Automators

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! This episode of Automators is sponsored by: 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

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

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

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 FoldersMerlin's post on New Year's Resolutions. Obsidian On Apple's Piss-Poor Documentation — Liss is MoreAs 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

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 & AppThis 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 MeterTip: 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 : HomeKitRosemary 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 CameraCameras 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 – PimoroniIf 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 - MacRumorsOn 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 HiomeHomeKit Occupancy Sensor Toolbox Pro

Alex Cox, an expert in home automation and automation tools, joins the Automators to discuss home automation, Drafts, Shortcuts, and ways to learn new automation. They explore the benefits and challenges of automation, emphasize the importance of recognizing time-consuming tasks, and discuss user interface scripting. They delve into the features of PDF pin 12, highlight the power of the Drafts app, and share their use of shortcuts for health and time tracking. They also touch on streaming and utilities with Synology and Raspberry Pi, automation scripts for wildfires, and personal projects.

In this episode, David and Rosemary explore the world of widgets in iOS 14 and discuss their experiments with different sizes and customization options. They highlight apps like Color Widgets and charty that allow for personalized home screen widgets. The hosts also discuss the limitations of iOS widgets, mention the MFC deck app with impressive functionality, and express their hopes for future home-related widgets.

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: PDFpen, from Smile: The ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. The Intrazone by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast hosted by the SharePoint team 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

In this episode, the hosts discuss the iOS 14 update to Shortcuts and its impact on developers. They talk about color choices, improved navigation on iPad, organizing shortcuts with folders, and app integration. They explore the concern of losing widget appeal with the launch of the shortcuts app and introduce 'The Intro Zone' podcast. They also discuss quality of life improvements, power mode triggers, iOS 14 shortcuts for Apple Watch, IFTTT Pro, and new features of iOS 14 shortcuts including easier creation of complex actions and the use of shortcuts on device without cloud sharing for privacy.

TJ Luoma, an experienced automator, talks about his favorite automations and crazy uses for his Stream Deck. They discuss code writing approaches, automation tools, and automating app behavior based on time and day. The benefits of automation and tools like toggle app, API, and Automator are also explored. They touch on Logitech mouse charging options, online privacy, and automating calendar integration with Stream Deck. The speakers discuss controlling music, automation challenges in a smart home, and automating workflows with Stream Decks. They express gratitude to the Automators community and tease future projects involving home theater automation and facial recognition with HomeKit.