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xkcd: Is It Worth the Time?

xkcd: Automation

Home Assistant

MX Creative Console | Logitech

Loupedeck Products | Custom Consoles, Bundles & More

Plugins & Profiles | Logitech Marketplace

Obsidian Vault for Automators Podcast

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

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

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Personal knowledge management - Wikipedia

PKM Primer: An Introduction to Personal Knowledge Management for Creatives – The Sweet Setup

LifeHQ — Practical PKM

Roam Research – A note taking tool for networked thought.

Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking

Saving Highlights in Apple Notes, a New PKM App, and More – The Sweet Setup

Notion

NotePlan - Tasks, Notes, and Calendar

NotePlan on Setapp | Digital note-taking done right

nvALT - BrettTerpstra.com

nvUltra - Searchable, portable, MultiMarkdown notes

Drafts | Where Text Starts

DEVONtechnologies | DEVONthink, professional document and information management for the Mac and iOS

Drafts User Guide

Linking Drafts | Drafts User Guide

NotePlan Actions & Action Groups | Drafts Directory

Send to Obsidian | Drafts Action

Attachments - Obsidian Help

Embed files - Obsidian Help

Sync settings and selective syncing - Obsidian Help

Obsidian URI - Obsidian Help

Actions For Obsidian

Vinzent03/obsidian-advanced-uri: Advanced modes for Obsidian URI

Dataview for Obsidian

Advanced formatting syntax - Obsidian Help

Search Apple Notes | Packal

Using Apple Notes with Drafts - Integration Guides - Drafts Community

URL Linker for Safari on the Mac App Store

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

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Guest Starring:

Tim Stringer

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Keyboard Maestro 11.0.3: Work Faster with Macros for macOS

Hazel – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software

Shortcuts User Guide – Apple Support

Hookmark – Links beat searching

Hookmark on Setapp | Link files, webpages, PDFs

Notion

Universal Links – Hookmark

Hookmark—Documentation

Link-friendly Mac Apps – Hookmark

Principles That Determine the URL Scheme Returned by `Copy Link` for a Given App – Hookmark

OpenIn | Loshadki Apps

Arc from The Browser Company

Air Traffic Control: Automate Your Link Routing – Arc Help Center

Choosy: A smarter default browser for macOS

OpenIn on Setapp | Open files and links faster

BetterTouchTool | folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac!

Trigger Conditions & Conditional Activation Groups · BetterTouchTool

Control Action Sequence Flow · BetterTouchTool

Using ifs, loops, and more.

Automate without limits | Zapier

KeyCue using shortcuts made easy

Alfred

Alfred - Conductor for Keyboard Maestro | ThoughtAsylum

PopClip for Mac

PopClip on Setapp | Use instant text actions

PopClip Extensions Directory

PopClip - Documentation

Snippets — PopClip Developer

Writing a small block of text as a PopClip Extension

Activate with a keyboard shortcut — PopClip

OmniFocus Plugin: Templates – Kaitlin Salzke

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

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Moom · Many Tricks

Announcing Moom 4, the next-generation window manager · Tales of a Running Bird

Moom 4.1 adds ultra fast drop zone access and more · Tales of a Running Bird

Access Moom’s custom actions via pop-up menus · Tales of a Running Bird

Moom: Release Notes · Many Tricks

Open Feedback Assistant

Open applefeedback:// to file feedback on Apple devices.

Mac window tiling icons & keyboard shortcuts – Apple Support (UK)

Tile windows on Mac – Apple Support (UK)

Change window tiling settings on Mac – Apple Support (UK)

How does Moom work when Stage Manager is active | Many Tricks · Support

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

Guest Starring:

Charlie Chapman

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The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

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Charlie's Website

Dark Noise

Shortcuts User Guide - Apple Support

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

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David Sparks

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Relay for St. Jude - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Drafts | Where Text Starts

Just Press Record

Whisper Memos

Mail Drop | Drafts User Guide

Workspaces | Drafts User Guide

Flags & Tagging | Drafts User Guide

Actions | Drafts User Guide

Bare Bones Software | BBEdit 15

Textastic - Text, Code, and Markup Editor with Syntax Highlighting - FTP, SFTP, SSH, Dropbox, Google Drive - for iPad

AI Writer - Free Online AI Text Generator

Grammarly: Free AI Writing Assistance

TextSoap - Automate Your Text Cleanup

Mind Map & Brainstorm Ideas - MindNode

Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking

DEVONtechnologies | DEVONthink, professional document and information management for the Mac and iOS

Cheatsheet: Sticky Note Widget on the App Store

Cheatsheet Notes

Cheatsheet: Sticky Note Widget on the App Store

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

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Presence Sensor FP1E - Aqara

Presence Sensor FP2 - Aqara

Hub M2 - Aqara

SwitchBot Universal Remote | Simplify & Consolidate Infrared Devices – SwitchBot UK

Universal Remote – Broadlink Global Store

Hub-M3 - Aqara

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.

