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168: Final Feedback
Automators
11/16/24 • 81 min
As the Automators ride off into the sunset, they talk about the importance and future of automation and answer listener questions.
This episode of Automators is sponsored by:- Notion: Try the powerful, easy-to-use Notion AI today.
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As the Automators ride off into the sunset, they talk about the importance and future of automation and answer listener questions.
Submit Feedback 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
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8: File Automation
Automators
10/12/18 • 52 min
Putting files in the right places is a pain in the neck. It's tedious and way too easy to make a mistake. Our intrepid automators are here to save the day on the Mac and iOS.
This episode of Automators is sponsored by:- TextExpander, from Smile: Communicate smarter. Use this link for 20% off your first year.
What do you do with all of the files on your devices? David and Rose try to solve the problem of document filing. Since it’s something you can easily automate, Rose and David share their tips and tricks. Keeping them all on the desktop would be madness (or marital strife if you’re David).
File location and file saving is busywork and inaccurate. It’s dumb work and none of us want to do it, says David. You could spend your time organizing your documents but wouldn’t you rather spend your precious time doing something else? Yeah! So let automation do the work for you. It’s easy. David teaches one of his favorite moves (pun intended): Command + C and then Option + Command + V. Rose reminds us to take a look at what we’ve got and to ask ourselves where we’re going with this. We need a good foundation so everything doesn’t fall down around us and save us from angst down the line. Rose and David agree that nested folders and a good naming system are key.
When automating files on the Mac, Smart Folders, Hazel, and Keyboard Maestro will become your best friends. How? You gotta listen to find out.
Support Automators with a Relay FM Membership The Episode Blog Post Home | Automators Automators Talk Automators Screencast: Keyboard Maestro to Rename Files with Patterns - YouTube Automators Screencast - File Automation with Siri Shortcuts and Hazel - YouTubeDavid screencasts his Siri Shortcut/Hazel automation to save and file PDFs from iPhone and iPad.
ShortcutDavid's File Automation Siri Shortcut
Best Note Taking App | Organize Your Notes with Evernote DEVONthink — Smart document management for Mac - DEVONtechnologies Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful SoftwareThe holy grail of file automation tools
Hazel Field Guide | MacSparky Field GuidesDavid's Field Guide on the holy grail of file automation. There is a discount at the end of this episode.
Keyboard Maestro 8.2.4: Work Faster with Macros for macOS Scanner App for iPhone and iPad | Best Scanning App | Scanner Pro Scanbot | The PDF Scanner App for iPhone and Android Airmail - Lightning Fast Mail Client for Mac and iPhone Drafts. Where Text Starts. | Drafts Editorial for iOS Home | Zapier Discover IFTTT and Applets - IFTTT GoodReader MacStadium | Apple Mac Infrastructure & Private Clouds MacinCloud - Rent a Mac in the Cloud! - Mac in Cloud Mr. Belvedere Full Opening
10/18/24 • 66 min
In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Tim Stringer to look at his automations and discuss the core principles of automating.
This episode of Automators is sponsored by:- Notion: Try the powerful, easy-to-use Notion AI today.
- LinkedIn Jobs: Find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free today.
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 DeveloperWriting a small block of text as a PopClip Extension
Activate with a keyboard shortcut — PopClip OmniFocus Plugin: Templates – Kaitlin Salzke
93: Automating MacSparky
Automators
01/15/22 • 99 min
David's made a few changes and it's time for an Automator-style audit. In this episode Rose and David cover email, task management, calendars, desktop setups, web automation, and more.
This episode of Automators is sponsored by:- LinkedIn Jobs: Post a job for free by visiting this link.
- TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off.
- DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.
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The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks
The Editor
Jim Metzendorf
The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

96: Automating Mikah Sargent
Automators
02/25/22 • 92 min
Mikah Sargent is using all the automations and joins this week to share some of his favorite Mac, iOS, and home workflows.
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The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks
The Editor
Jim Metzendorf
The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

