144: Some Favorite Automations

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144: Some Favorite Automations

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Dec 29, 2023

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Released:

Dec 29, 2023

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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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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
40 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
31: Making Your ScreenFlow Flow and More with J.F. Brissette: 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. by Automators
54 min listen
14: Automated Journaling: Rose and David tackle the challenge of journaling and how to use automation to make it easier. by Automators
40 min listen
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
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
63 min listen
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
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
3 min listen
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
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
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
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
58 min listen
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
37 min listen
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
31 min listen
6: Automating iOS with Matthew Cassinelli: iOS power user Matthew Cassinelli joins us to share some great iOS automation workflows. by Automators
89 min listen
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
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
42 min listen
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
80 min listen
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. by Automators
62 min listen
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
74 min listen
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! by Automators
66 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
68 min listen
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". by Automators
42 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
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
45 min listen
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. by Automators
70 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
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. by Automators
63 min listen
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
52 min listen
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
76 min listen

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