Automators 66: MFC Deck with Adam Tow

Automation wizard Adam Tow joins Rosemary and me on this week’s Automators to share the details of his new automation app MFC Deck and how he is automating his life.

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Automators 64: QuicKeys and Automation Fun with Merlin Mann

In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I are joined by the magical Merlin Mann to talk about his automation journey and problems. From The Simpsons to Synology and Shortcuts, there's plenty to hear about.

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Automators 63: Home Automation Wizardry and Nerd Out

On this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I dive back into the wonderful world of home automation and look at Rosemary's new setup. From "You've Got Mail" to picking accessories, we go beyond the normal, and possibly the insane.

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Automators 62: Automation Fun, with Alex Cox

Alex Cox joins Rosemary and me on this episode of Automators to talk home automation, Drafts, Shortcuts, and how to learn new automation.

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Automators 61: Widget Home Screen Nerdery

In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I look at the widgets in iOS 14 and how you can automate to make sure you have the data you need under your thumb.

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Automators 60: Cloud Automation Check-In

Changes are afoot in the cloud automation space. IFTTT now has a pro tier. Zapier continues to improve. There's a new player on our radar: Integromat. In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I break down the current state of cloud automation.

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Automators 59: iOS 14 Shortcuts

On this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I dive into the iOS 14 update to Shortcuts and what it brings to all of us, as well as how we’re using it.

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Automators 58: Automating with TJ Luoma

TJ Luoma joins Rosemary and me on this episode of Automators to talk about some of his favorite automations and all of the crazy things he is doing with his Stream Deck.

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Automators 57: Automating Meetings

In the latest episode of Automators, Rosemary and I talk about how you can automate various aspects of meetings, from invitations to notes, and more!

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Automators 56: Document Automation

Strap in gang! Rosemary and I are digging in on document automation on this episode of Automators. Whether you assemble your words with text, the Web, or Microsoft Word, we have ideas and automations. We are also tackling stacking shortcuts in iOS, email automation, and scripting OmniFocus.

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Automators 55: Drafts with Agile Tortoise

In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I are joined by Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise to talk about Drafts and how they're using it and text-based automations to improve their lives with everything from dinner alerts to complex project templates.

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Automators 54: Scripting Time with Dr. Drang

Dr. Drang returns to Automators this week to talk about scripting: why it's beneficial and, above all, why everyone can do it!

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Automators 52: Charty with Rodrigo Araujo

Charty developer Rodrigo Araujo joins Rosemary and me on this week’s episode of Automators to talk about using Charty with Shortcuts. He also shares some of his favorite personal automations.

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Automators 51: Ken Case and Omni Automation

In this episode of Automators, Ken Case, CEO of the Omni Group, joins Rosemary and me to talk about adding automation in the form of Shortcuts and JavaScript scripting to the Omni Group apps, as well as his first and favorite automations.

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Automators 49: Reusable Shortcuts with Scotty Jackson

In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I are joined by Scotty Jackson to talk about his Shortcuts-based automations which cross into the web and beyond.

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Automators 48: Automating Music

We’re tackling the best ways to automate your music on this episode of Automators. Rosemary and I also talk about automating calendars and email attachments.

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Automators 47: The Daily Brief

On the latest episode of Automators, Rosemary and I dive into how we do a daily brief with Shortcuts on our devices.

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Automators 46: Automating Dark Noise with Charlie Chapman

Dark Noise developer Charlie Chapman joins Rosemary and me on the latest episode of Automators to talk about his automation story and how he implemented automation in his Dark Noise application.

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