts » dougscripts.com
Doug's AppleScripts » Block Party! v4.0 » Official Download Site
Doug's AppleScripts UPDATED: Delete Empty Playlists v4.2 » Doug's AppleScripts
Automators #44: Automating with Doug Adams from Doug's AppleScripts - Relay FM
‎Marvis Pro on the App Store
Automators 30: Our Recent Automations (& Shortcuts Album Player) – Rosemary Orchard
Shazam to List
Create a time tracking report from a Google Calendar - Web - Automators Talk
Mac Power Users #532: BetterTouchTool - Relay FM
Toolbox Pro
Data Jar
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47: The Daily Brief In this episode, Rosemary and David dive into how they do a daily brief with Shortcuts on their devices. Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/47 http://relay.fm/automators/47 The Daily Brief 47 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, Rosemary and David dive into how they do a daily brief with Shortcuts on their devices. In this episode, Rosemary and David dive into how they do a daily brief with Shortcuts on their devices. clean 4061 In this episode, Rosemary and David dive into how they do a daily brief with Shortcuts on their devices.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code AUTOMATORS to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021.
  • Ahrefs: SEO Tools & Resources To Grow Your Search Traffic. Get a 7-day trial for just $7.
  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Rosemary’s Get Location Shortcut with Wifi Name
Data Jar
HomeKit blinds - IKEA
Rosemary's Random Choice from List Shortcut
Programmatic change macOS Mojave accent color - Stack Overflow
Toggle Light Mode/Dark Mode AND Accent Color from one to another - Ask Different
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46: Automating Dark Noise with Charlie Chapman Dark Noise Developer Charlie Chapman joins the Automators to talk about his automation story and how he implemented automation in his Dark Noise application. Fri, 27 Mar 2020 23:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/46 http://relay.fm/automators/46 Automating Dark Noise with Charlie Chapman 46 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Dark Noise Developer Charlie Chapman joins the Automators to talk about his automation story and how he implemented automation in his Dark Noise application. Dark Noise Developer Charlie Chapman joins the Automators to talk about his automation story and how he implemented automation in his Dark Noise application. clean 4092 Dark Noise Developer Charlie Chapman joins the Automators to talk about his automation story and how he implemented automation in his Dark Noise application.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code AUTOMATORS to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021.
  • TextExpander, from Smile: Unlock your productivity with TextExpander. Get 20% off with your first year.
  • Kensington: The Professional’s Choice. Find the right docking solutions for your organization today.

Guest Starring:

Charlie Chapman

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Dark Noise
Join the Dark Noise beta - TestFlight - Apple

The new Dark Noise beta.

Dark Noise - The Best App To Help You Focus - YouTube
Charlie Chapman on Twitter
Dark Noise on Twitter
Shortcuts Corner: Apple Frames for iPhone 11 and 11 Pro, App Store Updates Page, Logging Completed Reminders, and Time Zones - MacStories
TI-83 series - Wikipedia
PowerShell | Microsoft Docs
Base64 Encode

Sample Base64 Encoding Shortcut

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45: LaunchCuts, Feedback, and More! In this week Rosemary and David dive headfirst into the feedback pile and look at Launchcuts as well as the new Pushcut automation server feature - and eye up some beta apps too! Fri, 13 Mar 2020 23:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/45 http://relay.fm/automators/45 LaunchCuts, Feedback, and More! 45 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this week Rosemary and David dive headfirst into the feedback pile and look at Launchcuts as well as the new Pushcut automation server feature - and eye up some beta apps too! In this week Rosemary and David dive headfirst into the feedback pile and look at Launchcuts as well as the new Pushcut automation server feature - and eye up some beta apps too! clean 4384 In this week Rosemary and David dive headfirst into the feedback pile and look at Launchcuts as well as the new Pushcut automation server feature - and eye up some beta apps too!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code AUTOMATORS to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021.
  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.
  • Kensington: The Professional's Choice. Find the right docking solutions for your organization today.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
LaunchCuts

Folders for Shortcuts, $7.99

tow.com

Adam's website

Random UUID (v4) Generator | UUIDTools.com
Toolbox Pro
Automators #42: Toolbox Pro with Alex Hay - Relay FM
Launched 9: Rosemary Orchard
Nested Folders Podcast
Take Control of Shortcuts – Take Control Books
Product Feedback - Apple

For any kind of feedback

Feedback Assistant - Apple

Beta feedback

Brydge Keybaord for iPad
Is it worth it to learn AppleScript at this point and time? - Automators Talk
AppleScript 1-2-3: Sal Soghoian, Bill Cheeseman
NoteCuts, Automatic, Background Triggering of Shortcuts on Local or Remote iOS Devices – tow.com

Adam Tow's shortcut which enables more automation

‎Elgato Stream Deck Mobile for iPhone or iPad
Just Timers
Charty – Create charts from Shortcuts

This app is still in beta.

Data Jar Preview on Twitter
Scriptable
Jayson
Automators #9: Scriptable with Simon Støvring - Relay FM
Apple’s WWDC 2020 kicks off in June with an all-new online format

Apple pre-empted us!

Home Inventory on Setapp | A powerful inventory app for your Mac
Pushcut - Smart notifications that trigger your automation
Pushcut - Automation Server
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44: Automating with Doug Adams from Doug's AppleScripts Doug Adams from Doug's AppleScripts joins us to explain how he got started with AppleScripts, some of his favorites, and scripting areas of interest outside of AppleScript. Fri, 28 Feb 2020 19:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/44 http://relay.fm/automators/44 Automating with Doug Adams from Doug's AppleScripts 44 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Doug Adams from Doug's AppleScripts joins us to explain how he got started with AppleScripts, some of his favorites, and scripting areas of interest outside of AppleScript. Doug Adams from Doug's AppleScripts joins us to explain how he got started with AppleScripts, some of his favorites, and scripting areas of interest outside of AppleScript. clean 4173 Doug Adams from Doug's AppleScripts joins us to explain how he got started with AppleScripts, some of his favorites, and scripting areas of interest outside of AppleScript.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • PDFpen, from Smile : The ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac.
  • Zapier: The easiest way to automate your work. Start your 14-day free trial today.
  • Kensington: The Professionals Choice. Find the right docking solutions for your organization today.

Guest Starring:

Doug Adams

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Doug's AppleScripts » dougscripts.com
Doug on Twitter
Doug's AppleScripts NEW: Divvy Up A Playlist v2.0 » Doug's AppleScripts
Late Night Software | The home of Script Debugger
Doug's AppleScripts NEW: Make Playlists By Tag v3.0 » Doug's AppleScripts
Doug's AppleScripts NEW: Divvy Up A Playlist v2.0 » Doug's AppleScripts
Doug's AppleScripts » Guitar Tab Search v2.0 » Official Download Site
Doug's AppleScripts » Guitar Tab Search v1.0 » Official Download Site
Doug's AppleScripts » Search Wikipedia v3.0 » Official Download Site
Doug's AppleScripts » Random Full Albums to Playlist v3.0 » Official Download Site
The Next Track
Bare Bones Software | BBEdit 13
AppleScripts for Tex-Edit Plus - Welcome!

Doug's old Tex-Edit Plus Scripts

FastScripts
Caséta by Lutron | Smart Home Switches, Lighting Controls & Dimmers
The official site of Philips Hue | Meethue.com
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43: Capture and Review In this episode, David and Rosemary look at their automations surrounding capture and review. Between Shortcuts and web based automations, Drafts and URL schemes there's plenty you can automate. Fri, 14 Feb 2020 22:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/43 http://relay.fm/automators/43 Capture and Review 43 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary look at their automations surrounding capture and review. Between Shortcuts and web based automations, Drafts and URL schemes there's plenty you can automate. In this episode, David and Rosemary look at their automations surrounding capture and review. Between Shortcuts and web based automations, Drafts and URL schemes there's plenty you can automate. clean 4876 In this episode, David and Rosemary look at their automations surrounding capture and review. Between Shortcuts and web based automations, Drafts and URL schemes there's plenty you can automate.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code AUTOMATORS to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021.
  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.
  • Kensington: The Professionals Choice. Find the right docking solutions for your organization today.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Workflow as an OmniFocus Trigger List – Rosemary Orchard
Using Drafts 5 Taskpaper with OmniFocus – Rosemary Orchard
Automators #35: Automating Business with Don McAllister - Relay FM
Drafts for Mac Update Tutorial from ScreenCastsOnline
Things URL Scheme - Things Support
Checklist Manifesto: Atul Gawande
OPML - Wikipedia
Automators #42: Toobox Pro with Alex Hay - Relay FM
Concepts App • Infinite, Flexible Sketching
Find Completed Actions Today (OmniFocus Shortcut)
STREAKS. The to-do list that helps you form good habits. For iOS.
Focused #92: Getting Focused Kourosh Dini - Relay FM
LaunchCuts

Folders (and more) for Shortcuts by Adam Tow

YouTube
Project templates | Toggl Knowledge Base
Timery for Toggl
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42: Toolbox Pro with Alex Hay Toolbox Pro developer (and documentary film editor) Alex Hay joins us to explain how he stumbled from scratching his own itch to making a powerful Siri Shortcuts utility app, Toolbox Pro. Fri, 31 Jan 2020 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/42 http://relay.fm/automators/42 Toolbox Pro with Alex Hay 42 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Toolbox Pro developer (and documentary film editor) Alex Hay joins us to explain how he stumbled from scratching his own itch to making a powerful Siri Shortcuts utility app, Toolbox Pro. Toolbox Pro developer (and documentary film editor) Alex Hay joins us to explain how he stumbled from scratching his own itch to making a powerful Siri Shortcuts utility app, Toolbox Pro. clean 4693 Toolbox Pro developer (and documentary film editor) Alex Hay joins us to explain how he stumbled from scratching his own itch to making a powerful Siri Shortcuts utility app, Toolbox Pro.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • TextExpander, from Smile: Unlock your productivity with TextExpander. Get 20% off with your first year.
  • Zapier: The easiest way to automate your work. Start your 14-day free trial today.
  • Kensington: The Professionals Choice. Find the right docking solutions for your organization today.

Guest Starring:

Alex Hay

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Toolbox Pro
Toolbox Pro on Twitter
Alex Hay on Twitter
Multi Instagram Post
Introducing MusicBot: The All-in-One Apple Music Assistant, Powered by Shortcuts - MacStories
Burst Slice — Prolost Store
Pano Man — Prolost Store
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41: Automated Health Tracking In this episode, Rosemary and David tackle health tracking and how we can automate it to get all of the pluses with as few negatives as possible. From "smartifying" health devices, to building habits and accountability, it's all covered. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 21:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/41 http://relay.fm/automators/41 Automated Health Tracking 41 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, Rosemary and David tackle health tracking and how we can automate it to get all of the pluses with as few negatives as possible. From "smartifying" health devices, to building habits and accountability, it's all covered. In this episode, Rosemary and David tackle health tracking and how we can automate it to get all of the pluses with as few negatives as possible. From "smartifying" health devices, to building habits and accountability, it's all covered. clean 3468 In this episode, Rosemary and David tackle health tracking and how we can automate it to get all of the pluses with as few negatives as possible. From "smartifying" health devices, to building habits and accountability, it's all covered.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code AUTOMATORS to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021.
  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.
  • Kensington: The Professionals Choice. Find the right docking solutions for your organization today.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Mac Power Users 467: Fitness Apps & Tech - Episodes - MPU Talk
‎WaterMinder® on the App Store
MyFitnessPal | MyFitnessPal.com
Pushcut - Smart notifications that trigger your automation
‎Streaks on the App Store
Automators #1: Automating Calendar Events - Relay FM
Log Fitbit Scales | Shortcut

This uses metric data to calculate the BMI.

