137: iOS 17 and New Devices
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.
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Automators
Automation makes your life easier and everyone can do it. Hosted by David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard.
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136: Automating Alex Cox
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.
135: Vanilla HomeKit
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.
134: Looking through the Window of Automation
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!
133: Personal Automation Fun
Rose and David share a collection of their favorite personal automations ranging from task and project management to home automation.
132: Automating and Time Tracking with Joe Hribar
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.
131: Recharging the Beta Batteries
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!
130: WWDC Reactions
David and Rose review all the automation changes coming to the Apple platforms from the new software and tools announced at WWDC 2023.
129: WWDC 2023 Wishes
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).
128: Airtable Automation
Some of the Automators' favorite apps are upping their automation game with updates to Airtable, Drafts, and iOS.
127: Feedback!
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.
126: Safari Automation
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.
125: AppleScript Events and more with James Thomson
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.
124: Image Automation
Fixing images and screenshots is boring and tedious. Why not hand that off to automation?
123: HomeKit from Scratch with Myke Hurley
In this episode Rosemary and David welcome Myke Hurley back to the show to talk about taking over his new Home with HomeKit.
122: Nerding Out with Allison Sheridan
Allison Sheridan joins us to share her automation workflows. Topics include Keyboard Maestro, Hazel, and more automation tools.
121: Hardware Launchers
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.
120: Looking at Launchers
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.
119: Moving Houses and to the Mac with Chris Lawley
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.
118: Ask the Automators
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!
117: Magic Online Automations with Make
In this episode David and Rosemary dive into Make.com and get nerdy with a new online automation platform. And because it's the holidays they also touch on some of their holiday automations!
116: Brett Terpstra's Automation Tricks
Brett Terpstra joins David to explain some of his favorite automation tools and tricks.
115: Automating the Future, with Simon Støvring
Simon Støvring returns to talk about how much automation has changed and what his favourite new features are.
114: macOS Ventura: The Automated AppDate
macOS Ventura has arrived! David and Rose break down all the new automating possibilities with the latest Mac operating system.
113: FocusCuts and Asynchronous Automation Awesomeness
In this news, Rosemary and David look into non-continous automations and how breaking up a process can improve your automation abilities.
112: iOS 16 Focus Modes
Rose and David are diving deep into the new iOS 16 Focus Modes. Do you think the Automators are just using a portion of the new Focus Mode features? Of course not! They are going straight into the deep end.
111: Automating Endor Studios
This week, David and Rosemary dive into David's new studio and plan out how to automate everything.
110: iOS 16 Automation
iOS 16 is nearly here, and there are a lot of automation updates to try out. In this episode, Rosemary and David walk you through them all.
109: Automating Obsidian
From simple improvements to deep cross-linking and pages which update, there's a lot you can automate within your note-taking app of choice. In this episode, the automation gang take on Obsidian, and all of its plugins.
108: Small Automation Tools
In this episode, Rose and David explain some of their favorite small automation tools and how they work.