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Automators episodes

July 29, 2022107: Control with your Voice, with Sal Soghoian
Sal Soghoian takes David and Rosemary on an epic automation adventure. Starting with a look back at Automator on the Mac, and looking at the star Shortcuts developers now—before diving into custom voice control with OmniFocus and beyond.
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Guest Starring:
Sal Soghoian
Links and Show Notes: Shared Classes & Methods: Speech Voice Control and Omni Automation OmniFocus: Tutorial
1 hr 42 min
July 15, 2022106: Automation Interoperation
Combinations! Lately, a lot of the best Mac automation tools have become conversant with each other. In this episode, Rose and David discuss the best ways to make automation apps work together.
This episode of Automators is sponsored by:
Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting.
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Links and Show Notes: Credits
The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks
The Editor
Jim Metzendorf
The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano
Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software FastScripts 3 Automators #101: Red Sweaters and AppleScript Fun with Daniel Jalkut - Relay FM Using macOS Shortcuts with an Alfred workflow - Alfred Blog Shortcuts | ThoughtAsylum Alfred - Bypass for Shortcuts | ThoughtAsylum folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac! Stream Deck · GitBook Home Automation - Bunch.app Kaleidoscope Release Notes Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack Manual — Scripting and Automation Rogue Amoeba | SoundSource Manual — Using Shortcuts with SoundSource Shortcut Actions [Keyboard Maestro Wiki] action:Execute Shortcut [Keyboard Maestro Wiki] action:Execute or Edit Shortcut [Keyboard Maestro Wiki] action:Edit Shortcut [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
1 hr 16 min
July 02, 2022105: Podcast Automation and Focus Modes with Scotty Jackson
In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined once more by Scotty Jackson. They take a look at home automation related to Focus Modes, and whether or not you can automate a podcast.
This episode of Automators is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Scotty Jackson
Links and Show Notes: Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show Automators #49: Reusable Shortcuts with Scotty Jackson - Relay FM Apple Beta Software Program Hue Go Signals for HomeKit on the App Store Task Management Software Built For Pros - OmniFocus - The Omni Group Agenda - Date-focused Note Taking. Execute an AppleScript via Calendar - Apple Community trigger:Time of Day [Keyboard Maestro Wiki] action:Set Macro or Group Enable [Keyboard Maestro Wiki] Run a shortcut using a URL scheme on Mac – Apple Support (UK) Run a shortcut using a URL scheme on iPhone or iPad – Apple Support (UK) Run shortcuts from the command line – Apple Support (UK) Home Automation (Shortcuts) - Bunch.app Audacity ® | Free, open source, cross-platform audio software for multi-track recording and editing. Ferrite Recording Studio: Ferrite Recording Studio — Wooji Juice Day Automation: Agenda Daily Log – HeyScottyJ X-callback-url Support and Reference - Shortcuts - Agenda Community
1 hr 11 min
June 17, 2022104: WWDC 2022 Awesomeness
Hooray. It's a new WWDC and there are new Automation features! Rose and David are here to preview them all for you.
This episode of Automators is sponsored by:
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Links and Show Notes: Credits
The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks
The Editor
Jim Metzendorf
The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano
Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show App intents | Apple Developer Documentation Full list of changes for shortcuts in iOS 16 : shortcuts Here are iOS 16 features that will delay - 9to5Mac Shortcuts for Mac Field Guide Shortcuts for Mac Field Guide - Plus Edition
1 hr 26 min
June 03, 2022 103: Dan, the Automating Author, Moren
In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by author, podcaster, and automator Dan Moren to talk about his automation experiences and solutions.
Guest Starring:
Dan Moren
Links and Show Notes: Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show MIT Mystery Hunt / Puzzle Club Mystery machine: Automating puzzle hunting – Six Colors Make | Work the way you imagine Zapier | Automation that moves you forward Spaces: The final frontier – Six Colors BetterTouchTool | folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac! SoundSource 5.5 adds Shortcuts support for full Mac audio automation – Six Colors In case of podcast problem, push button – Six Colors More notes on Podcast Notes automation – Six Colors Podcast Note workflow, now with Shortcuts – Six Colors More notes on Podcast Notes automation – Six Colors More podcast workflow tweaks – Six Colors Automators #92: If This, Then Dave Hamilton - Relay FM Automate This: Reading comics on the regular – Six Colors
1 hr 19 min
May 20, 2022102: Automating DEVONThink
Rose and David dig deep on all of Automator's varied automation tools.
This episode of Automators is sponsored by:
Kolide: Endpoint Security Powered by People. Try Kolide for 14 days free; no credit card required.
LinkedIn Jobs: Post a job for free by visiting this link.
Doppler: Sync environment variables at scale.