Log Blood Glucose | Shortcut
Log Blood Pressure | Shortcut
Moodpath App - Your Mental Health Companion
Guided Meditation and Mindfulness - The Headspace App
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40: Automating with Tim Stringer Tim Stringer from LearnOmniFocus.com joins the Automators to talk about his Mac, iOS, and web-based automation. Fri, 03 Jan 2020 19:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/40 http://relay.fm/automators/40 Automating with Tim Stringer 40 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Tim Stringer from LearnOmniFocus.com joins the Automators to talk about his Mac, iOS, and web-based automation. Tim Stringer from LearnOmniFocus.com joins the Automators to talk about his Mac, iOS, and web-based automation. clean 4191 Tim Stringer from LearnOmniFocus.com joins the Automators to talk about his Mac, iOS, and web-based automation.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Clean My Mac X: Your Mac. As good as new.
  • Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code AUTOMATORS to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31 2021.
  • Kensington: The Professionals Choice. Find the right docking solutions for your organization today.

Guest Starring:

Tim Stringer

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Tim Stringer – Productivity Coaching & Consultant • Yoga Teacher
OmniFocus Video Tutorials, Articles & Webinars - Learn OmniFocus
Technically Simple - Productivity Coaching, Consulting & Training
Productivity and Self Management Course for Organizations — Technically Simple
Tandy Pocket Computer - Wikipedia
Keyboard Maestro 9.0.4: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work
Not At Home!

Tim's "Not at home" shortcut.

Populate Template Placeholders—curtclifton.net
WooCommerce - Sell Online With The eCommerce Platform for WordPress
Gravity Forms | The Best WordPress Form Plugin | Form Builder
Manage your team’s work, projects, & tasks online · Asana
Pushover: Simple Notifications for Android, iOS, and Desktop
Pushbullet - Your devices working better together
Toolbox Pro
tow.com
How to Fill Out OmniFocus Project Templates with Workflow | Colter Reed
Using Drafts 5 Taskpaper with OmniFocus – Rosemary Orchard
Using Drafts 5 Taskpaper with OmniFocus – Rosemary Orchard
Keyboard Maestro Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides
Shortcuts Field Guide, iOS13 Edition | MacSparky Field Guides
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39: Automating iBeacons In this episode, David and Rosemary try all sorts of iBeacons and look at why, where, when, and how you use these little devices. Fri, 20 Dec 2019 22:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/39 http://relay.fm/automators/39 Automating iBeacons 39 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary try all sorts of iBeacons and look at why, where, when, and how you use these little devices. In this episode, David and Rosemary try all sorts of iBeacons and look at why, where, when, and how you use these little devices. clean 4457 In this episode, David and Rosemary try all sorts of iBeacons and look at why, where, when, and how you use these little devices.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.
  • Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.
  • Kensington: The Professionals Choice. Find the right docking solutions for your organization today.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Take Control of Shortcuts – Take Control Books
Estimote Beacons
Blue Charm iBeacon
lgaches/BeaconEmitter: Turn your Mac as an iBeacon
Make Your Mac Advertise iBeacon – BeaconZone Blog
Online UUID Generator Tool
Pushcut - Smart notifications that trigger your automation
Automators #38: Simon Leeb and Pushcut - Relay FM
‎BLE Scanner 4.0 on the App Store
‎iBeacon-Manager on the App Store
iBeacon Recommendations - iOS - Automators Talk
‎Picsew - Screenshot Stitching on the App Store
Format Images for Blogging
Drafts Action: Fix Empty Markdown Links – Rosemary Orchard
Drafts for Mac Changes
Drafts for Mac: It's Action Time - MacStories
Elgato Stream Deck
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38: Simon Leeb and Pushcut App developer Simon Leeb joins us to talk about his automation journey that turned into building an automation app, Pushcut. We also stray into the world of iBeacon and automation. Fri, 06 Dec 2019 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/38 http://relay.fm/automators/38 Simon Leeb and Pushcut 38 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard App developer Simon Leeb joins us to talk about his automation journey that turned into building an automation app, Pushcut. We also stray into the world of iBeacon and automation. App developer Simon Leeb joins us to talk about his automation journey that turned into building an automation app, Pushcut. We also stray into the world of iBeacon and automation. clean 4242 App developer Simon Leeb joins us to talk about his automation journey that turned into building an automation app, Pushcut. We also stray into the world of iBeacon and automation.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • PDFpen, from Smile : The ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac.
  • Flatiron School: Launch a career in tech with Flatiron School’s modern curriculum paired with one-on-one support from dedicated Career Coaches, all just in 15 weeks.
  • Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.

Guest Starring:

Simon Leeb

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Pushcut - Smart notifications that trigger your automation
openHAB
iBeacon - Apple Developer
iBeacon - Wikipedia
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37: Mac Maintenance & Management Magic In this episide, David and Rosemary set their sights on Mac maintenance and how to automate it, from clearing your trash to managing duplicates and even handling those pesky .ics files, nothing is safe from their automation! Fri, 22 Nov 2019 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/37 http://relay.fm/automators/37 Mac Maintenance & Management Magic 37 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episide, David and Rosemary set their sights on Mac maintenance and how to automate it, from clearing your trash to managing duplicates and even handling those pesky .ics files, nothing is safe from their automation! In this episide, David and Rosemary set their sights on Mac maintenance and how to automate it, from clearing your trash to managing duplicates and even handling those pesky .ics files, nothing is safe from their automation! clean 4663 In this episide, David and Rosemary set their sights on Mac maintenance and how to automate it, from clearing your trash to managing duplicates and even handling those pesky .ics files, nothing is safe from their automation!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.
  • Flatiron School: Launch a career in tech with Flatiron School’s modern curriculum paired with one-on-one support from dedicated Career Coaches, all just in 15 weeks.
  • Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Hazel – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software
CleanMyMac X: The Best Mac Cleanup App for macOS. Get a Cleaner Mac in Minutes.
Setapp | The best apps for Mac in one suite
Eternal Storms Software - Yoink for Mac and iPad
Aptonic - Dropzone 3
Automators #8: File Automation - Relay FM
Hazel Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides
OmniDiskSweeper, OmniWeb, and OmniPresence - The Omni Group
DaisyDisk - Analyze disk usage and free up disk space on Mac
Gemini 2: The Best Duplicate File Finder for Mac. Smart selection and fast scan.
Keyboard Maestro
Window Management with Keyboard Maestro and Screencast — MacSparky
BetterTouchTool
Manipulate a Window [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Palettes [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Start Your Day Automatically with Keyboard Maestro – The Sweet Setup
IFTTT: Every thing works better together
Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work
Integromat
Post Haste - Digital Rebellion
TripMode | Your mobile data savior.
TWiT App Format | Get Details of App Store Apps
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36: Sal Soghoian's Control Panel Sal Soghoian returns to the Automators to share his ingenious Mac control panel built with an iPad, a Luna display connector, and some clever automation. Sal also updates us on the Omni Javascript automation project. Fri, 08 Nov 2019 21:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/36 http://relay.fm/automators/36 Sal Soghoian's Control Panel 36 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Sal Soghoian returns to the Automators to share his ingenious Mac control panel built with an iPad, a Luna display connector, and some clever automation. Sal also updates us on the Omni Javascript automation project. Sal Soghoian returns to the Automators to share his ingenious Mac control panel built with an iPad, a Luna display connector, and some clever automation. Sal also updates us on the Omni Javascript automation project. clean 4821 Sal Soghoian returns to the Automators to share his ingenious Mac control panel built with an iPad, a Luna display connector, and some clever automation. Sal also updates us on the Omni Javascript automation project.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • PDFpen, from Smile : The ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac.
  • Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.
  • Bottomless: Re-ordering coffee based on your consumption. Get 3 months of free shipping and your first bag offer $10.

Guest Starring:

Sal Soghoian

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Sal Custom Accessibility Keyboard Panels
macOS Automation
manual:Scripting [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
Omni-Automation
Join our Slack Workspace - The Omni Group
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35: Automating Business with Don McAllister In this episode David and Rosemary are joined by Don McAllister, founder of ScreenCastsOnline, to talk about the automations he has set up to make running a small business easier for everyone! Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/35 http://relay.fm/automators/35 Automating Business with Don McAllister 35 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode David and Rosemary are joined by Don McAllister, founder of ScreenCastsOnline, to talk about the automations he has set up to make running a small business easier for everyone! In this episode David and Rosemary are joined by Don McAllister, founder of ScreenCastsOnline, to talk about the automations he has set up to make running a small business easier for everyone! clean 4392 In this episode David and Rosemary are joined by Don McAllister, founder of ScreenCastsOnline, to talk about the automations he has set up to make running a small business easier for everyone!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.
  • Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.
  • Bottomless: Re-ordering coffee based on your consumption. Get 3 months of free shipping and your first bag offer $10.

Guest Starring:

Don McAllister

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
ScreenCastsOnline
Don McAllister (@donmcallister) / Twitter
Podio
Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work
Buffer | Social Media Management Software for Growing Brands
Airtable
Airtable - Database for Mac and iOS - Part 1 : ScreenCastsOnline
Airtable - Database for Mac and iOS - Part 2 : ScreenCastsOnline
Transcribe Audio to Text | Transcription Company & Website - Rev
Podio Workflow Automation with GlobiFlow for Podio made Easy
AppleScript and Pages: Placeholder Text, Script Tags, and Data Merge
MagCast: The Indie Magazine App Publishing Platform
Pandoc - About pandoc

This is the name of the Mac service Don and the team use to convert Markdown.

macOS Automation
Integromat
Post Haste - Digital Rebellion
TextSoap - Automate Your Text Cleanup
Setapp | The best apps for Mac in one suite
TextSoap on Setapp | Skip the hassle and automate your document cleanup
TextSoap 8 : ScreenCastsOnline
‎Text Case on the App Store
Tip - Text Case for iOS : ScreenCastsOnline
Keyboard Maestro 9.0.3: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Lutron Caseta Smart Home Dimmer Switch and Pico Remote Kit
Lightwave Smart Series Dimmer

HomeKit light switches available in Europe

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34: Getting Cozy with Regular Expressions Roll up your sleeves Automators. This week Rose and David tackle regular expressions. What are they? How do you make them? Where do you use them? All those questions get answered in this episode. Regex isn't as daunting as it may first seem. Fri, 11 Oct 2019 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/34 http://relay.fm/automators/34 Getting Cozy with Regular Expressions 34 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Roll up your sleeves Automators. This week Rose and David tackle regular expressions. What are they? How do you make them? Where do you use them? All those questions get answered in this episode. Regex isn't as daunting as it may first seem. Roll up your sleeves Automators. This week Rose and David tackle regular expressions. What are they? How do you make them? Where do you use them? All those questions get answered in this episode. Regex isn't as daunting as it may first seem. clean 3525 Roll up your sleeves Automators. This week Rose and David tackle regular expressions. What are they? How do you make them? Where do you use them? All those questions get answered in this episode. Regex isn't as daunting as it may first seem.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • PDFpen, from Smile : The ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac.
  • Zapier: The easiest way to automate your work. Start your 14-day free trial today.
  • Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Bare Bones BBEdit 13

It doesn't suck.

