Supercomputer

Matthew smashes his buttons and Alex gets carried away with HomeKit aspirations before speculating about Apple's Fall Event.  

Links from the Episode

Smart House
Hue Lights
Pop Smart Button
Phillips Hue Switch
HomeKit
Logi Circle
Reminders as My Day-to-day Lifeline (Powered by Shortcuts)

Split Multi-Reminder
Neatmo
Brella
Log Caffeine
Apple Shortcuts: The Bicycle for the Mind is Back, but it’s Electric
Upgrade LIVE in Chicago
Ferrite
Shortcuts in 3 Minutes!

Your hosts are back after a short break – and they talked about a bunch of shortcuts for day-to-day tasks.

Alex and Matthew cover about how they use reminders, go off on using Twitter vs Tweetbot, and channel their inner philosopher.

Links from the episode

• Matthew’s collab with Rene Ritchie
• Due | App Store
• Matthew’s Save to Things Inbox or Today shortcut
• Alex’s Estimate Meeting Travel Time shortcut
• Alex’s When Do I Need to Leave By? shortcut
• Alex’s Create Multiple Events with Fantastical shortcut
• Matthew’s Today’s Date Formats shortcut
• Matthew’s View Custom Date Formats shortcut
• Alex’s Music shortcut
• Matthew’s Weekly reviews shortcut (with calendar week format)
• Prizmo Go | App Store
• Just Press Record | App Store
• OmniFocus chevron shortcut (for use with nested projects)
• My TOP 10 Shortcuts! Built working at Apple | YouTube)
• Submission form for Shortcuts questions | Airtable

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• @_supercomputer on Twitter
• @_supercomputer on Instagram
• @alexcox on Twitter
• @mattcassinelli on Twitter
• matthewcassinelli.com
• Matthew Cassinelli on YouTube

Your hosts dive into task managers like OmniFocus and Things, but it turns out to be a lot to cover – stay tuned for the second installment!

Alex loves her tags, Matthew defends Things from Alex’s violent opposition, and there’s a silly rant at the end about Marvel Netflix shows.

Links from the show

• Things for iOS and Mac | Cultured Code
• OmniFocus – task management for Mac and iOS | The Omni Group
•  Reeder app for iOS and Mac | ★ Reeder
• Things 3.6 Reimagines External Keyboard Control on iPad | MacStories
• Things URL Scheme support page | Cultured Code
• Designing better file organization around tags, not hierarchies | Nayuki (via MacDrifter)
• Things on iOS: The Complete Guide to Automations and Workflows | The Sweet Setup
• Canvas #70: Task Managers in 2018 | Relay FM
• Rosemary (@rosemaryorchard) | Twitter
• Dugtrio | Google Image Search
• Things 3.7 adds Siri Shortcuts support and templates, plus Landscape on iPhone | The Sweet Setup
• Using Siri Shortcuts with OmniFocus | The Omni Group
• Drafts. Where Text Starts.
• Things Parser 2.0 for Drafts 5 | PolyMaths
• The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right | Atul Gawande on Amazon
• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity | David Allen on Amazon
• Drafts is finally coming to the Mac | Cult of Mac
• Greg Pierce (@agiletortoise) | Twitter
• Cortex #75: Home Again | Relay FM
• Pee tape shortcut | Alex Cox
• Do By Friday
• Roboism | Relay.FM
• Two Headed Girl

Find us online

• @_supercomputer on Twitter
• @_supercomputer on Instagram
• @alexcox on Twitter
• @mattcassinelli on Twitter
• matthewcassinelli.com
• Matthew Cassinelli on YouTube

Your hosts discuss their new Apple treats, the shift to using shortcuts in day to day life, and forging ahead with magic variables.

Links from the show

• Workflow introduces Magic Variables for Easier, More Poweful Visual Automation | MacStories
• Canvas #29: Workflow – Magic Variables | Relay FM
• Pinky ledge tweet | @mattcassinelli
• iPhone XS wallpaper | 9to5Mac
• Just Because: How Apple's Awesome Motion Watch Faces Are Made | Hodinkee
• Why Apple Watch is more important than iPhone | Rene Ritchie on YouTube
• Shortcuts Basics: understanding the Shortcuts app | Matthew Cassinelli on YouTube
• Myke on Todoist’s dark theme video | @imyke on Twitter
• Myke on Spark’s dark theme video too | @imyke on Twitter
• Siri and the Rock save the day | Apple on YouTube
• Speak Text | Shortcut by Matthew Cassinelli
• How to use Workflow for iOS when you don’t know where to start | Federico Viticci on iMore
• View Source | Shortcut from the Gallery
• Count Shortcuts | Shortcut by Matthew Cassinelli
• Are You in the 1 Percent? LinkedIn Congratulates Its Elite Members | Mashable
• Use Siri Shortcuts to automatically connect your HomePod to your iPhone using AirPlay | iMore
• Federico’s polite correction on Matthew’s mistake
• Shortcut phrases for all the great shows | @_brianhamilton
• Upgrade #211: You Will Pay | Relay FM
• Drafts 5: Capture ‣‣ Act | App Store
• Thinking About Attention - Walk With Me | CGP Grey 2 on YouTube
• Yosemite tee | Andrew Smith << correction, not UgMonk
• Gather system | UgMonk

Find us online

• @_supercomputer on Twitter
• @_supercomputer on Instagram
• @alexcox on Twitter
• @mattcassinelli on Twitter
• matthewcassinelli.com
• Matthew Cassinelli on YouTube

This week, your hosts are excited for the release of iOS 12 and Shortcuts! Matthew reveals some behind the scenes lunch strategies from his time at Workflow, Alex wants a way to track when she’s late, and both talk about their iPhone choices.

