This episode will give you a foundational framework for using Keyboard Maestro, powerful system automation software for Mac OS X. Give it a listen before you start using Keyboard Maestro to learn the best ways to implement it and a few tips and tricks to help you identify what you should automate.

Cheat Sheet

Why Keyboard Maestro is so powerful and you should be using it on your Mac

The differences between TextExpander, Hazel, and Keyboard Maestro (and when to use each one)

How Keyboard Maestro’s triggers work and what you can do with them

Some of the more obscure triggers in Keyboard Maestro (including how to use a MIDI keyboard to launch macros)

Specific examples of how Mike and Thanh use Keyboard Maestro to be #AsianEfficient

Tips to help you accelerate the learning curve get started with Keyboard Maestro

Why you should start out simple with just one or two macros and evolve from there

How to recognize what you need to automate using the “3 Times Rule”

How you can record macros inside of Keyboard Maestro without knowing ANY code

Links

Keyboard Maestro

Hazel

TextExpander

Save Time with Expert-Level TextExpander Snippets

Bartender (Mac app)

A Comprehensive Guide to Keyboard Maestro

Popclip

A Useful Caps Lock Key by Brett Terpstra

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