BBEdit Manual
Regex ICU User Guide
Regex101
Pretty Regular Expressions
Automators - Relay FM
Home | Automators
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33: Packing List Extravaganza In this episode, Rosemary and David climb out of their suitcases armed with a variety of Shortcuts, Scriptable Scripts, Trello Boards, Reminders, TextExpander Snippets, Keyboard Maestro Macros and even a Drafts action group to automate and manage your packing lists. Fri, 27 Sep 2019 18:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/33 http://relay.fm/automators/33 Packing List Extravaganza 33 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, Rosemary and David climb out of their suitcases armed with a variety of Shortcuts, Scriptable Scripts, Trello Boards, Reminders, TextExpander Snippets, Keyboard Maestro Macros and even a Drafts action group. In this episode, Rosemary and David climb out of their suitcases armed with a variety of Shortcuts, Scriptable Scripts, Trello Boards, Reminders, TextExpander Snippets, Keyboard Maestro Macros and even a Drafts action group. clean 3204 In this episode, Rosemary and David climb out of their suitcases armed with a variety of Shortcuts, Scriptable Scripts, Trello Boards, Reminders, TextExpander Snippets, Keyboard Maestro Macros and even a Drafts action group to automate and manage your packing lists.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.
  • Daylite: Learn more about Daylite and start a free 30 day trial.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Automators #17: Live at PodCon - Relay FM
Packing List Trello

You can share text to this Shortcut or if no input is provided you will be prompted for input. This searches your calendar for all-day events followed by a prompt to use one of those as the name of your list. If the list doesn't exist yet in the Trello board then it is created.

Packing Lists

David's advanced reminders setup Shortcut

Building a Packing List App with Shortcuts and iOS 13 - YouTube

The video to match the above Shortcut

Packing List Extravaganza

Rosemary's Shortcut similar to the above, but it calls Scriptable to create the script.

Scriptable Script to Find or Create Reminders List

Called by the Scriptable Script above

Packing List Extravaganza Extras

Rosemary's Shortcut for extra items to be added to any packing list - pairs with the previous Shortcut.

TextExpander Snippet for Packing Lists
Keyboard Maestro Packing List
Create Packing List (Drafts & OF)

Rosemary uses this to kick off her Drafts list - it creates the Draft and adds a single task to OmniFocus called "Pack", due the date the trip starts, and with a link to the Draft in the notes field.

Automators #23: Diving into Drafts Automation with Tim "The Drafts Man" Nahumck - Relay FM
Packing | Drafts Action Directory

Rosemary's Packing Action Group for Drafts

Documentation on the Drafts Action Group
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32: Shortcuts iOS 13 Release and the Shortcuts Field Guide Rose and David break down where Shortcuts is with respect to the 13.0 and 13.1 iOS updates. They also share some of their favorite new shortcuts with the new programming model. Also, David has a new Shortcuts Field Guide arriving next week. Fri, 13 Sep 2019 21:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/32 http://relay.fm/automators/32 Shortcuts iOS 13 Release and the Shortcuts Field Guide 32 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David break down where Shortcuts is with respect to the 13.0 and 13.1 iOS updates. They also share some of their favorite new shortcuts with the new programming model. Also, David has a new Shortcuts Field Guide arriving next week. Rose and David break down where Shortcuts is with respect to the 13.0 and 13.1 iOS updates. They also share some of their favorite new shortcuts with the new programming model. Also, David has a new Shortcuts Field Guide arriving next week. clean 4572 Rose and David break down where Shortcuts is with respect to the 13.0 and 13.1 iOS updates. They also share some of their favorite new shortcuts with the new programming model. Also, David has a new Shortcuts Field Guide arriving next week.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • PDFpen, from Smile : The ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac.
  • Zapier: The easiest way to automate your work. Start your 14-day free trial today.
  • Backblaze: Unlimited cloud backup for Macs and PCs for just $6/month.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
St. Jude Heroes Donation Form
iPad 10.2-inch - Apple
Watch - Apple
Relay FM Family Feud - YouTube
Join the MacSparky Newsletter

Join the newsletter to get notice when the Shortcuts Field Guide Releases.

MacSparky Field Guides
Latest Shortcuts Beta Allows You to Get Links to Shortcuts with Shortcuts! – Rosemary Orchard
Getting Started with URL Schemes – The Sweet Setup
Video - The Shortcuts Based Home Screen - From the new Shortcuts Field Guide
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31: Making Your ScreenFlow Flow and More with J.F. Brissette In this episode, Rosemary and David get to talk to J.F. Brissette who really loves to automate. From automating Screenflow with Keyboard Maestro to using the Terminal as a launcher, as well as regular expressions and looking into combining Dropbox and Chronosync this episode will definitely teach you something - even if it's only about finding opportunities for automation! Fri, 30 Aug 2019 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/31 http://relay.fm/automators/31 Making Your ScreenFlow Flow and More with J.F. Brissette 31 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, Rosemary and David get to talk to J.F. Brissette about everything automating Screenflow with Keyboard Maestro to using the Terminal as a launcher, as well as regular expressions and looking into combining Dropbox and Chronosync. In this episode, Rosemary and David get to talk to J.F. Brissette about everything automating Screenflow with Keyboard Maestro to using the Terminal as a launcher, as well as regular expressions and looking into combining Dropbox and Chronosync. clean 3264 In this episode, Rosemary and David get to talk to J.F. Brissette who really loves to automate. From automating Screenflow with Keyboard Maestro to using the Terminal as a launcher, as well as regular expressions and looking into combining Dropbox and Chronosync this episode will definitely teach you something - even if it's only about finding opportunities for automation!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.
  • Pushcut: Automation your way. Trigger iOS Shortcuts from anywhere. Try it free.

Guest Starring:

Jean-François Brissette

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Mac Power Users #384: Screencasting 101 with JF Brissette - Relay FM
J.F. Brissette on Twitter
ScreenFlow – Video Editing and Screen Recording Software
Podio: Project Management and Collaboration Software | Podio
Keyboard Maestro 9.0.1: Work Faster with Macros for macOS

Get 20% off Keyboard Maestro with this link!

Palettes in Keyboard Maestro
Karabiner Elements

Map keys on your keyboard to do different things with Karabiner Elements (especially useful if you have an extended keyboard!)

Taming the Terminal (Allison Sheridan) : Bart Busschots
Series: “Bash Fun” - BrettTerpstra.com

Everything Brett Terpstra has ever written on bash.

Fizsh · nostodnayr.net

An article with links to a series about switching from Bash to Z Shell (zsh)

Learning Regular Expressions | Lynda Course
Regex Tutorial - Lookahead and Lookbehind Zero-Length Assertions

Want to find something after or before a particular word with regular expressions? This in-depth article will explain it all.

Bare Bones Software | BBEdit 12
‎Expressions on the Mac App Store
‎Pretty Regular Expressions on the App Store
‎Text Case on the App Store
‎Transit • Live Transport Times on the App Store
‎Launch Center Pro on the App Store
The Best Mac Backup and Sync Software - ChronoSync | Econ Technologies
ChronoSync Express on Setapp | Folder Synchronization and Backup
‎Fratata by Brigitte LeClerc on Apple Music

J.F was co-producer, composer, arranger, bass & Chapman Stick

WaveBurner Tutorial & Online Course - Logic 305 Training Video By macProVideo.com : macProVideo.com

J.F.'s first-ever screencast (on a now-obsolete Apple app)

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30: Some Favorite Automations Rose and David share some of their favorite recently created automations ranging from email, to meetings, to Rose's experiments on her new Mac mini. Fri, 16 Aug 2019 19:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/30 http://relay.fm/automators/30 Some Favorite Automations 30 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David share some of their favorite recently created automations ranging from email, to meetings, to Rose's experiments on her new Mac mini. Rose and David share some of their favorite recently created automations ranging from email, to meetings, to Rose's experiments on her new Mac mini. clean 2882 Rose and David share some of their favorite recently created automations ranging from email, to meetings, to Rose's experiments on her new Mac mini.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Automators Talk
Home | Automators
(38) Keyboard Maestro and Cardhop for Automatic Contact Creation on Mac - YouTube
Meeting Mode Shortcut - YouTube
calibre - E-book management
OmniFocus Auto-Parser
Automators 30: Our Recent Automations (& Shortcuts Album Player) – Rosemary Orchard
Omni-Automation
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29: The Dark Dungeon with Adam Tow In this episode David and Rose talk to Adam Tow, creator of MsgFiler, automator, and Shortcuts creator about a few of his amazing automations. From having photos taken on his DLSR automatically shared to him via iMessage to playing text adventure games with Shortcuts, there is plenty of automation fun to be had! Fri, 02 Aug 2019 16:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/29 http://relay.fm/automators/29 The Dark Dungeon with Adam Tow 29 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode David and Rose talk to Adam Tow. From having photos taken on his DLSR automatically shared to him via iMessage to playing text adventure games with Shortcuts, there is plenty of automation fun to be had! In this episode David and Rose talk to Adam Tow. From having photos taken on his DLSR automatically shared to him via iMessage to playing text adventure games with Shortcuts, there is plenty of automation fun to be had! clean 3105 In this episode David and Rose talk to Adam Tow, creator of MsgFiler, automator, and Shortcuts creator about a few of his amazing automations. From having photos taken on his DLSR automatically shared to him via iMessage to playing text adventure games with Shortcuts, there is plenty of automation fun to be had!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Guest Starring:

Adam Tow

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Anker USB C Charger

This is a 30W USB C charger which is around the same size as an iPad charger - it works great for the MacBook Air!

MsgFiler | Save Time Decluttering Your Inbox
Canon PowerShot SX720

Rose's new camera

Set It and Forget It – Automated, Secure, and Wireless Photography with the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV – tow.com
Photo Mechanic | Camera Bits, Inc.
SmugMug: Protect, Share, Store, and Sell Your Photos
Cronios – tow.com
LaunchCuts – tow.com
AlarmCuts – tow.com
Shortcut App Framework – tow.com
GeoCuts – tow.com
Inspector – tow.com
NoteCuts – tow.com
PromptKit – tow.com
Run Shortcut – tow.com
Localization Helper – tow.com
WatchCuts – tow.com
RoutineHub • The Dark Dungeon
Adam's Blog
Adam Tow | Twitter
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28: Keyboard Maestro and the Mac Rose and David take a closer look at Keyboard Maestro, the swiss army knife of automation for the Mac. Get $5 off David's new Keyboard Maestro Field Guide until the end of July with code "AUTOMATORSKM". Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/28 http://relay.fm/automators/28 Keyboard Maestro and the Mac 28 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David take a closer look at Keyboard Maestro, the swiss army knife of automation for the Mac. Get $5 off David's new Keyboard Maestro Field Guide until the end of July with code "AUTOMATORSKM". Rose and David take a closer look at Keyboard Maestro, the swiss army knife of automation for the Mac. Get $5 off David's new Keyboard Maestro Field Guide until the end of July with code "AUTOMATORSKM". clean 2531 Rose and David take a closer look at Keyboard Maestro, the swiss army knife of automation for the Mac. Get $5 off David's new Keyboard Maestro Field Guide until the end of July with code "AUTOMATORSKM".

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Keyboard Maestro 8.2.4: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Nested Folders Podcast
Nested Folders Podcast Announcement

Rose explains her new show.

The Keyboard Maestro Field Guide

Use "AutomatorsKM" to get $5 until the end of July.

