Automators

125: AppleScript Events and more with James Thomson


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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.

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    Links and Show Notes: Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show Submit Feedback PCalc TLA Systems Ltd. Apps on the App Store TLA Systems | Cotton Bureau

    PCalc t-shirts and Pins!

    AppleScript - Wikipedia Record actions in Script Editor on Mac – Apple Support (UK) Frontier: The UserLand Kernel The Official DragThing Home Page Motion Sensor P1 Motion Sensor P1 Hiome Status Update | Hiome TLA Systems Home Page Graphing Calculator Story Copland (operating system) - Wikipedia Quote by Douglas Adams

    “I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies:

    1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.
    2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.
    3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.”

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