Automators

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77: Unicorn Automation with Kathy Campbell Jun 04, 2021

Show notes

David and Rosemary are joined by The Unicorn Sidekick, Kathy Campbell, to talk automation. From Lightroom and handling thousands of photos, to Shortcuts for launching music playback, there's plenty of automation to discover!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

TextExpander, from Smile: Communicate Smarter. Get 20% off.
Sync Up, a OneDrive podcast: Takes you behind the scenes of OneDrive.
Forward Networks: Network Modeling Software. Request a demo today.

Guest Starring:

Kathy Campbell

Links and Show Notes:

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Home - The Unicorn Sidekick

Automators #34: Getting Cozy with Regular Expressions - Relay FM

Roboism #38: Triggering the Maestros - Relay FM

Default Folder X

Default Folder X on Setapp | Major upgrade for Open and Save dialogs

76: Automating with Alfred May 21, 2021

Show notes

Rose and David dig in with ways they are using the Mac utility Alfred to automate using their Macs. This episode starts with the basics and then starts digging down.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365.
ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free.
DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership

Alfred - Productivity App for macOS

Mac Power Users #497: Spotlight, Alfred & LaunchBar - Relay FM

Guides and Tutorials - Alfred Help and Support

Workflows - Alfred Help and Support

Advanced Preferences - Alfred Help and Support

Snippets and Text Expansion - Alfred Help and Support

Snippets - Alfred

Rocket – the best emoji app for Mac

Alfred 4 Update - Apple Mac, iPad & iPhone Tutorials from ScreenCastsOnline

Amazon.com: Anker Magnetic Wireless Portable Charger, PowerCore Magnetic 5K Wireless 5,000mAh Power Bank with USB-C Cable, Design for iPhone 12/12 Pro / 12 Pro Max / 12 Mini

Alfred Workflows - Extend Alfred and Boost Your Productivity

TimeZones-Alfred Workflow

rhydlewis/search-omnifocus: Alfred workflow that allows free text searching of OmniFocus tasks

VPN Connections | Packal

Adding tasks from Alfred 3? - OmniFocus - The Omni Group User Forums

File Search - Alfred Help and Support

75: Bunches of Automation, with Jay Miller May 07, 2021

Show notes

In this episode, Rosemary and David chat to Jay Miller about how he automates, using Keyboard Maestro, Alfred, Bunch, and more.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

TextExpander, from Smile: Communicate Smarter. Get 20% off.
Sync Up, a OneDrive podcast: Takes you behind the scenes of OneDrive.
Forward Networks: Network Modeling Software. Request a demo today.

Guest Starring:

Jay Miller

Links and Show Notes:

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AIOHTTP

Asynchronous downloads in Python

Instant Search Workflow | Packal

Packal Alfred OmniFocus Scripts — MacSparky

Bunch | Brett Terpstra

kjaymiller/Bunch_Alfred: Alfred Workflow for Brett Terpstra's Bunch Application

Bunch and the Stream Deck - BrettTerpstra.com

Easy and Complex Bunches — Jay Miller

Using Moom with Bunch for window management - BrettTerpstra.com

Frontmatter - Bunch

Hook – Find without searching

Pinboard

‎Pinstachio for Pinboard on the App Store

74: Stream Deck: Going Large Apr 23, 2021

Show notes

Rose and David have gone all-in with Elgato's Stream Deck as an automation tool. In this episode, they go deep into all the tricks and workflows to turn your Stream Deck into an automation robot.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Privacy: Smarter payments. Get $5 to spend on your first purchase.
The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365.
ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free.
DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership

Stream Deck XL | elgato.com

Stream Deck | elgato.com

Stream Deck Mini | elgato.com

Automators #68: Stephen Millard and ThoughtAsylum - Relay FM

Stream Deck Icon Generator | ThoughtAsylum

Automators #58: Automating with TJ Luoma - Relay FM

tjluoma/icalbuddy-km-and-stream-deck: Use icalBuddy and Keyboard Maestro to show calendar events on Stream Deck

Corcules/KMlink: Streamdeck plugin to drive Keyboard Maestro

Elgato Stream Deck - Plugins – Elgato

smitmartijn/streamdeck-zoom-plugin

73: Custom Drafts Themes, Syntax, and more with Tim Nahumck Apr 09, 2021

Show notes

In this episode, David and Rosemary get Tim back on the show to talk about recent updates to Drafts and how he's using it to customize his workflow and how other people can take advantage of them too!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

PDFpen, from Smile: Powerful PDF editing on your Mac.
Microsoft Lists: A Microsoft 365 app that helps you track information and organize work.
Sync Up, a OneDrive podcast: Takes you behind the scenes of OneDrive.

Guest Starring:

Tim Nahumck

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Drafts 26: The Customization Update – nahumck.me

Drafts – nahumck.me

Nahumck Dark | Drafts Directory

Nahumck Light | Drafts Directory

Jayson

‎Pastel on the App Store

Popular Themes | Drafts Directory

Tablet Habit Dark | Drafts Directory

Tablet Habit

Dark and Friendly | Drafts Directory

BirchTree

Night Owl | Drafts Directory

Draftsdown | Drafts Directory

Fountain | A markup language for screenwriting.

Fountain | Drafts Directory

Popular Syntaxes | Drafts Directory

Simple List+ | Drafts Directory

Tweets | Drafts Directory

‎Pretext on the App Store

Editor Preferences - Drafts User Guide

Desqueeze Photo

Use Camera Remote and timer on Apple Watch - Apple Support

Clear Spaces for a Clear Mind – nahumck.me

Modules | Drafts Directory

Customize modules for quick switching. When usin

72: Quality of Life Automation on the Mac Mar 26, 2021

Show notes

Rose and David explain many little automations that can improve your quality of life on your Mac.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365.
ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free.
DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.
Privacy: Smarter payments. Get $5 to spend on your first purchase.