Mac Power Users #484: Unlocking Keyboard Maestro - Relay FM
Keyboard Maestro Discourse - Discussion forum for Keyboard Maestro, the powerful macro program for macOS
Email Flags - Questions & Suggestions - Keyboard Maestro Discourse
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27: Shortcuts in iOS 13 - Diving into the Deep End! In this episode, Rose and David throw caution to the wind and install iOS & iPadOS betas on everything. There are crashes and updates, all in the name of finding out just how impressive the new Shortcuts really is. Fri, 05 Jul 2019 15:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/27 http://relay.fm/automators/27 Shortcuts in iOS 13 - Diving into the Deep End! 27 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, Rose and David throw caution to the wind and install iOS & iPadOS betas on everything. There are crashes and updates, all in the name of finding out just how impressive the new Shortcuts really is. In this episode, Rose and David throw caution to the wind and install iOS & iPadOS betas on everything. There are crashes and updates, all in the name of finding out just how impressive the new Shortcuts really is. clean 3696 In this episode, Rose and David throw caution to the wind and install iOS & iPadOS betas on everything. There are crashes and updates, all in the name of finding out just how impressive the new Shortcuts really is.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Away: Thoughtful luggage for modern travel. Get $20 off a suitcase with promo code AUTOMATORS.
  • TextExpander, from Smile: Give your productivity a boost with TextExpander. Get 20% off with your first year.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Our first look at Shortcuts on iOS – The Sweet Setup
Shortcut: Random Line Of Text

This is an iOS 12 shortcut, it should migrate automatically for iOS 13 devices.

‎Drafts on the App Store
Jayson: JSON app for iOS & iPadOS
Scriptable
Agenda - Date-focused Note Taking.

Please note, the Shortcuts talked about on the show are examples of what the developers can do - not something created or implemented.

Agile Tortoise experimenting with parameters for Drafts
Simon B. Støvring experimenting with Parameters for Jayson
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26: Getting Started with HomeKit Rose is now banned from scooters, and how get started with HomeKit - from building your system to real automations that actually make your life easier! Fri, 21 Jun 2019 18:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/26 http://relay.fm/automators/26 Getting Started with HomeKit 26 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose is now banned from scooters, and how get started with HomeKit - from building your system to real automations that actually make your life easier! Rose is now banned from scooters, and how get started with HomeKit - from building your system to real automations that actually make your life easier! clean 4252 Rose is now banned from scooters, and how get started with HomeKit - from building your system to real automations that actually make your life easier!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Timing: The automatic time tracking app for macOS. Use this link to save 10% on your purchase.
  • Creative Next: The new podcast future-proofing creatives.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Aga app 'could let hackers turn off oven' - BBC News
Sonos One: Smart Speaker
Logitech POP Smart Button for Simple Home Automation Control
Logitech Harmony Elite advanced universal remote, hub and app
Nanoleaf Light Panels
Botvac D7™ Connected Robot Vacuum | Neato Robotics
Mac Power Users #402: Home Automation with Robert Spivack - Relay FM
Lutron Caséta Switches
Eve Energy | Smart Plug
iHome Smart Plug
iRobot® Roomba® i7+ (i7558) - iRobotEMEA
M-O | Disney Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
Oura Ring: the most accurate sleep and activity tracker

(Spoiler: This does not track your mood)

HomeBridge
‎Home 3 on the App Store
‎HomePass for HomeKit on the App Store
‎HomeRun for HomeKit on the App Store

This is the complication app for your Apple Watch

HomeDash | The Ultimate HomeKit App
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25: WWDC 2019 Automation Update Happy WWDC week! David and Rose are on the ground at WWDC in San Jose to bring you up to speed on the new automation heading to iOS and iPadOS. They also recap WWDC, the Automator's meetup, and Rose describes how she lost a fight with a leaf. Fri, 07 Jun 2019 20:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/25 http://relay.fm/automators/25 WWDC 2019 Automation Update 25 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Happy WWDC week! David and Rose are on the ground at WWDC in San Jose to bring you up to speed on the new automation heading to iOS and iPadOS. They also recap WWDC, the Automator's meetup, and Rose describes how she lost a fight with a leaf. Happy WWDC week! David and Rose are on the ground at WWDC in San Jose to bring you up to speed on the new automation heading to iOS and iPadOS. They also recap WWDC, the Automator's meetup, and Rose describes how she lost a fight with a leaf. clean 3698 Happy WWDC week! David and Rose are on the ground at WWDC in San Jose to bring you up to speed on the new automation heading to iOS and iPadOS. They also recap WWDC, the Automator's meetup, and Rose describes how she lost a fight with a leaf.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Timing: The automatic time tracking app for macOS. Use this link to save 10% on your purchase.
  • PDFpen 11, from Smile: Your ultimate PDF viewing and editing app for the Mac

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
iOS 13 Preview - Apple
iPadOS Preview - Apple
macOS Catalina - Apple
MacStories Summary of new Siri Shortcut Triggers
The Automators San Jose Meetup

Never has there been a more attractive group of Automators.

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24: Automating with Airtable Rose and David are getting serious about Airtable, the online-based database/spreadsheet/thingy. In this episode, they explain how Airtable works, how they're using it to Automate the Automators, and additional uses for Airtable. Fri, 24 May 2019 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/24 http://relay.fm/automators/24 Automating with Airtable 24 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David are getting serious about Airtable, the online-based database/spreadsheet/thingy. In this episode, they explain how Airtable works, how they're using it to Automate the Automators, and additional uses for Airtable. Rose and David are getting serious about Airtable, the online-based database/spreadsheet/thingy. In this episode, they explain how Airtable works, how they're using it to Automate the Automators, and additional uses for Airtable. clean 3792 Rose and David are getting serious about Airtable, the online-based database/spreadsheet/thingy. In this episode, they explain how Airtable works, how they're using it to Automate the Automators, and additional uses for Airtable.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Luna Display: The only hardware solution that turns your iPad into a wireless display for your Mac. Use promo code AUTOMATORS at checkout for 10% off.
  • Backblaze: Unlimited cloud backup for Macs and PCs for just $6/month.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
The Automators Orange County Meetup

Join us next week in Orange County.

The Keyboard Maestro Field Guide

Introductory Pricing is About to End. Your purchase: 1. Helps you become a Mac Ninja; 2. Pays for David's shoes.

WIN WIN!

David's Airtable Video Demonstration

See how two automators automate Automators. 😇

Rose's Video on How She Uses Airtable for Her Editorial Schedule
Adapt Podcast
Timery
Airtable
Quip
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23: Diving into Drafts Automation with Tim "The Drafts Man" Nahumck In this episode Rosemary and David get Tim the Drafts Man to talk about how he uses Drafts, sharing actions, tips and tricks. Fri, 10 May 2019 15:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/23 http://relay.fm/automators/23 Diving into Drafts Automation with Tim "The Drafts Man" Nahumck 23 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode Rosemary and David get Tim the Drafts Man to talk about how he uses Drafts, sharing actions, tips and tricks. In this episode Rosemary and David get Tim the Drafts Man to talk about how he uses Drafts, sharing actions, tips and tricks. clean 3721 In this episode Rosemary and David get Tim the Drafts Man to talk about how he uses Drafts, sharing actions, tips and tricks.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • TextExpander, from Smile: Try the new release with the visual editor. Get 20% off your first year.
  • Luna Display: The only hardware solution that turns your iPad into a wireless display for your Mac. Use promo code AUTOMATORS at checkout for 10% off.

Guest Starring:

Tim Nahumck

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Drafts 5: The MacStories Review – MacStories
5by5 | Back to Work #113: Entropy's Gonna Do Its Business

Merlin Mann talking about Drafts

Add List to Groceries | Drafts Action Directory

Add list of items to the Groceries list in Reminders.

Screencasts | Drafts
Drafts for Mac: The MacStories Review – MacStories
Vector with Rene Ritchie: 033: Drafts, with Greg Pierce and Merlin Mann

The origin story of Drafts

Text Modifier… | Drafts Action Directory

Tim's Text Modifications Actions Group

Mac Power Users #478: Journaling with Day One - Relay FM
Automators #14: Automated Journaling - Relay FM
The Day One Podcast: 26 - More Shortcuts with Rosemary Orchard!
Drafts 5.4: Siri Shortcuts, WordPress, and More – MacStories

The WordPress Actions here are extremely useful.

Pre-Travel List → Things | Drafts Action Directory

Create a pre-defined packing list in Things. You will first be prompted for a Trip Name, Note, and a date of when the packing needs to be completed. Sends a project to Things, broken up by areas. Uses a modified version of Send to Things by Tyler Eich.

Keys | Drafts Action Directory

Useful action keys and their associated duplicate actions that can be copied to other action groups. Duplicate actions are denoted with a prefix of “ ⸁ “ in the action.

Add Single Reminder | Drafts Action Directory

Create a single task to Reminders with a note to a specific list from a prompt (no draft required).

Everything “Drafts” – nahumck.me
Remind Me of… Draft | Drafts Action Directory

Creates a reminder with a link back to the draft, setting a due date and time for the reminder.Note: This can use the following apps: Reminders, GoodTask, Things, Todoist, and OmniFocus.

Fundamentally Broken

As Tim mentioned, potentially not safe for work or around children.

Tim @nahumck on Twitter
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22: Text Expansion Text expansion is a simple sort of automation but also a powerful one. In this episode, Rose and David go deep on text automation, the tools they use, and some of their favorites ways to use text automation to get their work done faster. Fri, 26 Apr 2019 18:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/22 http://relay.fm/automators/22 Text Expansion 22 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Text expansion is a simple sort of automation but also a powerful one. In this episode, Rose and David go deep on text automation, the tools they use, and some of their favorites ways to use text automation to get their work done faster. Text expansion is a simple sort of automation but also a powerful one. In this episode, Rose and David go deep on text automation, the tools they use, and some of their favorites ways to use text automation to get their work done faster. clean 4067 Text expansion is a simple sort of automation but also a powerful one. In this episode, Rose and David go deep on text automation, the tools they use, and some of their favorites ways to use text automation to get their work done faster.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Luna Display: The only hardware solution that turns your iPad into a wireless display for your Mac. Use promo code AUTOMATORS at checkout for 10% off.
  • Backblaze: Unlimited cloud backup for Macs and PCs for just $6/month.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Automators on the Web
Automators Assemble! Zip Hoodie
Automators Assemble! graphic tee
Automators Talk
Automators - YouTube
Rose on the Web
Zotero | Your personal research assistant
TextExpander – Communicate Smarter
TextExpander Snippets — MacSparky
Keyboard Maestro
TypeIt4Me 6 – Ettore Software
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21: Invoicing, Writing, and Regular Expressions with Dr. Drang In this episode of Automators Rosemary and David interview the mysterious internet legend Dr. Drang. As well as talking about Python, Perl, and AppleScript, they also dive into regular expressions, Shortcuts, Drafts, Keyboard Maestro, and how you can combine all of these in various different workflows! Fri, 12 Apr 2019 16:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/21 http://relay.fm/automators/21 Invoicing, Writing, and Regular Expressions with Dr. Drang 21 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode of Automators Rosemary and David interview the mysterious internet legend Dr. Drang. They look at Python, Perl, and AppleScript, Shortcuts, Drafts, Keyboard Maestro, and how you can combine all of these in various different workflows! In this episode of Automators Rosemary and David interview the mysterious internet legend Dr. Drang. They look at Python, Perl, and AppleScript, Shortcuts, Drafts, Keyboard Maestro, and how you can combine all of these in various different workflows! clean 5146 In this episode of Automators Rosemary and David interview the mysterious internet legend Dr. Drang. As well as talking about Python, Perl, and AppleScript, they also dive into regular expressions, Shortcuts, Drafts, Keyboard Maestro, and how you can combine all of these in various different workflows!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • Luna Display: The only hardware solution that turns your iPad into a wireless display for your Mac. Use promo code AUTOMATORS at checkout for 10% off.
  • TextExpander, from Smile: Try the new release with the visual editor. Get 20% off your first year.

