Automators

125: AppleScript Events and more with James Thomson

Apr 8, 2023

01:50:36

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Introduction

2min

The Future of Automation

5min

The History of Apple Script

4min

The Future of Automation

4min

The Gift Job

4min

The Strange Corollary of Being Recognized Visibly Well Next to My House

2min

How I Made T-Shirts for Conburo

2min

TechS Expander: The Best Way to Automate Your Work

2min

Home Automation: A Pandemic Project

3min

10.

The Importance of Wi-Fi in Home Automation

4min

11.

How to Use Motion Sensors to Control Your Home

5min

12.

How to Use Amazon Echo to Track Automations

2min

13.

How to Set Up a Hue Sensor in Your Hallway

4min

14.

How to Program the Dock for the Mac

5min

15.

The Benefits of Having Colored Lights in Your Home

4min

16.

Electric: How to Unburry Yourself From IT Tasks

5min

17.

Apple Script and Shortcuts: A Comparison

5min

18.

How to Write Automation Support in Swift

2min

19.

How to Stabilize Your Apps

2min

20.

Peak Out XML: The Most Popular Icons

3min

21.

How to Automate Email With Apple Script

2min

22.

How to Write Scripts That Work in Apple Mail

2min

23.

Apple Script Is Dead

2min

24.

Apple's Script Support Will Not Go Away

3min

25.

The Story of the Finder Team

5min

26.

Nautobot: The Authority Source of Truth for the Network

6min

27.

The Importance of Knowing Your Answers

6min

28.

The Future of Chat GPT

6min

29.

The Importance of Talking to People

3min

30.

The Future of AI

6min

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.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

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James Thomson

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3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.”

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125: AppleScript Events and more with James Thomson

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