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176: Everyday Automation
Katie and David talk about the tips and tricks they use for automating their life. We discuss productivity through automation, the automated home and more.
Thanks to MPU listener Hay Oborn for assistance with the shownotes this week!
This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:
1PasswordHave you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore.
Squarespace Everything you need to create an amazing website.
Fujitsu ScanSnap
ScanSnap: Your productive, mobile, efficient, paperless life starts here!
Pixelmator
Beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast, and powerful image editing app for the Mac.
Links and Show Notes:
Links for this episode:
- Mouse Trap (game)
- Keyboard Maestro Work Faster with Macros for Mac OS X
- Mac Power Users 145: Keyboard Maestro Turns 6
David and Katie take a look at the new version of Keyboard Maestro and discuss what it does, how you can use it to automate tasks on your Mac, when you should use Keyboard Maestro over other automation tools and choosing the right tool for the right job.
In this episode Katie and David get geeky with the automation and macro creation program Keyboard Maestro. For this episode, we’re joined special guest and Keyboard Maestro guru, Gabe Weatherhead aka MacDrifter.
Apple automation guru, Ben Waldie, joins David and Katie to discuss incorporating Automator and AppleScript into your Mac workflows.
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BusyCal is the ultimate OS X calendar app — packed with powerful time-saving features in a friendly, easy-to-use package
Mynd Calendar from Alminder Inc. is an intelligent mobile calendar
Hazel watches whatever folders you tell it to, automatically organizing your files according to the rules you create.
Paperless takes the mystery (and fear) out of going paperless with your Apple technology. The book includes 32 screencasts, 4 movies, over 26,000 words, and other rich-media assets to turn you into a paperless ninja.
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Create new documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on your own or share and collaborate with others in real time.
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Finally, one simple solution to unify all your brand name “smart home” and lifestyle devices. It’s a single automated experience worth getting giddy over!
The SmartThings app and Hub will instantly connect to different sensors, locks, light switches, outlets, thermostats, and other compatible devices in your home.
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Katie and David talk about the tips and tricks they use for automating their life. We discuss productivity through automation, the automated home and more.
Thanks to MPU listener Hay Oborn for assistance with the shownotes this week!
This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:
1PasswordHave you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore.
Squarespace Everything you need to create an amazing website.
Fujitsu ScanSnap
ScanSnap: Your productive, mobile, efficient, paperless life starts here!
Pixelmator
Beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast, and powerful image editing app for the Mac.
Links and Show Notes:
Links for this episode:
- Mouse Trap (game)
- Keyboard Maestro Work Faster with Macros for Mac OS X
- Mac Power Users 145: Keyboard Maestro Turns 6
David and Katie take a look at the new version of Keyboard Maestro and discuss what it does, how you can use it to automate tasks on your Mac, when you should use Keyboard Maestro over other automation tools and choosing the right tool for the right job.
In this episode Katie and David get geeky with the automation and macro creation program Keyboard Maestro. For this episode, we’re joined special guest and Keyboard Maestro guru, Gabe Weatherhead aka MacDrifter.
Apple automation guru, Ben Waldie, joins David and Katie to discuss incorporating Automator and AppleScript into your Mac workflows.
Email is relentless and, at times, overwhelming. Learn how email works so you can fight back. This book includes an explanation of underlying email technologies, best practices, and recommendations for the best software and services to help you conquer email.
Type more with less effort! TextExpander saves your fingers and your keyboard, expanding custom keyboard shortcuts into frequently-used text and pictures...
BusyCal is the ultimate OS X calendar app — packed with powerful time-saving features in a friendly, easy-to-use package
Mynd Calendar from Alminder Inc. is an intelligent mobile calendar
Hazel watches whatever folders you tell it to, automatically organizing your files according to the rules you create.
Paperless takes the mystery (and fear) out of going paperless with your Apple technology. The book includes 32 screencasts, 4 movies, over 26,000 words, and other rich-media assets to turn you into a paperless ninja.
Put the internet to work for you.IFTTT lets you create powerful connections with one simple statement — if this then that.
Create new documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on your own or share and collaborate with others in real time.
Meet the hue app. The amazing way to control every Philips hue bulb in your home.
Finally, one simple solution to unify all your brand name “smart home” and lifestyle devices. It’s a single automated experience worth getting giddy over!
The SmartThings app and Hub will instantly connect to different sensors, locks, light switches, outlets, thermostats, and other compatible devices in your home.
Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership
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