Guest Starring:

Dr. Drang

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
And now it’s all this (Dr. Drang's blog)
Mac Power Users #95: Engineering Workflows with Dr. Drang - Relay FM
Mac Power Users #372: Workflows with Dr. Drang - Relay FM
HyperCard - Wikipedia
HyperTalk - Wikipedia
Regular expression - Wikipedia
Regex 101: Online Regular Expression Tester
‎Pretty Regular Expressions - iOS App
Airtable
SQLite - Wikipedia
Keyboard Maestro 8.2.4: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Updating my invoicing email automation - All this
Drafts for Mac: The MacStories Review – MacStories
‎Drafts: Capture ‣‣ Act on the App Store
‎Textastic Code Editor 7 on the App Store
Markdown Reference Link | Drafts Action Directory
Number Lines | Drafts Action Directory
Textastic - Text, Code, and Markup Editor with Syntax Highlighting - FTP, SFTP, SSH, Dropbox, Google Drive - for iPad
TaskPaper | Drafts Action Directory

Drang's TaskPaper Action Group for Drafts

‎FE File Explorer: File Manager on the App Store
‎FileBrowser - Document Manager on the App Store
Panic Blog » The Future of Transmit iOS
Matthew Cassinelli - Siri Shortcuts, technology, and tips
Federico Viticci – MacStories
Drafts for Mac: The MacStories Review – MacStories
Drafts for Mac - Overview Video
Automators Orange County Meetup Tickets
Automators WWDC Meetup Tickets, Tue, Jun 4, 2019
This episode's accompanying blog post

Don't forget, we put a blog post together for each episode to give you even more details!

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20: Mad Science Automation with Brett Terpstra Brett Terpstra, the mad scientist automator, joins to talk about how he got started in automation and share some great workflows for keyboard and trackpad automation, extending automation to your home, and more. Fri, 29 Mar 2019 19:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/20 http://relay.fm/automators/20 Mad Science Automation with Brett Terpstra 20 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Brett Terpstra, the mad scientist automator, joins to talk about how he got started in automation and share some great workflows for keyboard and trackpad automation, extending automation to your home, and more. Brett Terpstra, the mad scientist automator, joins to talk about how he got started in automation and share some great workflows for keyboard and trackpad automation, extending automation to your home, and more. clean 3780 Brett Terpstra, the mad scientist automator, joins to talk about how he got started in automation and share some great workflows for keyboard and trackpad automation, extending automation to your home, and more.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.
  • Creative Next: The new podcast future-proofing creatives.

Guest Starring:

Brett Terpstra

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
BrettTerpstra.com
Automators Orange County Meetup Tickets, Fri, May 31, 2019 at 5:00 PM | Eventbrite
Automators WWDC Meetup Tickets, Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite
Automators #18: Terminal Automation with John Siracusa - Relay FM
3Com Audrey - Wikipedia
The Source for X10 & X10 Pro Genuine Products
Retrobatch, from Flying Meat
Markdown Service Tools - BrettTerpstra.com
Posts Tagged “applescript” - BrettTerpstra.com
folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac!
GitHub - ttscoff/KeyBindings: DefaultKeybindings.dict for Mac OS X
KeyBindings - BrettTerpstra.com
A Hyper Key with Karabiner Elements, full instructions - BrettTerpstra.com
Brett's PopClip Extensions - BrettTerpstra.com
60 Tips, Vol. 1 | MacSparky Field Guides
60 Mac Tips, Vol 2 | MacSparky Field Guides
Flic - Smart Bluetooth Button - Pure simplicity at the click of a button.
Harmony Remotes, Universal Remote Controls | Logitech
Leap Motion
Macstock Conference & Expo | July 27 & 28 2019 • A conference for the Mac and iOS community
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19: Shortcuts Updates In this episode of Automators Rose and David dive into the recent and upcoming updates to Shortcuts. They nerd out on weather and notes, as well as their love for the dictionary updates! Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/19 http://relay.fm/automators/19 Shortcuts Updates 19 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode of Automators Rose and David dive into the recent and upcoming updates to Shortcuts. They nerd out on weather and notes, as well as their love for the dictionary updates! In this episode of Automators Rose and David dive into the recent and upcoming updates to Shortcuts. They nerd out on weather and notes, as well as their love for the dictionary updates! clean 3939 In this episode of Automators Rose and David dive into the recent and upcoming updates to Shortcuts. They nerd out on weather and notes, as well as their love for the dictionary updates!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.
  • Creative Next: The new podcast future-proofing creatives.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Siri Shortcuts Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides

David's video field guide to Siri Shortcuts - a special discount code is included in the show!

Screencast: Shortcuts 2.1 Weather
Automators #11: Shortcuts Homescreens! - Relay FM
My Wishes for iOS 13 | Rosemary Orchard
Screencast: Shortcuts 2.1 Clock and Timers
Episode Blog Post

If you want to find out about Rose's backup system for her Shortcuts or the function shortcut to handle possible multiple notes (and other items) this is the place to look!

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18: Terminal Automation with John Siracusa Web programmer John Siracusa joins the Automators to share his thoughts on automation workflows, the best programming language for automation, and how automating your Mac desktop can become a road to madness. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 18:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/18 http://relay.fm/automators/18 Terminal Automation with John Siracusa 18 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Web programmer John Siracusa joins the Automators to share his thoughts on automation workflows, the best programming language for automation, and how automating your Mac desktop can become a road to madness. Web programmer John Siracusa joins the Automators to share his thoughts on automation workflows, the best programming language for automation, and how automating your Mac desktop can become a road to madness. clean 3739 Web programmer John Siracusa joins the Automators to share his thoughts on automation workflows, the best programming language for automation, and how automating your Mac desktop can become a road to madness.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Guest Starring:

John Siracusa

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
John Siracusa (@siracusa) | Twitter
Hypercritical
Reconcilable Differences - Relay FM
Accidental Tech Podcast
Omni Group Automation
Simple sleep tracking with Shortcuts - Six Colors
Bare Bones Software | BBEdit 12
Omni Group Automation
Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software
Use Siri Shortcuts - Apple Support
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17: Live at PodCon This week David and Rose come to us live from PodCon with a very enthusiastic audience where they take the opportunity to dive into some of their travel automation setups. Once back in the studio they then go through some of the great feedback they've received recently. Fri, 15 Feb 2019 16:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/17 http://relay.fm/automators/17 Live at PodCon 17 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard This week David and Rose come to us live from PodCon with a very enthusiastic audience where they take the opportunity to dive into some of their travel automation setups. Once back in the studio they then go through the feedback they've received. This week David and Rose come to us live from PodCon with a very enthusiastic audience where they take the opportunity to dive into some of their travel automation setups. Once back in the studio they then go through the feedback they've received. clean 2649 This week David and Rose come to us live from PodCon with a very enthusiastic audience where they take the opportunity to dive into some of their travel automation setups. Once back in the studio they then go through some of the great feedback they've received recently.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
TripIt - Travel Itinerary - Trip Planner
Append to Bear

A shortcut to help you append to Bear notes for David's home grown TripIt solution.

Packing List Shortcut

Rose's crazy packing list shortcut

Scanner App for iPhone and iPad | Best Scanning App | Scanner Pro
Automators #5: Project Templates - Relay FM
Here I Am - David's Location Shortcut
Automators Talk - the official forums
iBeacon Recommendations - iOS - Automators Talk
Estimote, Inc. — indoor location with bluetooth beacons and mesh

These are the iBeacons Rose and David are using.

Automators #9: Scriptable with Simon Støvring - Relay FM
Car plate identification script - iOS / Scriptable - Automators Talk
Scriptable Forums - Automators Talk
Pearl Compact Makeup Mirror USB Battery Pack with LED Ring Light - HyperShop.com

This is Rose's crazy battery pack

So Many Tools but which one to choose - macOS - Automators Talk

Automator, Alfred, AppleScript, Hazel - which solution?

Keyboard Maestro Forums
Apple contacts to document? Beginner looking for help - macOS - Automators Talk

This could potentially be solved with a mail merge.

List all of the Applications on your Mac - Burk (Micro.Blog)
Launch Center Pro Shop – Contrast

You can purchase Launch Center Pro NFC Stickers here

Automators (@automatorsfm) / Twitter
Short: Airport Travel

A shortcut to help Rose quickly enter her travel to the airport

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16: Yoga Automation with Myke Hurley Myke Hurley is relatively new to automation but found many ways to simplify his day via automation. In this episode, Myke share several simple to implement, yet crazy useful automations. Fri, 01 Feb 2019 19:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/16 http://relay.fm/automators/16 Yoga Automation with Myke Hurley 16 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Myke Hurley is relatively new to automation but found many ways to simplify his day via automation. In this episode, Myke share several simple to implement, yet crazy useful automations. Myke Hurley is relatively new to automation but found many ways to simplify his day via automation. In this episode, Myke share several simple to implement, yet crazy useful automations. clean 3749 Myke Hurley is relatively new to automation but found many ways to simplify his day via automation. In this episode, Myke share several simple to implement, yet crazy useful automations.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Guest Starring:

Myke Hurley

Links and Show Notes

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Stack Overflow - Where Developers Learn, Share, & Build Careers
Liss is More
Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software
Workflow — Powerful automation made simple.
Use Siri Shortcuts - Apple Support
Discover IFTTT and Applets - IFTTT
Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work
TextExpander | Communicate Smarter
Receipt Bank | Automated Bookkeeping and Data Entry - Receipt Bank
The best email client for iPhone, iPad and Mac | Spark
Todoist – The Best To Do List App & Task Manager
‎Daily Yoga - Workout & Fitness on the App Store
Automators #15: Automated Time Tracking - Relay FM
OmniFocus - task management for Mac, iPad, and iPhone - The Omni Group
Upgrade - Relay FM
Invoice and Accounting Software for Small Businesses | FreshBooks
Where work happens | Slack
Sales CRM & Pipeline Management Software | Pipedrive
Trello
Airtable
Pushover: Simple Notifications for Android, iOS, and Desktop
About Tim Stringer - Learn OmniFocus
The Pen Addict - Relay FM
Do more with iRobot - IFTTT
iRobot Vacuum Cleaning, Mopping & Outdoor Maintenance
Braava® Mopping Robot | iRobot
Shows - Relay FM
Cortex - Relay FM
Mac Power Users - Relay FM
Timing: the best automatic Mac time tracker for productive professionals and freelancers
Home | Automators
Home | Rosemary Orchard
MacSparky
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15: Automated Time Tracking In this episode Rose and David dive into time tracking, including the why, the how, and then most importantly - how to automate it! Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/15 http://relay.fm/automators/15 Automated Time Tracking 15 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode Rose and David dive into time tracking, including the why, the how, and then most importantly - how to automate it! In this episode Rose and David dive into time tracking, including the why, the how, and then most importantly - how to automate it! clean 2873 In this episode Rose and David dive into time tracking, including the why, the how, and then most importantly - how to automate it!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

  • ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package.

Links and Show Notes

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Cortex #44: Existential Time Tracking - Relay FM
Screen Time for iPhone and iPad: Everything you need to know! | iMore
RescueTime : Time management software for staying productive and happy in the modern workplace
Timing: the best automatic Mac time tracker for productive professionals and freelancers
Toggl - Free Time Tracking Software

The app isn't available yet, and doesn't really have a website, but keep an eye on it!