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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.

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Intro to Shortcuts on Mac – Apple Support

Moom · Many Tricks

Moom - Bunch.app

How to: Use Moom in macOS Shortcuts

Introducing Bunch - Bunch.app

Sample Bunches - Bunch.app

Shortcut - Bunch.app

Stream Deck - Bunch.app

Awake - Bunch.app

Scheduling Bunches - Bunch.app

Run On Close - Bunch.app

Frontmatter - Bunch.app

close after is the syntax Rose uses to close Bunches after X period of time.

Delayed Launch - Bunch.app

Snippets - Bunch.app

Commands - Bunch.app

ttscoff/bunch · Discussions · GitHub

Keyboard Maestro 11.0.3: Work Faster with Macros for macOS

action:Hide All Applications [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]

action:Manipulate a Window [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]

action:Find Image on Screen [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]

function:SCREENCOUNT [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]

condition:USB Device [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]

manual:Calculations [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]

Controlling The Position of User-Prompt Windows on The Screen - Questions & Suggestions - Keyboard Maestro Discourse

FocusCuts | Focus on your Shortcuts

manual:Palettes [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]

Conflict Palette [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]

Hiding Bunches from the Menu - Bunch.app

Alfred - Bypass for Shortcuts | ThoughtAsylum

Sparky's Journaling Setup Shortcut

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.

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Guest Starring:

Kim Caloca-Madden

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Kim Caloca – Systems & Automation

Signals for HomeKit on the App Store

Pushcut | Automatically show your favorite site's recent news on your homescreen

Use HomePod or HomePod mini as an intercom - Apple Support

Show transcriptions for Intercom messages from HomePod on iPhone – Apple Support (UK)

How to setup and use Intercom on iPhone, Apple Watch, and HomePod | AppleInsider

Bark — Parental Controls for Families

Data Jar

Asana

Automate your work today | Zapier

Make | Automation Software | Connect Apps & Design Workflows

Airtable

Filtering in Make

Flowsana | Workflow Automation for Asana

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

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The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

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Jim Metzendorf

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Kerry Provanzano

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Welcome to Stream Deck | Elgato

Stream Deck XL | Elgato

Stream Deck + Black Edition | Elgato

Stream Deck Pedal | Elgato

Stream Deck Neo | Elgato

Stream Deck MK.2 | Elgato

Elgato Stream Deck — Smart Profiles – Elgato

Elgato Stream Deck — Switch Profiles On One Stream Deck using Another Stream Deck – Elgato

Elgato Stream Deck — Use multiple Stream Deck devices at the same time – Elgato

Stream Deck · Better Touch Tool

Stream Deck | Elgato Marketplace

Key Light | Elgato

tjluoma/icalbuddy-km-and-stream-deck: Use icalBuddy and Keyboard Maestro to show calendar events on Stream Deck

KMLink | Elgato Marketplace

Corcules/KMlink: Streamdeck plugin to drive Keyboard Maestro

A lot more details are available here!

HomeControl Menu for HomeKit on the Mac App Store

Home Assistant | Elgato Marketplace

Ring - Home Assistant

Ring Intercom

Boop on the Mac App Store

Tot • Your tiny text companion

IvanMathy/Boop: A scriptable scratchpad for developers. In slow yet steady progress.

MasterHUB | Cooler Master

Quick Keys | Xencelabs

Key Light Neo | Elgato

Orion — HDMI Monitor for iPad

iContact Camera - The Eye-Contact Webcam For Video Calls

Prompter | Elgato

Wave Mic Arm LP | Elgato

Game Capture HD60 X | Elgato

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.

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Guest Starring:

Paul Kafasis

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Due to a technical hiccup, there is no episode 157, apologies for any confusion!

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Rogue Amoeba | Quality Audio Software for MacOS

Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS

Audio Hijack Manual — Scripting and Automation | Rogue Amoeba

Creating a script from start to finish | Rogue Amoeba

Running Audio Hijack scripts via external triggers | Rogue Amoeba

Example scripts for Audio Hijack | Rogue Amoeba

A complete scripting API reference for Audio Hijack | Rogue Amoeba

SoundSource Manual — Using Shortcuts with SoundSource | Rogue Amoeba

Farrago Manual — Automation and Scripting | Rogue Amoeba

2024 winners and finalists - Apple Design Awards

SoundSource: A Superior Sound Control | Rogue Amoeba

Farrago: Robust, rapid-fire soundboards | Rogue Amoeba

Farrago Manual — Stream Deck Support | Rogue Amoeba

Welcome to Stream Deck | Elgato

CustomShortcuts – Customize menu keyboard shortcuts

Adding custom keyboard shortcuts | Rogue Amoeba

Retrobatch 2, from Flying Meat

Samples of Retrobatch workflows and scripts

Quartz Composer - Wikipedia

Taskheat — a visual to-do list app for Mac, iPad, and iPhone

Also available in SetApp