Automators

The hosts discuss the concept of a Daily Brief and share their experiences. They explore the possibility of adding window and blinds automation using home kit friendly options. Learn how to leverage events in calendars to create daily routines and automate trip planning. They discuss how they use weather data to decide whether to bring an umbrella. The hosts talk about comparing calendars, automating accent color changes on Mac OS, and using Keyboard Maestro and AppleScript to change appearance settings. They discuss switching show note platforms and automation capabilities of Google Docs and Drafts for text messages.

Charlie Chapman, Developer of Dark Noise, joins the Automators to talk about his automation journey and implementing it in Dark Noise. They discuss the standout design of Dark Noise, simulating office or coffee shop sounds, automating with calculators and PowerShell, running shortcuts from the home screen, automating social media platforms, and integrating with Apple's backend services. They also discuss the benefits of incorporating shortcuts into app development and showcase Dark Noise.

On this episode, the hosts discuss LaunchCuts, a new app that solves the organization problem in the Shortcuts app. They also talk about running beta software releases and share their experiences with automation on Stream Deck devices. Additionally, they explore using timeouts and shortcuts to manage time spent on social media, discuss Kensington docking stations, and explain the implementation of QR code generation with shortcuts.

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. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: PDFpen, from Smile : The ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac. Zapier: The easiest way to automate your work. Start your 14-day free trial today. Kensington: The Professionals Choice. Find the right docking solutions for your organization today. Guest Starring: Doug Adams Links and Show Notes: Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership Doug's AppleScripts » dougscripts.com Doug on Twitter Doug's AppleScripts NEW: Divvy Up A Playlist v2.0 » Doug's AppleScripts Late Night Software | The home of Script Debugger Doug's AppleScripts NEW: Make Playlists By Tag v3.0 » Doug's AppleScripts Doug's AppleScripts NEW: Divvy Up A Playlist v2.0 » Doug's AppleScripts Doug's AppleScripts » Guitar Tab Search v2.0 » Official Download Site Doug's AppleScripts » Guitar Tab Search v1.0 » Official Download Site Doug's AppleScripts » Search Wikipedia v3.0 » Official Download Site Doug's AppleScripts » Random Full Albums to Playlist v3.0 » Official Download Site The Next Track Bare Bones Software | BBEdit 13 AppleScripts for Tex-Edit Plus - Welcome!Doug's old Tex-Edit Plus Scripts FastScripts Caséta by Lutron | Smart Home Switches, Lighting Controls & Dimmers The official site of Philips Hue | Meethue.com

In this episode, David and Rosemary look at their automations surrounding capture and review. Between Shortcuts and web based automations, Drafts and URL schemes there's plenty you can automate. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code AUTOMATORS to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Kensington: The Professionals Choice. Find the right docking solutions for your organization today. Links and Show Notes: Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership Workflow as an OmniFocus Trigger List – Rosemary Orchard Using Drafts 5 Taskpaper with OmniFocus – Rosemary Orchard Automators #35: Automating Business with Don McAllister - Relay FM Drafts for Mac Update Tutorial from ScreenCastsOnline Things URL Scheme - Things Support Checklist Manifesto: Atul Gawande OPML - Wikipedia Automators #42: Toobox Pro with Alex Hay - Relay FM Concepts App • Infinite, Flexible Sketching Find Completed Actions Today (OmniFocus Shortcut) STREAKS. The to-do list that helps you form good habits. For iOS. Focused #92: Getting Focused Kourosh Dini - Relay FM LaunchCutsFolders (and more) for Shortcuts by Adam Tow YouTube Project templates | Toggl Knowledge Base Timery for Toggl

Toolbox Pro developer (and documentary film editor) Alex Hay joins us to explain how he stumbled from scratching his own itch to making a powerful Siri Shortcuts utility app, Toolbox Pro. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: TextExpander, from Smile: Unlock your productivity with TextExpander. Get 20% off with your first year. Zapier: The easiest way to automate your work. Start your 14-day free trial today. Kensington: The Professionals Choice. Find the right docking solutions for your organization today. Guest Starring: Alex Hay Links and Show Notes: Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership Toolbox Pro Toolbox Pro on Twitter Alex Hay on Twitter Multi Instagram Post Introducing MusicBot: The All-in-One Apple Music Assistant, Powered by Shortcuts - MacStories Burst Slice — Prolost Store Pano Man — Prolost Store

In this episode, Rosemary and David tackle health tracking and how we can automate it to get all of the pluses with as few negatives as possible. From "smartifying" health devices, to building habits and accountability, it's all covered. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code AUTOMATORS to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Kensington: The Professionals Choice. Find the right docking solutions for your organization today. Links and Show Notes: Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership Mac Power Users 467: Fitness Apps & Tech - Episodes - MPU Talk ‎WaterMinder® on the App Store MyFitnessPal | MyFitnessPal.com Pushcut - Smart notifications that trigger your automation ‎Streaks on the App Store Automators #1: Automating Calendar Events - Relay FM Log Fitbit Scales | ShortcutThis uses metric data to calculate the BMI. Log Blood Glucose | Shortcut Log Blood Pressure | Shortcut Moodpath App - Your Mental Health Companion Guided Meditation and Mindfulness - The Headspace App

Automation expert Tim Stringer joins the Automators to discuss Mac, iOS, and web-based automation. Topics include automating tasks with macros, Zapier, and shortcuts, using tools and applications like Ibekon and CleanMyMac X, managing templates in OmniFocus, exploring the use of stream decks, automating tasks and delegating work with Zapier, WooCommerce, and Gravity Forms, and discussing Omnifocus shortcut support and automation modernization.

In this episode, David and Rosemary try all sorts of iBeacons and look at why, where, when, and how you use these little devices. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy. Kensington: The Professionals Choice. Find the right docking solutions for your organization today. Links and Show Notes: Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership Take Control of Shortcuts – Take Control Books Estimote Beacons Blue Charm iBeacon lgaches/BeaconEmitter: Turn your Mac as an iBeacon Make Your Mac Advertise iBeacon – BeaconZone Blog Online UUID Generator Tool Pushcut - Smart notifications that trigger your automation Automators #38: Simon Leeb and Pushcut - Relay FM ‎BLE Scanner 4.0 on the App Store ‎iBeacon-Manager on the App Store iBeacon Recommendations - iOS - Automators Talk ‎Picsew - Screenshot Stitching on the App Store Format Images for Blogging Drafts Action: Fix Empty Markdown Links – Rosemary Orchard Drafts for Mac Changes Drafts for Mac: It's Action Time - MacStories Elgato Stream Deck

App developer Simon Leeb joins us to talk about his automation journey that turned into building an automation app, Pushcut. We also stray into the world of iBeacon and automation. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: PDFpen, from Smile : The ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac. Flatiron School: Launch a career in tech with Flatiron School’s modern curriculum paired with one-on-one support from dedicated Career Coaches, all just in 15 weeks. Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy. Guest Starring: Simon Leeb Links and Show Notes: Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership Pushcut - Smart notifications that trigger your automation openHAB iBeacon - Apple Developer iBeacon - Wikipedia