Omnifocus Toggl Automation Scripts
Timery: the alternative Toggl app in beta
Time Tracking Shortcuts – MacStories

All of Federico's Shortcuts for time tracking are available here.

Toggl Time Tracking on Android - Cortex

A Cortex listener created a way to automate time tracking on Android with Toggl and Tasker.

Life Cycle - Track Your Time by Sleep Cycle
Screencast: Shortcuts for Time Tracking

This screencast shows you how you can integrate time tracking with other Shortcuts allowing you to track time without thinking about it.

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14: Automated Journaling Rose and David tackle the challenge of journaling and how to use automation to make it easier. Fri, 04 Jan 2019 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/14 http://relay.fm/automators/14 Automated Journaling 14 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David tackle the challenge of journaling and how to use automation to make it easier. Rose and David tackle the challenge of journaling and how to use automation to make it easier. clean 2409 Rose and David tackle the challenge of journaling and how to use automation to make it easier.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Links and Show Notes

Automators 14 - Automated Journaling

Get out your artistically crafted paper notebook and favorite fountain pen as we talk about journaling in Automators episode 14. Actually, forget that stuff. Our intrepid hosts are nerds so while the focus of this episode is journalling, it’s really about automating the process so you can get more efficient at your navel-gazing.

Much Love for Day One

Rose and David start out talking about the idea of journaling and why automation can help. The first app they recommend is Day One.
Last year David bought a year subscription to Day One, and he’s digging it. Both David and Rose approve of Day One’s Automation tools with things like IFTTT along with several built-in features (like the activity feed) that ease the process of journal entry creation so you can focus on your precious words. Day One can integrate with third-party apps, like Instagram and Swarm. David also feels inferior about the way he says the word “banana”.

Day One is friends with Siri Shortcuts which opens you up to lots of potential automation, although David would like more. This leads to the discussion of automating Day One entries in a “prompt style” with a new journal entry generated out of Siri Shortcuts and used to create a Day One entry. David created a sample shortcut and screencasted it for this episode on a meditation journal. You can watch it in the Automators course at Learn.MacSparky or on YouTube.

Rosemary goes a step further by using Launch Center Pro to launch her Siri Shortcut to launch her journaling prompts. This lets her present different prompts on different days of the week. Clever. We’ve shared a link to Rose’s shortcut in the show notes.

David explains audio transcription in Day One, that works much better than you think it would be.

If This Then That (IFTTT) can also create a Day One entry, pulling data from other web services. Think about that one for a moment. Simple things, like a Google Calendar event, can be enough to trigger a new Day One entry. Rose has a cool automation that helps her log and journal television consumption using automation between trakt.tv and Day One.

Another way to automate journal creation is through text automation. You could use tools like Drafts or Text Expander to give you prompts to easily create journal entries.

Other Options

Then our hosts talk about journaling solutions outside of Day One. Using third-party applications like Ulysses or even just a plain text file, you can use many of the above referenced prompt-based journal automation to create new entries. There can be some challenges with things like photos and other media, but it can work. David even at one point suggests using Pages, which would work better than you think if you want media in your journal.
Next, our hosts discuss automating public journals with services like micro.blog.

Fancy Pens and Paper

Finally, David breaks out the pens and paper. Just because you have a fancy pen and paper, doesn’t mean you can’t bring some technology to the table. Use ScanBot or Scanner Pro to grab an image for a digital backup. If you like the idea of us a pen but not paper, there are some great iPad-based digital alternatives like GoodNotes and Notability.

It’s January and a great time to develop a journaling habit. Why don’t you use some automation to make it easier?

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
The Automators Seattle Meetup on January 19
PodCon 2

Join Rose and David in Seattle!

Day One | The award-winning journal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Screencast – Meditation Journal

David built a meditation journal automation and screencasted it.

Download Link for Meditation Journal Siri Shortcut

Download David's Meditation Journal Shortcut to your iPhone or iPad

Prompted Entry Siri Shortcut

Download Rose's Prompted Entry journal Siri Shortcut to your iPhone or iPad.

Activity Feed | Day One Help
Do more with Day One - IFTTT
Swarm | Remember everywhere.
Instagram
Track.tv
Automatically track TV & movies you're watching - Trakt.tv
Ulysses
Drafts. Where Text Starts. | Drafts
Pages - Apple
Paper - Dropbox
Google Docs: Free Online Documents for Personal Use
Micro.blog
The Commonplace Book as a Thinker’s Journal – Critical Margins
‎Scanner Pro on the App Store
‎Scanbot Scanner App - Scan PDF on the App Store
GoodNotes Homepage | A new take on note-taking
Notability by Ginger Labs
STREAKS. The to-do list that helps you form good habits. For iPhone.
Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad
Home | Automators
Automators Talk
Home | Rosemary Orchard
MacSparky
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13: Launch Center Pro with David Barnard In this episode David and Rose dive deep into the new version 3 of Launch Center Pro - with David Barnard from Contrast! They look at the history of the app, changes in version 3, and how it fits into their workflows today. Fri, 21 Dec 2018 17:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/13 http://relay.fm/automators/13 Launch Center Pro with David Barnard 13 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode David and Rose dive deep into the new version 3 of Launch Center Pro - with David Barnard from Contrast! They look at the history of the app, changes in version 3, and how it fits into their workflows today. In this episode David and Rose dive deep into the new version 3 of Launch Center Pro - with David Barnard from Contrast! They look at the history of the app, changes in version 3, and how it fits into their workflows today. clean 4469 In this episode David and Rose dive deep into the new version 3 of Launch Center Pro - with David Barnard from Contrast! They look at the history of the app, changes in version 3, and how it fits into their workflows today.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Guest Starring:

David Barnard

Links and Show Notes

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Launch Center Pro (@LaunchCenterPro) | Twitter
David Barnard (@drbarnard) | Twitter
Weather Up (@Weather_Up_) | Twitter
Timer (@Timer) | Twitter
Contrast | Launch Center Pro
Contrast | Timer
Contrast | Weather Up
Launch Center Pro 3.0 Review: Universal Version, New Business Model, NFC Triggers, and More – MacStories

The latest MacStories review of Launch Center Pro - with links to the previous versions.

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12: Automated Holidays It's holiday time so what happens when you throw two automation nerds at things like holiday decorations, festive music, and ? Listen and find out. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 15:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/12 http://relay.fm/automators/12 Automated Holidays 12 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard It's holiday time so what happens when you throw two automation nerds at things like holiday decorations, festive music, and ? Listen and find out. It's holiday time so what happens when you throw two automation nerds at things like holiday decorations, festive music, and ? Listen and find out. clean 2469 It's holiday time so what happens when you throw two automation nerds at things like holiday decorations, festive music, and ? Listen and find out.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Links and Show Notes

The holidays are upon us, and Rosemary and David are ready to automate. Our trusty nerds start with simple things like wallpaper and voice-in-a-can technologies.
Next, they get to holiday music. It’s great that you can automate music playback, but David wants to go deeper with Siri Shortcuts and automation around your music. David has a white whale concerning HomePod destination for audio, but we all need holiday wishes … right?

Then our team talks about this episode’s sponsor, TextExpander, which they both love very much.

Then they get into their favorite automation contraptions for automating holiday lights. David admits Thanksgiving is a mere speed bump to his holiday preparations. David even admits to creating his own little Disneyland Main Street, and it all runs on HomeKit. Open David’s front door and the magic starts happening. Rose takes it a level deeper by invoking homebridge, third-party software that lets you run non-HomeKit gear with HomeKit.

Then the team talks about the best ways to automate holiday cards. It’s harder than you think. They aren’t done there, however, there is room in automation for present lists, grabbing multiple browser tabs via automation,

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Automators #12: Automating Holidays
Automators on the Web
Automators Talk
Automators on YouTube
Rose on the Web
Rose on Twitter
David on Twitter
Mac Power Users #409: Holiday Tech - Relay FM
The Porg Holiday iPhone Case

Why does David love this so much?

BB8 Christmas Wallpaper
Christmas Time!

Here's a Siri Shortcut that lets you automate music playback.

Eve Door & Window - Smart and wireless contact sensor for windows and doors, automatically trigger accessories and scenes, get notifications (open/closed status), Bluetooth Low Energy (Apple HomeKit) - - Amazon.com
iHome ISP6X Wi-FI Smart Plug, Use your voice to control connected devices, Works with Alexa, Google Assistant and HomeKit enabled smart speakers - - Amazon.com
David's Indoor Light Automation
Homebridge
OmniFocus Present List

A Siri Shortcut for adding list items to OmniFocus.

The Things Present List
The Pen Addict - Relay FM
Grabbing a Safari Link with Keyboard Maestro — MacSparky
Markdown Service Tools - BrettTerpstra.com
Pixelmator Pro
Warhol Inspired Christmas Card
Gift Wrap Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides
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11: Shortcuts Homescreens! Have you heard of the Shortcuts home screen fad? Where your home screen is just Shortcuts? David and Rose explore all of the possibilities, advantages, disadvantages and fun things you can do with Shortcuts on your home screen - and beyond. Fri, 23 Nov 2018 20:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/11 http://relay.fm/automators/11 Shortcuts Homescreens! 11 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Have you heard of the Shortcuts home screen fad? Where your home screen is just Shortcuts? David and Rose explore all of the possibilities, advantages, disadvantages and fun things you can do with Shortcuts on your home screen - and beyond. Have you heard of the Shortcuts home screen fad? Where your home screen is just Shortcuts? David and Rose explore all of the possibilities, advantages, disadvantages and fun things you can do with Shortcuts on your home screen - and beyond. clean 3502 Have you heard of the Shortcuts home screen fad? Where your home screen is just Shortcuts? David and Rose explore all of the possibilities, advantages, disadvantages and fun things you can do with Shortcuts on your home screen - and beyond.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Links and Show Notes

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Cortex #74: The Biggest Challenge of Being a Human - Relay FM
Cortex #75: Home Again - Relay FM
MacSparky's Siri Shortcuts Home Screen - YouTube
Siri Shortcuts Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides
Home Screen Icon Creator: A Shortcut to Create Custom Icons for Apps, Contacts, Solid Colors, and More – MacStories
Automators 11: Creating a Shortcuts Home Screen Shortcut - YouTube
The Context Home Screen - YouTube
Copy Whitespace
Sample Context Shortcut
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10: Using Zapier Web Automation This week David and Rose dive into the popular web automation service Zapier and explain how you can automate your systems via the web. Fri, 09 Nov 2018 21:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/10 http://relay.fm/automators/10 Using Zapier Web Automation 10 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard This week David and Rose dive into the popular web automation service Zapier and explain how you can automate your systems via the web. This week David and Rose dive into the popular web automation service Zapier and explain how you can automate your systems via the web. clean 2513 This week David and Rose dive into the popular web automation service Zapier and explain how you can automate your systems via the web.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Links and Show Notes

Today we venture into the brave new world of web automation, and we start with grand-daddy, Zapier. We begin comparing and contrasting Zapier with other web automation services, like IFTTT and Microsoft Flow.

Did you know you can combine Zapier with Siri Shortcuts? We tell you how.

Next Rose explains some of the Zapier recipes we use to automate the production of Automators. (Of course … we do that.) You can even download a clever PDF showing you exactly how we do that.

This show is sponsored by TextExpander, which we both love very much.

Next Sparky explains some basics about triggers and actions. We know this comes up often in automation, but Zapier has it’s own unique snowflake way of covering that, so we explain it. Eventually, we get to Zap organization, which makes Rose very happy.

