In this episode, Rose and David throw caution to the wind and install iOS & iPadOS betas on everything. There are crashes and updates, all in the name of finding out just how impressive the new Shortcuts really is.

This is an iOS 12 shortcut, it should migrate automatically for iOS 13 devices.

Please note, the Shortcuts talked about on the show are examples of what the developers can do - not something created or implemented.

Rose is now banned from scooters, and how get started with HomeKit - from building your system to real automations that actually make your life easier!

(Spoiler: This does not track your mood)

This is the complication app for your Apple Watch

Happy WWDC week! David and Rose are on the ground at WWDC in San Jose to bring you up to speed on the new automation heading to iOS and iPadOS. They also recap WWDC, the Automator's meetup, and Rose describes how she lost a fight with a leaf.

Never has there been a more attractive group of Automators.

Rose and David are getting serious about Airtable, the online-based database/spreadsheet/thingy. In this episode, they explain how Airtable works, how they're using it to Automate the Automators, and additional uses for Airtable.

Join us next week in Orange County.

Introductory Pricing is About to End. Your purchase: 1. Helps you become a Mac Ninja; 2. Pays for David's shoes.

WIN WIN!

See how two automators automate Automators. 😇

In this episode Rosemary and David get Tim the Drafts Man to talk about how he uses Drafts, sharing actions, tips and tricks.

Tim Nahumck

Merlin Mann talking about Drafts

Add list of items to the Groceries list in Reminders.

The origin story of Drafts

Tim's Text Modifications Actions Group

The WordPress Actions here are extremely useful.

Create a pre-defined packing list in Things. You will first be prompted for a Trip Name, Note, and a date of when the packing needs to be completed. Sends a project to Things, broken up by areas. Uses a modified version of Send to Things by Tyler Eich.

Useful action keys and their associated duplicate actions that can be copied to other action groups. Duplicate actions are denoted with a prefix of “ ⸁ “ in the action.

Create a single task to Reminders with a note to a specific list from a prompt (no draft required).

Creates a reminder with a link back to the draft, setting a due date and time for the reminder.Note: This can use the following apps: Reminders, GoodTask, Things, Todoist, and OmniFocus.

As Tim mentioned, potentially not safe for work or around children.

Text expansion is a simple sort of automation but also a powerful one. In this episode, Rose and David go deep on text automation, the tools they use, and some of their favorites ways to use text automation to get their work done faster.

In this episode of Automators Rosemary and David interview the mysterious internet legend Dr. Drang. As well as talking about Python, Perl, and AppleScript, they also dive into regular expressions, Shortcuts, Drafts, Keyboard Maestro, and how you can combine all of these in various different workflows!

Dr. Drang

Drang's TaskPaper Action Group for Drafts

Don't forget, we put a blog post together for each episode to give you even more details!

Brett Terpstra, the mad scientist automator, joins to talk about how he got started in automation and share some great workflows for keyboard and trackpad automation, extending automation to your home, and more.

Brett Terpstra

In this episode of Automators Rose and David dive into the recent and upcoming updates to Shortcuts. They nerd out on weather and notes, as well as their love for the dictionary updates!

David's video field guide to Siri Shortcuts - a special discount code is included in the show!

If you want to find out about Rose's backup system for her Shortcuts or the function shortcut to handle possible multiple notes (and other items) this is the place to look!

Web programmer John Siracusa joins the Automators to share his thoughts on automation workflows, the best programming language for automation, and how automating your Mac desktop can become a road to madness.

John Siracusa