This episode covers some of the confusion between Siri Shortcuts and what the Shortcuts app can do. So, listen now and in the future for more shortcuts examples and links!

Links from the episode:

• ‎Shortcuts on the App Store
• Shortcuts EXPLAINED! Did Siri actually get better? | YouTube
• iOS 12 | Apple
• iOS 12: The MacStories Review | MacStories
• Daisy is Apple’s new iPhone recycling robot | The Verge
• Getting started with the Shortcuts app | iMore
• Shortcuts User Guide | Apple
• Things on iOS: The Complete Guide to Automations and Workflow | The Sweet Setup 
• Automators | Relay FM
• twoheadedgirlfm (@twoheadedgirlfm) | Twitter
• SUPERCOMPUTER (@_supercomputer) | Twitter

Matthew explains the whole September 12th Apple event to Alex – hear her real reactions to the iPhone naming strategies.

Also, Matthew details his fall, both are excited about HomePod, and one of them starts a #crispy YouTube channel. Smash that Like and Subscribe button – or not, up to you really.

Links in this episode

• iPhone XS Max
• Comparing Apple Watch sizes
• Comparison of iPhone sizes
• New Apple Watch Series 4 faces and complication
• Tim’s trolling tweet
• They played us!
• Bob, come in here!
• Life Alert for Apple Watch
• How Apple Watch saved my life
• How an Apple Watch Saved This Man From A Life-Threatening Blood Clot
• Apple Watch Series 4 – Real Stories
• Mint mojito
• #vapelife
• Matthew’s tweet about new Youtube channel

This week, your hosts discuss their travel checklists – Alex hates planes, Matthew loves a good snack, and both will be at XOXO this weekend! Come say hi!

If you’re enjoying the show so far, please rate the show in iTunes and Recommend it in Overcast if you use it. Both help spread the show to new users, so we’d really appreciate the support!

Links from the show:

• TripIt - Travel Itinerary - Trip Planner
• Search Flights, Hotels & Rental Cars | KAYAK
• Cheap Flights, Cheap Hotels, and Travel Search | Hipmunk
• Expedia Travel: Search Hotels, Cheap Flights, Car Rentals & Vacations
• Hotels.com - Deals & Discounts for Hotel Reservations from Luxury Hotels to Budget Accommodations
• Home | Rosemary Orchard
• Automators - Relay FM
• The all-new Things. Your to-do list for Mac & iOS
• Things on iOS: The Complete Guide to Automations and Workflows
• How to Fill Out OmniFocus Project Templates with Workflow | Rosemary Orchard
• x-callback-url
• Drafts (@draftsapp) | Twitter
• Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts—Becoming the Person You Want to Be: Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter: 9780804141239: Amazon.com: Books
• Whole Food Protein Bars with Real Ingredients | RXBAR
• Soylent

This week, your hosts cover their morning routines – Alex has a regimen, Matthew has almost none, and both dream up ways Shortcuts might change things.

If you're enjoying the show so far, please rate the show in iTunes and Recommend it in Overcast if you use it. Both help spread the show to new users, so we'd really appreciate the support!

Links from the episode

• Who Actually Designed Steve Jobs’ Famous Mock Turtlenecks? | TIME
• My Number One Productivity Tip | Shawn Blanc
• Omnifocus 3 for Mac to ship in September | OmniGroup
• The Best Water Bottles for 2018: Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company
• Fat Yoshi | Know Your Meme
• Possible solution to Fat Yoshi | Alex Guyot on Twitter
• Introduction to Siri Shortcuts | WWDC 2018 Videos | Apple Developer
• The Best iPod Prediction Ever Made | Gizmodo
• Launch Center Pro | Contrast
• Jim Carrey's (Reluctant) Return to Hollywood: At Home With an Actor, Artist and Trump-Era Agitator | Hollywood Reporter
• Cortex #72: Adulting Complete | Relay FM
• Things 3 Review: The Best Productivity and GTD Suite for iPhone, iPad, and Mac | The Sweet Setup

We have accounts for the show on Twitter and Instagram too – we will do another Instagram Live stream while we're both at XOXO, so follow us there to get notified! Find more episodes on our website at supercomputer.fm

In the second installment of the Supercomputer audio entertainment technology show, your hosts talk digital assistants – mostly Siri, Alexa, and some Google Assistant, but even Cortana & Bixby get a shoutout.

Matthew will trigger your Echo, Alex will trigger your HomePod, and we learn how everybody hates that one guy.

Links from the episode

• Breville Infuser espresso machine
• Danesi Caffe Gold espresso beans
• Vector 125: Siri Shortcuts with Matthew Cassinelli
• One Question For A More Joyful Day
• Supercomputer on Instagram

Follow your hosts on Twitter: @alexcox and @mattcassinelli

Find more episodes on our website at supercomputer.fm

Welcome to Supercomputer! We're glad to have you.

In this episode, you will meet your hosts, hear about their early exposure to computers, and learn how Workflow becoming Shortcuts makes this an exciting time to talk about technology.

Links:

• Workflow Documentation
• Roboism
• Do By Friday
• @AlexCox
• matthewcassinelli.com
• @mattcassinelli

Learn more about the show at supercomputer.fm and follow us on Twitter & Instagram.