Sparky uses Zapier a lot on the legal side. He has a lot of web services and Zapier lets him tie them together, particularly with client on-boarding.

There are a few caveats, but we are both subscribers and Zapier believers.

Zapier makes you happier.

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Automators.FM

Our home on the web.

Automators Talk
Automators - YouTube
Zapier
PDF of the Automators Production Zaps

Here is a PDF document with all of the Zaps we use to produce and publish Automators.

IFTTT
Microsoft Flow
Airtable
Quip
Basecamp: Project Management & Team Communication Software
Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software
Process Street | Checklist, Workflow and SOP Software
Rose on the Web
Rose on Twitter
David on the Web
David on Twitter
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9: Scriptable with Simon Støvring In this episode David and Rose get to talk to Simon Støvring, maker of Scriptable an app which allows you to control your iPhone with JavaScript. Simon shares some of the journey he experienced making the app, and what you can actually do with Scriptable. Fri, 26 Oct 2018 18:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/9 http://relay.fm/automators/9 Scriptable with Simon Støvring 9 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode David and Rose get to talk to Simon Støvring, maker of Scriptable an app which allows you to control your iPhone with JavaScript. Simon shares some of the journey he experienced making the app, and what you can actually do with Scriptable. In this episode David and Rose get to talk to Simon Støvring, maker of Scriptable an app which allows you to control your iPhone with JavaScript. Simon shares some of the journey he experienced making the app, and what you can actually do with Scriptable. clean 2690 In this episode David and Rose get to talk to Simon Støvring, maker of Scriptable an app which allows you to control your iPhone with JavaScript. Simon shares some of the journey he experienced making the app, and what you can actually do with Scriptable.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Guest Starring:

Simon Støvring

Links and Show Notes

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Simon Støvring's website
Scriptable Website
Scriptable Category - Automators Talk
Pythonista for iOS
Launch Center Pro
JSON Introduction
Intro to Programming in JavaScript | Codecademy
Release notes for Scriptable - Automators Talk
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8: File Automation Putting files in the right places is a pain in the neck. It's tedious and way too easy to make a mistake. Our intrepid automators are here to save the day on the Mac and iOS. Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/8 http://relay.fm/automators/8 File Automation 8 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Putting files in the right places is a pain in the neck. It's tedious and way too easy to make a mistake. Our intrepid automators are here to save the day on the Mac and iOS. Putting files in the right places is a pain in the neck. It's tedious and way too easy to make a mistake. Our intrepid automators are here to save the day on the Mac and iOS. clean 3144 Putting files in the right places is a pain in the neck. It's tedious and way too easy to make a mistake. Our intrepid automators are here to save the day on the Mac and iOS.

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Links and Show Notes

What do you do with all of the files on your devices? David and Rose try to solve the problem of document filing. Since it’s something you can easily automate, Rose and David share their tips and tricks. Keeping them all on the desktop would be madness (or marital strife if you’re David).

File location and file saving is busywork and inaccurate. It’s dumb work and none of us want to do it, says David. You could spend your time organizing your documents but wouldn’t you rather spend your precious time doing something else? Yeah! So let automation do the work for you. It’s easy. David teaches one of his favorite moves (pun intended): Command + C and then Option + Command + V. Rose reminds us to take a look at what we’ve got and to ask ourselves where we’re going with this. We need a good foundation so everything doesn’t fall down around us and save us from angst down the line. Rose and David agree that nested folders and a good naming system are key.

When automating files on the Mac, Smart Folders, Hazel, and Keyboard Maestro will become your best friends. How? You gotta listen to find out.

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David screencasts his Siri Shortcut/Hazel automation to save and file PDFs from iPhone and iPad.

Shortcut

David's File Automation Siri Shortcut

Best Note Taking App | Organize Your Notes with Evernote
DEVONthink — Smart document management for Mac - DEVONtechnologies
Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software

The holy grail of file automation tools

Hazel Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides

David's Field Guide on the holy grail of file automation. There is a discount at the end of this episode.

Keyboard Maestro 8.2.4: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
Scanner App for iPhone and iPad | Best Scanning App | Scanner Pro
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7: Feedback Time! In this episode Rose and David dive into their very first feedback show. There's a quick look at what changed since the podcast started, a sneak peak of some of the upcoming episode topics, and much more including a brand new app - Scriptable, and automating timers! Fri, 28 Sep 2018 19:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/7 http://relay.fm/automators/7 Feedback Time! 7 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode Rose and David dive into their very first feedback show. There's a quick look at what changed since the podcast started, a sneak peak of some of the upcoming episode topics, and much more. In this episode Rose and David dive into their very first feedback show. There's a quick look at what changed since the podcast started, a sneak peak of some of the upcoming episode topics, and much more. clean 1848 In this episode Rose and David dive into their very first feedback show. There's a quick look at what changed since the podcast started, a sneak peak of some of the upcoming episode topics, and much more including a brand new app - Scriptable, and automating timers!

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Links and Show Notes

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership
Siri Shortcuts Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides
OmniFocus Field Guide, Third Edition | MacSparky Field Guides
OmniFocus 3 for Mac: Multiple Tags, Enhanced Forecast, Powerful Perspectives – MacStories
Launch Center Pro

Keep your eye on the Twitter account @LaunchCenterPro for beta sign ups!

CARROT Weather
Overcast
Forum Discussion for Episode 1: Automating Calendar Events - Episodes - Automators Talk
Forum Discussion for Episode 2: Email Automation - Episodes - Automators Talk
Forum Discussion for Episode 3: Converting Numbers Sheets to Keynote Graphs with Sal Soghoian - Episodes - Automators Talk
Forum Discussion for Episode 4: First Look at Siri Shortcuts - Episodes - Automators Talk
Forum Discussion for Episode 5: Project Templates - Episodes - Automators Talk
Forum Discussion for Episode 6: Getting the Golden Hour in Shortcuts - Episodes - Automators Talk
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JavaScript | freeCodeCamp Guide
Learn JavaScript - Free Interactive JavaScript Tutorial
Best free time tracking app for iPhone - Toggl
CARROT Weather for iOS and Android
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Scriptable
Tasker - Apps on Google Play
Automate – Apps on Google Play
Automators Talk
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6: Automating iOS with Matthew Cassinelli iOS power user Matthew Cassinelli joins us to share some great iOS automation workflows. Sat, 15 Sep 2018 00:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/6 http://relay.fm/automators/6 Automating iOS with Matthew Cassinelli 6 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard iOS power user Matthew Cassinelli joins us to share some great iOS automation workflows. iOS power user Matthew Cassinelli joins us to share some great iOS automation workflows. clean 5325 iOS power user Matthew Cassinelli joins us to share some great iOS automation workflows.

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Guest Starring:

Matthew Cassinelli

Links and Show Notes

In this episode, we are joined by former Workflow team member Matthew Cassinelli. Matthew is an iOS power user with a ton of knowledge about Workflow and Siri Shortcuts. In this episode, Matthew shares a few workflows.

Twitter List

The first workflow lets you sort through your Twitter lists and display them. This intermediate workflow uses variables and selections. On the episode, we walk through every step and why Matthew used it.

The Golden Hour

If you shoot pictures or video, you may know you get some of your best photos an hour after sunrise and an hour before sunset. The trouble is accessing sunrise/sunset time in Workflow was traditionally tricky. Matthew put together a Workflow that hooks into the darksky.net API to pull the data from the Internet. This is an advanced workflow, but again, we walk it through one step at a time. Download the workflow, listen to the episode, and you’re good.

This is a great episode that runs deep on Workflow/Siri Shortcuts.

Matthew Cassinelli – Shortcuts, technology, and tips
Supercomputer Podcast

Alex Cox and Matthew make sense out of technology

Mastering Apple Music: sharing my favorite shortcut on The Sweet Setup – Matthew Cassinelli
Open Twitter Lists - Workflow
Open Twitter Lists - Siri Shortcuts
Golden Hour - Workflow
Golden Hour - Siri Shortcuts
Screencast - Rose Tackles the DarkSky API

See Rose's take on Matthew's Golden Hour script.

Mac Power Users - Relay FM
Workflow Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides
Siri Shortcuts Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides

David said the Siri Shortcut Field Guide was coming. Well ... it's here ... with an introductory price discount.

Automators Bonus Content | MacSparky Field Guides
The Automators YouTube Channel
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5: Project Templates In this episode of Automators David and Rose get nerdy with project templates. They start out with what a project template is and how it can help you, and go through using basic project templates all the way up to more complex options. While both of them are OmniFocus users, project templates can be used in any task management system - and is something that everyone can use. Fri, 31 Aug 2018 18:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/5 http://relay.fm/automators/5 Project Templates 5 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode of Automators David and Rose get nerdy with project templates. They start out with what a project template is and how it can help you, and go through using basic project templates all the way up to more complex options. In this episode of Automators David and Rose get nerdy with project templates. They start out with what a project template is and how it can help you, and go through using basic project templates all the way up to more complex options. clean 2420 In this episode of Automators David and Rose get nerdy with project templates. They start out with what a project template is and how it can help you, and go through using basic project templates all the way up to more complex options. While both of them are OmniFocus users, project templates can be used in any task management system - and is something that everyone can use.

Links and Show Notes

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right - Atul Gawande
xkcd: Is It Worth the Time?

A comic demonstrating when automation actually pays off.

xkcd: Automation

A comic showing how you can spend more time automating things than time you gave - but as said in the podcast this isn't always the case!

Screencast: Project Planning with MacSparky

In this example, David demonstrates how to build a Siri Shortcut Script to create a new project template in OmniFocus.

OmniFocusVideo Field Guide — MacSparky

Contains 45 minutes of material for project templates

Populate Template Placeholders in OmniFocus—curtclifton.net

Take a project with «variables» and replace those with words and create a new project with AppleScript

How to Fill Out OmniFocus Project Templates with Workflow | Colter Reed
Tweaking OmniFocus: Project Template Applescript — MacSparky
Using Drafts 5 Taskpaper with OmniFocus | Rosemary Orchard
Screencast: Using Drafts to Create OmniFocus Project Templates

In this screencast Rose demonstrates how to use the action group she created for Drafts to create a project for OmniFocus.

OF Taskpaper | Drafts Action Directory

The action group that Rose created in Drafts to enable easy TaskPaper creation and manipulation.

Workflow: Essay To OmniFocus

Dynamic creation of an essay project for OmniFocus

Workflow: Essay To Things

Dynamic creation of an essay project for Things

Workflow: OmniFocus Travel Plans | Rosemary Orchard
TripList Pro - Packing List Manager

The packing list app Rose uses

Bookworm – Podcast Book Club

A podcast hosted by Joe Buehlig and Mike Schmitz in which they review books.

How to Create OmniFocus Projects with Workflow | Colter Reed
Templates and Predefined Lists in Things — Matthew Palmer
Create Travel Checklist in Things with AppleScript – Coding Bull Junky
Creating Projects with Relative Due Dates in Todoist (Reddit)
Automators 1 Screencast: Numbers & Fantastical for Batch Events

From episode 1, Rose demonstrates the numbers sheet and Keyboard Maestro Macro you can use to bulk add lots of similar events to your calendar.

Create OmniFocus Project Templates with AppleScript | Colter Reed

Colter shows you how you can build project templates (for OmniFocus but you could also translate this to Things) in AppleScript and offers example scripts too.

