Automators 90: Holiday Automation 2021

Automating the holidays has never been easier. Rose and I have a pile of holiday-related automations to make life easier and impress your friends and family on the this episode of Automators.

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Automators 89: Kelly Guimont, iPhone Automator

In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I are joined by Kelly Guimont and dive into getting started with automation, fun seasonal lighting, and the trouble with tribbles, er HomePod mini multiplication.

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Automators 88: Automating with Ryan J. A. Murphy

Ryan J. A. Murphy joins Rosemary and me on this episode of Automators to share automation tips for Obsidian, augmented intelligence, and automated parenting.

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Automators 87: Email Rules Automation

Email automation is a thing, but email rules-based automation is another thing entirely. Join Rosemary and me on the latest episode of Automators to learn more.

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Focused 135: Don't Eat the Frog, with Jesse J. Anderson

Jesse Anderson joins MIke and me on the latest episode of Focused to talk about self-awareness and the struggles with being productive while battling ADHD.

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Automators 83: Home Automation 2.0

In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I dive into Rosemary's updates to her home automation, smart locks, Home Assistant, and even a cute little robot mop.

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Automators #82: Bad AppleScript with Jason Snell

Jason Snell joins the Automators to talk about his automation journey, some useful automations, and the promise of Shortcuts for Mac.

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Automators 79: Brett Terpstra

In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I are joined by none other than Brett Terpstra, creator of Bunch, to talk about automation.

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Automators 77: Unicorn Automation, with Kathy Campbell

Rosemary and I are joined by the Unicorn Sidekick, Kathy Campbell, to talk automation on this week’s episode of Automators. From Lightroom and handling thousands of photos, to Shortcuts for launching music playback, there's plenty of automation to discover!

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Automators 76: Automating with Alfred

Join us for the latest episode of Automators because we’re digging in with ways we’re using the Mac utility Alfred to automate using our Macs. This episode starts with the basics and then starts digging down.

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Automators 73: Custom Drafts Themes, Syntax, and More with Tim Nahumck

On the latest Automators, Rosemary and I get Tim back on the show to talk about recent updates to Drafts, how he is using it to customize his workflow, and how other people can take advantage of them too!

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Automators 72: Quality of Life Automation on the Mac

On this week’s Automators, we explain many little automations that can improve your quality of life on your Mac.

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Automators 71: Automated Capture

On this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I tackle the sticky subject of automated capture. In places where no Post-it has gone before, learn how we use Drafts, Obsidian, and task management and reference systems to handle our capture.

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Automators 70: Matthew Cassinelli and Changing Your Shortcuts Usage

In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I are joined by Matthew Cassinelli to talk about how his Shortcuts use has evolved with the changes to Shortcuts.

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  • The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365.

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Automators 69: Joe Buhlig and Automating OmniFocus

The Omni Group has released a remarkable automation platform for their apps, including OmniFocus. In this episode of Automators, automator Joe Buhlig joins us to talk about his automation journey and working with the Omni Group's new platform.

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Automators 68: Stephen Millard and ThoughtAsylum

Stephen Millard from ThoughtAsylum joins us on this episode of Automators to share his automation journey and his extraordinary ecosystem of plugins Drafts.

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  • The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365.

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Automators 67: Automated Communications

In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I attempt to automate as much communication as possible, from email to messages, TextExpander to Shortcuts, and Drafts, there are plenty of ways to get stuff in!

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