05/06/22 • 102 min
In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by Daniel Jalkut, the man in the red sweater behind FastScripts, MarsEdit, and the Core Intuition podcast. Together they ponder the future of AppleScript, the restaurant at the end of the universe, and just how fast is a script?
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09/15/18 • 88 min
iOS power user Matthew Cassinelli joins us to share some great iOS automation workflows.
This episode of Automators is sponsored by:- TextExpander, from Smile: Multiply your team’s productivity.
In this episode, we are joined by former Workflow team member Matthew Cassinelli. Matthew is an iOS power user with a ton of knowledge about Workflow and Siri Shortcuts. In this episode, Matthew shares a few workflows.
Twitter ListThe first workflow lets you sort through your Twitter lists and display them. This intermediate workflow uses variables and selections. On the episode, we walk through every step and why Matthew used it.
The Golden HourIf you shoot pictures or video, you may know you get some of your best photos an hour after sunrise and an hour before sunset. The trouble is accessing sunrise/sunset time in Workflow was traditionally tricky. Matthew put together a Workflow that hooks into the darksky.net API to pull the data from the Internet. This is an advanced workflow, but again, we walk it through one step at a time. Download the workflow, listen to the episode, and you’re good.
This is a great episode that runs deep on Workflow/Siri Shortcuts.
Matthew Cassinelli – Shortcuts, technology, and tips Supercomputer PodcastAlex Cox and Matthew make sense out of technology
Mastering Apple Music: sharing my favorite shortcut on The Sweet Setup – Matthew Cassinelli Open Twitter Lists - Workflow Open Twitter Lists - Siri Shortcuts Golden Hour - Workflow Golden Hour - Siri Shortcuts Screencast - Rose Tackles the DarkSky APISee Rose's take on Matthew's Golden Hour script.
Mac Power Users - Relay FM Workflow Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides Siri Shortcuts Field Guide | MacSparky Field GuidesDavid said the Siri Shortcut Field Guide was coming. Well ... it's here ... with an introductory price discount.
Automators Bonus Content | MacSparky Field Guides The Automators YouTube Channel
76: Automating with Alfred
Automators
05/21/21 • 105 min
Rose and David dig in with ways they are using the Mac utility Alfred to automate using their Macs. This episode starts with the basics and then starts digging down.
This episode of Automators is sponsored by:- 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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The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks
The Editor
Jim Metzendorf
The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

52: Charty with Rodrigo Araujo
Automators
06/19/20 • 63 min
Charty developer Rodrigo Araujo joins us to talk about using Charty with Shortcuts and share some of his favorite personal automations.
This episode of Automators is sponsored by:- PDFpen, from Smile: The ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac.
- DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.
Rodrigo's Day One Shortcut
Data Jar on the App StoreThe App we can't stop loving.
Mac Power Users #540: Subroutine in the Brain - Relay FM Automators #51: Ken Case and Omni Automation - Relay FM Save ReceiptsRodrigo's Receipts Shortcut
Book TrackingRodrigo's book tracking shortcut.
Patrick Rothfuss - Google Search Relay Episode Duration Temeraire Novels Adapt - Relay FM Gabriel Visser on Twitter: "Unsatisfied with the lackluster keto-diet tracking apps in the App Store, I spent the last couple of days combining Siri Shortcuts, @datajarapp and @chartyios to basically create my own 😀 https://t.co/WvlSPxiT2J" / Twitter Animal CrossingTM: New Horizons for the Nintendo SwitchTM system – Official Site
88: Automating with Ryan J A Murphy
Automators
11/05/21 • 84 min
Ryan J.A. Murphy joins to share automation tips for Obsidian, augmented intelligence, and automated parenting.
This episode of Automators is sponsored by:- TextExpander, from Smile: Communicate Smarter. Get 20% off.
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- DEVONthink: Get Organized — Unleash Your Creativity. Use this link for 10% off.
The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks
The Editor
Jim Metzendorf
The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano
You can use this as a base to create a new plugin
Obsidian Plugin CLIA CLI tool to make building an obsidian plugin simple
Visual Studio Code - Code Editing. Redefined UPDATE: Link to the video on developing a plugin An Obsidian Homescreen for iPhone and iPad The Sparky Status Board 2.0 — MacSparky Gestimer - For those little reminders during the day Quickly create a Kanban board with many linked notes using Dataview and Templater - Share & showcase - Obsidian Forum UPDATE: New URL Schemes plugin Advanced Obsidian URI: Advanced modes for Obsidian URI Lumberjack plugin for ObsidianLog your thoughts! Lumberjack adds URL commands to help you axe inefficiency and get right to writing.
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How many episodes does Automators have?
Automators currently has 168 episodes available.
What topics does Automators cover?
The podcast is about Ios, Tech, Podcasts, Technology and Automation.
What is the most popular episode on Automators?
The episode title '168: Final Feedback' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Automators?
The average episode length on Automators is 73 minutes.
How often are episodes of Automators released?
Episodes of Automators are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Automators?
The first episode of Automators was released on Jul 2, 2018.
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