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4: First Look at Siri Shortcuts Rose and David have been busy trying out the Siri Shortcuts beta. This episode looks closely at how Siri Shortcuts is better (and worse) than Workflow along with some hopes for where this is all heading. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 19:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/4 http://relay.fm/automators/4 First Look at Siri Shortcuts 4 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Rose and David have been busy trying out the Siri Shortcuts beta. This episode looks closely at how Siri Shortcuts is better (and worse) than Workflow along with some hopes for where this is all heading. Rose and David have been busy trying out the Siri Shortcuts beta. This episode looks closely at how Siri Shortcuts is better (and worse) than Workflow along with some hopes for where this is all heading. clean 2514 Rose and David have been busy trying out the Siri Shortcuts beta. This episode looks closely at how Siri Shortcuts is better (and worse) than Workflow along with some hopes for where this is all heading.

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Links and Show Notes

Because he can't help himself, David kicks off the show taking credit for the existence of Siri Shortcuts because … well … why not? Rose quickly gets on board with the idea. Then our hosts dive in deep on Siri Shortcuts, the banner automation features that will ship with iOS 12.
In less than three minutes, Rose summons her iPhone Harry Potter style. David says lots of hand-wavy things about running betas and then they dive in deep on how Siri Shortcuts works.
If you've ever wondered what a URL scheme is, Rose explains it brilliantly and then David whines about wanting more in automation. David attempts to explain all the ways Siri Shortcuts can work and delivers the usual disclaimers at the same time.
Our hosts both like the idea that Siri shortcuts will make suggestions to people that normally wouldn't automate. Hooray! After celebrating this fact, David starts listing all the things he wants in addition to these cool new tools. That's a running theme through this episode. Our hosts seem to always want more.
Rose and David eventually get into the subject of what's new with Siri Shortcuts. Rose has already automated her airplane boarding workflow. David comes up with an easy way to automate parenting teenagers. Eventually, they get around a hypothetical meeting shortcut. This is an important point because it marks the third podcast where David talks about meetings. (Although this is the first time that he uses the word "fun".)
They take a break so David can talk about this episode's sponsor, OmniFocus 3, which they both love very much.
David and Rose then talk about the various ways they are gaming their iPhones to create the Siri Shortcuts they want most. Our hosts then explain how this is only the first iteration of Siri Shortcuts and then they provide a laundry list of features they want immediately. With an irresponsible faith in Siri's voice to text engine, David wants Siri Shortcuts to grab variables from your verbal commands. Eventually, David digresses to fantasy workflows that expose exactly how big of a nerd he is.

Automators on the Internet
The Automators Forum
Soup Chef: Accelerating App Interactions with Shortcuts | Apple Developer Documentation
Introduction to Siri Shortcuts - WWDC 2018 - Videos - Apple Developer
Building for Voice with Siri Shortcuts - WWDC 2018 - Videos - Apple Developer
Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software
Sharecuts

This is a great collection of Shortcuts which many people have already made.

Flight Time Shortcut

Rose's Shortcut for Flight Time, hosted on Sharecuts

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3: Converting Numbers Sheets to Keynote Graphs with Sal Soghoian In this episode we sat down with Sal Soghoian to learn how to use AppleScript to turn a Numbers table, column, or row, into a chart in Keynote. We also dove into the history of AppleScript, what parts of it mean, and how you can learn it too. Fri, 03 Aug 2018 18:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/3 http://relay.fm/automators/3 Converting Numbers Sheets to Keynote Graphs with Sal Soghoian 3 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode Sal Soghoian talks us through how to use AppleScript to convert a table, or a row or column in that table, in Numbers into a chart in a Keynote presentation. In this episode Sal Soghoian talks us through how to use AppleScript to convert a table, or a row or column in that table, in Numbers into a chart in a Keynote presentation. clean 3833 In this episode we sat down with Sal Soghoian to learn how to use AppleScript to turn a Numbers table, column, or row, into a chart in Keynote. We also dove into the history of AppleScript, what parts of it mean, and how you can learn it too.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Guest Starring:

Sal Soghoian

Links and Show Notes

This is an episode where you'll want to bring your Mac, and make sure to visit Sal's page to download all the goodies too!

Mac Power Users #370: Automation with Sal Soghoian - Relay FM

Sal Soghoian, the father of automation on the Mac, joins Katie and David to discuss the state of Mac an iOS automation. Sal discusses the history of Automation on the Mac, the possibilities for Automation on iOS and the tools and languages available to put the power in the hands of the user.

Numbers Table to Keynote Chart | macOS Automation.com
macOS Automation

If you want to learn about automation on the Mac, this a great place to get started. You'll find links to all of Sal's other sites here too.

Apple Configurator & Automator

All about automating Apple Configurator with Automator and more.

Late Night Software | The home of Script Debugger

An alternative to Script Editor for your Mac.

CMD-D Down-Home Scripting Bootcamp

A 3 day course with Sal and Ray where you can learn AppleScript together. Make sure to listen to the show to get a discount of $200 when booking your ticket!

Omni Group Automation

If you want to learn about automating OmniGraffle or OmniOutliner with OmniJS, then this is the official website.

How Apple Programmer Sal Soghoian Got Apps Talking to Each Other | WIRED
iWork and Automation

If you enjoyed the example of taking a table in Numbers and converting it into a chart in Keynote and would like to automate more things with the iWork suite of applications then this is the place to start!

Automators Forums

Join us to talk about the episode, dissect the AppleScript, and nerd out about automation.

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2: Email Automation In this episode, our intrepid Automators dive into email and cover the best ways to get your Mac, iOS devices, and the web wrangling your email for you. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/2 http://relay.fm/automators/2 Email Automation 2 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, our intrepid Automators dive into email and cover the best ways to get your Mac, iOS devices, and the web wrangling your email for you. In this episode, our intrepid Automators dive into email and cover the best ways to get your Mac, iOS devices, and the web wrangling your email for you. clean 3406 In this episode, our intrepid Automators dive into email and cover the best ways to get your Mac, iOS devices, and the web wrangling your email for you.

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Links and Show Notes

David keeps talking about all the subjects for Automators but settles on email for episode 2. Rose and David agree the emails you send do not need to all be special snowflakes.

David throws out TextExpander as the starting point because saving snippets in a Word document is madness. David likes automating the tab key when writing an email.

Both David and Rose use Automator on the Mac but agree it should be more powerful. Very quickly Rose presses on to Keyboard Maestro. Rose then explains how she uses a Keyboard Maestro script to look for the existence of a file to automatically assemble and send an email. David gets irrationally happy about the thought of email getting sent without any direct involvement.

Then our nerdy automators take on sorting email. Both of our hosts get too much pleasure from auto sorting unwanted email out of their life. David bangs on about a years-old request to make Apple’s cloud-based email rules stronger. David mentions his beloved AppleScript that auto inserts an email recipient’s name.

The Omni Group sponsored this show, and Rose and David agree that they’re swell.

Then Rose and David move on to iOS email automation. The way email apps make you create email links to only their apps makes David sad but Rose digs it. Then David subtly pitches a reality show about two Italians in the middle of a vineyard. Rose then admits she has a thing about email clients and once installed 28 of them.

And then they get to Workflow. So much talking about Workflow. Ultimately, David admits to being “that guy”.

Then our hosts address cloud-based automation, and David closes up banging the drum about dictation and email. Rose and David both love the secret Drafts unending dictation tool. If you’re reading this and you’re from Apple, move along. This is not the app you’re looking for.

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Email Field Guide — MacSparky
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Mail Act-On and More
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Email Management for Any Inbox | SaneBox
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Dispatch: TextExpander-enabled Email App for iPhone
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Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work
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1: Automating Calendar Events Starting with (complex) repeats, working all the way up to AppleScript - with examples. We take you through approximately 10 ways to automate calendar events! Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/1 http://relay.fm/automators/1 Automating Calendar Events 1 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Starting with (complex) repeats, working all the way up to AppleScript - with examples. We take you through approximately 10 ways to automate calendar events! Starting with (complex) repeats, working all the way up to AppleScript - with examples. We take you through approximately 10 ways to automate calendar events! clean 2241 Starting with (complex) repeats, working all the way up to AppleScript - with examples. We take you through approximately 10 ways to automate calendar events!

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Links and Show Notes

After lots of planning, Rose and David get to roll up their sleeves and start automating. Their first subject is those elusive calendar events that take so long to create. (So many presses and clicks!)

First, they agree that repeating events can actually be a form of automation, especially when you take it to the next level. David is obsessive about hyper-scheduling and, as a result, needs to make a lot of calendar events. He does it all using automation. Rose doesn’t like to remember directions to her dentist and, as a result, made a wicked Workflow workflow. Around this point, David opines that he could solve his travel-time problem with a Workflow (and after recording, actually created the nerdy solution and added it to show notes).

Rose figured out a way to use a combination of Numbers, Fantastical, and Keyboard Maestro on Mac to bulk create a LOT of calendar events and this marks the first instance of AppleScript, albeit a short one, for the first time to the podcast.

Around this time, our hosts wander into cloud services and pay homage to IFTTT and Zapier.

Then they wrap up, having given you, dear listener, a pile of ways to avoid ever manually creating a calendar event again.

Detailed Post

This blog post contains all of the links, downloads, and screencasts for the various automations discussed in this episode.

Automators Talk

Discuss the episode and examples on our forum.

YouTube Channel

Here you can find all of our screencasts (including the Memoji video from episode 0).

Workflow: Event Templates

This workflow can pair with one of the next two to create an event in your calendar and also a slightly longer event in your work calendar.

Workflow: Add Event To Work Calendar (Menu)

This Workflow asks if the previous event you created (triggered by the last workflow) is in working time and if so adds a longer event to your work calendar.

Workflow: Add Event To Work Calendar (Auto)

This one does the same as the above Workflow, except it's 100% automated - no questions needed!

MacSparky: The Hyper-Scheduling Experiment
Workflow: Block Scheduling Events [Screencast]

How MacSparky schedules some of his events from the above hyper-scheduling.

Workflow: Block Schedule

The workflow covered in the above screencast.

Workflow: Copy an Event [Screencast]

Rose shows you how you can use Workflow to copy a calendar event.

Workflow: Copy a Calendar Event

The workflow from the above screencast.

Mac Power Users 418: Workflows with Rose Orchard
Numbers and Fantastical for Batch Event Creation [Screencast]

How to use that crazy number sheet and Keyboard Maestro to create potentially hundreds of events with Fantastical.

Workflow: Clipboard Events to Fantastical

A workflow to replace the above Keyboard Maestro macro - should you be working on iOS.

Drafts Action: Events in Fantastical
Fantastical Video Guides
Adding Travel Time before and after events [Screencast]

David breaks down his Workflow which adds travel time to and from events for you.

Workflow: Event Review
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0: Introduction Welcome to Automators! In this preview episode David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard tell you all about their new podcast, why they love automation, and that yes, you can automate things! Mon, 02 Jul 2018 12:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/0 http://relay.fm/automators/0 Introduction 0 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard Welcome to Automators! In this preview episode David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard tell you all about their new podcast, why they love automation, and that yes, you can automate things! Welcome to Automators! In this preview episode David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard tell you all about their new podcast, why they love automation, and that yes, you can automate things! clean 204 Welcome to Automators! In this preview episode David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard tell you all about their new podcast, why they love automation, and that yes, you can automate things!

Links and Show Notes

MeMoji Video

We went a little crazy and did a video version of episode 0 with Memoji heads!

YouTube Channel

Here you'll find not only the Memoji video, but also screencasts we make to accompany episodes.

Automators Forum

Chat about every episode and automation!

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