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership

All Automators Episodes

Better Touch Tool

Moom · Many Tricks

Keyboard Maestro 9.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS

Keyboard Maestro Window Management - MacSparky YouTube

GitHub - Corcules/KMlink: Streamdeck plugin to drive Keyboard Maestro

‎Amphetamine on the Mac App Store

CleanMyMac X: The Best Mac Cleanup App for macOS. Get a Cleaner Mac in Minutes.

CleanMyMac X

Automators #68: Stephen Millard and ThoughtAsylum - Relay FM

Grammarly

‎Amphetamine on the Mac App Store

Rename files, folders and disks on Mac - Apple Support

Amazon.com: Elgato Stream Deck Mini - Compact Live Production Controller with 6 Customizable LCD keys, Trigger Actions in OBS Studio, Streamlabs, Twitch, YouTube and More (10GAI9901) , Black: Computers & Accessories

Mac Power Users #569: Contextual Computing - Relay FM

Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software

OS X Watermark PDFs Service

Keyboard Maestro Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides

Hazel Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides

71: Automated Capture Mar 12, 2021

Show notes

In this episode, David and Rosemary tackle the sticky subject of automated capture. In places where no post-it has gone before, learn how they use Drafts, Obsidian, and task management and reference systems to handle their capture!

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Sync Up, a OneDrive podcast: Takes you behind the scenes of OneDrive.
TextExpander, from Smile: Work smarter, not harder. Get 20% off your first year.
DeleteMe: Remove your personal info from data brokers. Get 20% off with code AUTOMATORS.

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Drafts | Where Text Starts

Apple Watch - Drafts User Guide

Use Back Tap on your iPhone – Apple Support

Widgets - Drafts User Guide

OmniFocus - The Omni Group

Obsidian

Append to List | Drafts Action Directory

Parse Reminders | Shortcut

‎Picsew - Screenshot Stitching on the App Store

Automating finding an email from a contact - macOS - Automators Talk

Integromat

Stream Deck | elgato.com

StreamDeck + Keyboard Maestro with KMLink — MacSparky

70: Matthew Cassinelli and Changing Your Shortcuts Usage Feb 26, 2021

Show notes

In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Matthew Cassinelli to talk about how his Shortcuts use has evolved with the changes to Shortcuts.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365.
ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free.
DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.

Guest Starring:

Matthew Cassinelli

Links and Show Notes:

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Matthew Cassinelli – Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips

Smart Tech Today | Smart Lights, Smart Speakers, IoT Tech Podcast | TWiT

Custom iOS 14 widgets have become a TikTok flex - The Verge

Homebridge

Dummy switches for Homebridge

Keyboard Maestro 9.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS

A Comprehensive Guide to All 120+ Settings URLs Supported by iOS and iPadOS 13.1 - MacStories

Twitter Shortcuts – Matthew Cassinelli

These are the individual components.

Notion

Notion API – Private beta

Deep Links

In what ways can we form useful relationships between notes? | by Nick Milo

Hook – Find without searching

Airtable

Matthew Cassinelli - YouTube

Matthew Cassinelli - Twitch

Shortcuts Catalog – Matthew Cassinelli

WidgetPack

Membership – Matthew Cassinelli

Announcing the Shortcuts User Group – Matthew Cassinelli

Slack chat for Shortcuts.

My routine checklist shortcut on Rene Ritchie's channel – Matthew Cassinelli

Clubhouse: Drop-in audio chat

69: Joe Buhlig and Automating OmniFocus Feb 12, 2021

Show notes

The Omni Group has released a remarkable automation platform for their apps, including OmniFocus. In this episode, automator Joe Buhlig joins to talk about his automation journey and working with the Omni Group's new platform.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

Sync Up, a OneDrive podcast: Takes you behind the scenes of OneDrive.
PDFpen, from Smile: The all-purpose PDF editor for Mac, iPad & iPhone.
HelloFresh: Click this link and use code automators10 for 10 free meals, including free shipping!

Guest Starring:

Joe Buhlig

Links and Show Notes:

Credits

The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership

Joe Buhlig | an analog mind in a digital world

Omni-Automation

OmniFocus & Omni Automation

The JavaScript Beginner's Handbook (2020 Edition)

JavaScript Tutorial

JavaScript Guide - JavaScript | MDN

Learn JavaScript | Codecademy

Omni Automation Plug-In: Complete and Await Reply

URL.fromString("omnifocus:///task/" idStr)

The OmniFocus Update Reviews Script Comes to iOS

OmniFocus Tag On Joe Buhlig | an analog mind in a digital world

Auto-Parsing Tasks in OmniFocus on iOS

joebuhlig/OFScripts: A collection of the AppleScripts I use to extend OmniFocus.

OmniFocus Plug-In Collection

Omni Automation Plug-In: Complete and Await Reply

Eloquent JavaScript, 3rd Edition

Hazel Keeping OmniFocus Updated

OmniFocus Auto-Parser (Original in AppleScript)

Auto-Parsing Tasks in OmniFocus on iOS

OmniFocus Plug-In Collection

OmniFocus Automation topics - The Omni Group Forums

Omni Automation Plug-In: Task with Tasks

Move Selected Projects into New Folder

Push-Out Project Due Date

Copy Selected OmniFocus Tasks to OmniPlan

68: Stephen Millard and ThoughtAsylum Jan 29, 2021

Show notes

Stephen Millard from Thought Asylum joins in to share his automation journey and his extraordinary ecosystem of plugins Drafts.

This episode of Automators is sponsored by:

The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365.
DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.
AirBuddy: Experience AirPods on your Mac like never before. First 100 Automators listeners get a 20% discount with this link.