Links and Show Notes: Credits
The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks
The Editor
Jim Metzendorf
The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano
Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show DEVONtechnologies | DEVONthink, professional document and information management for the Mac and iOS Differences between indexing vs. importing files - DEVONthink - DEVONtechnologies Community DEVONtechnologies | Handbooks and Extras DEVONthink Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides
1 hr 26 min
May 06, 2022101: Red Sweaters and AppleScript Fun with Daniel Jalkut
In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by Daniel Jalkut, the man in the red sweater behind FastScripts, MarsEdit, and the Core Intuition podcast. Together they ponder the future of AppleScript, the restaurant at the end of the universe, and just how fast is a script?
This episode of Automators is sponsored by:
TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off.
Hunter Douglas: Take advantage of generous rebate savings opportunities on select styles.
DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.
Guest Starring:
Daniel Jalkut
Links and Show Notes: Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show About: Daniel Jalkut Red Sweater Software xkcd: Automation time spent vs saved invariablyafk/thinkc-mac-classic-helloworld: Hello world example using Think C 5.0, for Classic Macintosh System 7 Dash for macOS - API Documentation Browser, Snippet Manager - Kapeli Getting Started with Headless Chrome - Chrome Developers Puppeteer | Tools for Web Developers | Google Developers Driving Headless Chrome with Python - GeeksforGeeks Selenium SmolSoftBoi/puppeteer-stealth: For puppeteer to prevent detection. iCab Mobile (Web Browser) on the App Store Beautiful Soup Documentation — Beautiful Soup 4.4.0 documentation Transloader for Mac, iPhone and iPad - Eternal Storms Software FastScripts 3 1.4 Using OSA Menu with OS 9 Apple's Script - Red Sweater Blog FastScripts 3: Scriptlight Search, Parallel Execution, Progress Reporting, and More! - Red Sweater Blog How to Create and Use Symbolic Links (aka Symlinks) on a Mac The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 343, With Paul Kafasis BetterTouchTool | folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac! Core Intuition Podcast
1 hr 43 min
April 23, 2022100: Celebrating 100 Automations, and More
In this episode of Automators, David and Rosemary look at their favourite automations, most wished for features, and how their automation has evolved in 100 episodes.
This episode of Automators is sponsored by:
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Links and Show Notes: Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show Keyboard Maestro 10.0.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS Shortcuts User Guide Drafts 10th Anniversary - Drafts User Guide IFTTT Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work Make | Work the way you imagine
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Razer Naga Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS
1 hr 25 min
April 08, 202299: Automation April
Hooray! It's Automation April and Federico Viticci and John Voorhees join the Automators to talk about it, along with some of their favorite automation.
This episode of Automators is sponsored by:
Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting.
TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off.
Hunter Douglas: Get your free Style Gets Smarter design guide.
Doppler: Sync environment variables at scale.
Guest Starring:
Federico Viticci and John Voorhees
Links and Show Notes: Credits
The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks
The Editor
Jim Metzendorf
The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano
Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show Introducing Automation April: A Month-Long Community Event About Automation, Featuring Shortcuts, Interviews, Discord Workshops, and a Shortcut Contest - MacStories Enter Your Shortcuts in the Automation April Shortcuts Contest - MacStories Automation April: 10 Shortcuts for Apple Translate, Live Text, Finder Images, Pixelmator Pro, and More - MacStories Automation April: A Three-Part Shortcuts Workflow for Syncing Timestamped Research Notes with Videos - MacStories Automation April - All the Posts - MacStories ShareBot for Shortcuts on the App Store Dolphin Emulator - GameCube/Wii games BetterTouchTool - Great Tools for your Mac! Raycast Shortcuts Integration · BetterTouchTool Logger @AutomationApril | Twitter AppStories
1 hr 44 min
March 25, 202298: Automation Pot Pourri
Rose and David have several automation topics on the table in this episode including Shortcuts on the Mac, a Stream Deck check-in, and automating Obsidian. Also, they have thoughts on the new Mac Studio.
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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 Run a shortcut while working on your Mac – Apple Support (UK) Automator: Folder Actions Run shortcuts from the command line – Apple Support (UK) Alfred - Bypass for Shortcuts | ThoughtAsylum A Keyboard Maestro Plugin for Apple Shortcuts | ThoughtAsylum Bypass - Shortcuts Support for Stream Deck | ThoughtAsylum Hazel 5.1 Release Notes – Noodlesoft Obsidian Dataview arnau/obsidian-metatable: An Obsidian plugin to display the frontmatter section as a fully expanded table. jplattel/open-note-to-window-title: Small Obsidian plugin that updates the window title with the current open note SilentVoid13/Templater: A template plugin for obsidian Introduction - Templater
1 hr 32 min

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