26: Getting Started with HomeKit

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26: Getting Started with HomeKit

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71 minutes

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Jun 21, 2019

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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!

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Jun 21, 2019

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Automation makes your life easier and everyone can do it. We tell you how. Hosted by David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard.

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6: Automating iOS with Matthew Cassinelli: iOS power user Matthew Cassinelli joins us to share some great iOS automation workflows. by Automators
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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. by Automators
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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! by Automators
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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. by Automators
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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. by Automators
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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. by Automators
57 min listen
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. by Automators
42 min listen
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. by Automators
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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. by Automators
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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. by Automators
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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. by Automators
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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. by Automators
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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! by Automators
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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. by 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. by Automators
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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. by Automators
62 min listen
14: Automated Journaling: Rose and David tackle the challenge of journaling and how to use automation to make it easier. by Automators
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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 the feedback they've received. by Automators
44 min listen
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. by Automators
62 min listen
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. by Automators
59 min listen
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! by Automators
48 min listen
21: Invoicing, Writing, and Regular Expressions with Dr. Drang: 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! by Automators
86 min listen
3: Converting Numbers Sheets to Keynote Graphs with Sal Soghoian: 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. by Automators
64 min listen
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! by Automators
73 min listen
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. by Automators
41 min listen
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. by Automators
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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. by Automators
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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. by Automators
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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. by Automators
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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. by Automators
48 min listen

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26: Getting Started with HomeKit

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