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#9: Scriptable with Simon Støvring

October 26th, 2018 · 44 minutes

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.

#8: File Automation

October 12th, 2018 · 52 minutes

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.

#7: Feedback Time!

September 28th, 2018 · 30 minutes

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!

#6: Automating iOS with Matthew Cassinelli

September 15th, 2018 · 88 minutes

iOS power user Matthew Cassinelli joins us to share some great iOS automation workflows.

#5: Project Templates

August 31st, 2018 · 40 minutes

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 some…

#4: First Look at Siri Shortcuts

August 17th, 2018 · 41 minutes

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.

#3: Converting Numbers Sheets to Keynote Graphs with Sal Soghoian

August 3rd, 2018 · 63 minutes

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.

#2: Email Automation

July 20th, 2018 · 56 minutes

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.

#1: Automating Calendar Events

July 6th, 2018 · 37 minutes

Starting with (complex) repeats, working all the way up to AppleScript - with examples. We take you through approximately 10 ways to automate calendar events!

#0: Introduction

July 2nd, 2018 · 3 minutes

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!