Automators

As the Automators ride off into the sunset, they talk about the importance and future of automation and answer listener questions.

Rose and David share some of their favorite automation tips for use in personal knowledge management.

In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Tim Stringer to look at his automations and discuss the core principles of automating.

In this episode David and Rosemary explore Moom 4 and other window management tools for macOS.

Dark Noise developer Charlie Chapman joins David to explain how he implemented automation in his application and how he uses Automation himself.

The Automators share some of their favorite tricks for creating, editing, and working with text.

In this episode, David and Rosemary respond to some listener feedback and share updates on smart home technology and solutions.

Rose and David are both fans of setups, automations that set your computer up to dive into doing your work. In this episode, the Automators discuss multiple ways to set up a setup.

This week, David and Rosemary are joined by Kim Caloca-Madden to talk about how automating has improved her life and found its way into the heart of her family.

Rose and David review their Stream Deck setups and share some of their best workflows for this automation-friendly device.

In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Paul Kafasis from Rogue Amoeba to talk about automating audio, as well as his personal magic.

Rose and David break down all the new automation options from Apple's WWDC announcements.

Stephen Millard, one of our favorite automators, returns to the show with ideas (and scripts) to automate Alfred and announces the public Automators Obsidian Vault.

After Apple's latest announcement, Rosemary and David review their iPad usage and how they automate on it.

Shortcuts guru Matthew Cassinelli joins to discuss the state of shortcuts and some of his favorite automations.

Rose and David revisit their Action Buttons and share some of their automations. The hosts also discuss text and AI workflows.

Ken Case joins David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard to talk about automating all the things from the OmniGroup, including OmniFocus on Apple Vision Pro.

Rosemary and David have multiple ways to automate file management on your Mac.

Rosemary and David are joined by Simon Støvring again to talk about the automation developer's journey, productivity on the Vision Pro, and Shortcuts support in apps.

David's strapped on his Vision Pro and the Automators take a look to see what can (and can not) be automated on Apple's new platform.

In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by smart home guru Robert Spivack to talk about everything from HomeKit and Matter, to Thread and WiFi.

In this episode of Automators, David and Rosemary talk about the new automation features that have come to OmniFocus 4.

Rose and David get out their scorecards for the existing automation platforms.

Rosemary and David share some of their favorite automations as the year wraps up.

In this episode, David and Rosemary explore the how and why of moving Automators to Notion and the automation possibilities this brings to the show.

Happy Automated Holidays! The Automators have a pile of new ideas for automating your holidays.

Keyboard Maestro got a big update, and the Automators are here to report on the new features.

In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Casey Liss to talk about all things automation—from home automation from the 1970s to Shortcuts now.

In this episode, David and Rosemary dive into the power of the action button on the iPhone 15 Pro and Apple Watch Ultra—and all of its possibilities.

Rose and David cover some of their favorite Apps that add additional features to Shortcuts.

In this episode, David and Rosemary do a recap of what's new in iOS 17 and iPadOS17, as well as on the new iPhones.

Alex Cox returns to the Automators to share a few new automation tricks and get answers for some more involving NFC Tags, Keyboard Maestro, and Automation Possibilities with Apple's Vision Pro.

In this episode, Rosemary and David talk about what's happening with Alex Hay's apps for Shortcuts, and then dive into the world of plain HomeKit without extra services.

In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by Sal Soghoian to talk about everything from launchers such as Alfred, to window management, and more voice control!

Rose and David share a collection of their favorite personal automations ranging from task and project management to home automation.

Timery developer Joe Hribar joins the Automators to talk about what's involved with adding automation tools to your App and some of Joe's favorite Automations.

David and Rosemary have been testing the latest Apple betas on all their devices, despite going off the grid things seem to be going well—and the latest beta has added more automation possibilities!

David and Rose review all the automation changes coming to the Apple platforms from the new software and tools announced at WWDC 2023.

David and Rosemary go through their 2023 WWDC wish list and ideas! From Maps and CarPlay to HomeKit and beyond, nothing escapes their focus (modes).

Some of the Automators' favorite apps are upping their automation game with updates to Airtable, Drafts, and iOS.

It's time for some automation feedback. Topics include task inbox processing, automated check-ins, dumping automation confirmations with Shortcuts, home automation, and time tracking.

In this episode David and Rosemary go on Safari and look at all the settings, extensions and integrations you can use to automate you browsing across macOS and iOS.

In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by creator of PCalc, Dice and About (by PCalc), James Thomson. They talk about James' first implementations of automation in his apps, as well as what automations he's using now, and AppleScript vs Shortcuts.

Fixing images and screenshots is boring and tedious. Why not hand that off to automation?

In this episode Rosemary and David welcome Myke Hurley back to the show to talk about taking over his new Home with HomeKit.

Allison Sheridan joins us to share her automation workflows. Topics include Keyboard Maestro, Hazel, and more automation tools.

After diving into software launchers in episode 120, Rosemary and David take a look at doing things with real physical buttons, in all the forms that can take.

Rose and David spent some time looking at Raycast, the latest Mac launcher to arrive on the market, and compare it to their current favorite launcher, Alfred.

Chris Lawley, YouTuber, nerd, and photographer joins David and Rosemary to talk about moving house and what that means for his smart home, as well as his journey back to the Mac.

In this episode Rose and David dig into the questions and feedback bag. Topics include Apple Notes and Reminders, home automation (hooray for doorbell cams!), window management, and IR blasting. Good times!