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Automators

206 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 164 ratings

Automation makes your life easier and everyone can do it. We tell you how. Hosted by David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard.

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Episodes

149: Simon Says Automate

March 08, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MB

Rosemary and David are joined by Simon Støvring again to talk about the automation developer's journey, productivity on the Vision Pro, and Shortcuts support in apps. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: LinkedIn Jobs: Find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free today. Vitally: A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Guest Starring: Simon Støvring Links and Sho...

148: Vision Pro Automation

February 23, 2024 20:15 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MB

David's strapped on his Vision Pro and the Automators take a look to see what can (and can not) be automated on Apple's new platform. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Vitally: A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Links and Show Notes: David's strapped on his Vision Pro and the Automators take a look to see what can (and can not) be automated on Apple's new platform. Get Automators Max: a long...

147: Smart Home Automation with Robert Spivack

February 09, 2024 22:00 - 1 hour - 89.2 MB

In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by smart home guru Robert Spivack to talk about everything from HomeKit and Matter, to Thread and WiFi. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: LinkedIn Jobs: Find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free today. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Vitally: A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you bo...

146: OmniFocus 4: Automation Update

January 26, 2024 18:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MB

In this episode of Automators, David and Rosemary talk about the new automation features that have come to OmniFocus 4. Links and Show Notes: In this episode of Automators, David and Rosemary talk about the new automation features that have come to OmniFocus 4. Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show Submit Feedback Introducing OmniFocus 4 | Blog - The Omni Group OmniFocus 4: What’s New in Omni Automation? OmniFocus Plug-In Collection Alfred Gallery •...

145: The 2024 State of Automation

January 12, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 70 MB

Rose and David get out their scorecards for the existing automation platforms. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: LinkedIn Jobs: Find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free today. Vitally: A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Links and Show Notes: Rose and David get out their scorecards for the existing automation platforms. Get Automators Max: a longer, a...

144: Some Favorite Automations

December 29, 2023 19:15 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

Rosemary and David share some of their favorite automations as the year wraps up. Links and Show Notes: Rosemary and David share some of their favorite automations as the year wraps up. Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show Submit Feedback Automators Archives - Relay FM Automators Talk

143: Moving Automators to Notion

December 15, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MB

In this episode, David and Rosemary explore the how and why of moving Automators to Notion and the automation possibilities this brings to the show. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off. Links and Show Notes: Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show Submit Feedback Notion The platf...

142: Automation Elf on the Shelf

December 01, 2023 16:45 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MB

Happy Automated Holidays! The Automators have a pile of new ideas for automating your holidays. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting. Links and Show Notes: Happy Automated Holidays! The Automators have a pile of new ideas for automating your holidays. Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show Submit Feedback Broadlink WiFi Smart Hom...

141: Keyboard Maestro Goes to 11

November 17, 2023 23:15 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MB

Keyboard Maestro got a big update, and the Automators are here to report on the new features. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Oracle: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is a single platform for your infrastructure, database, application development, and AI needs. Links and Show Notes: Keyboard Maestro got a big update, and the Automators are here to report on the new features. Get Au...

140: LimitLiss Automations with Casey

November 03, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 72.6 MB

In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Casey Liss to talk about all things automation—from home automation from the 1970s to Shortcuts now. Guest Starring: Casey Liss Links and Show Notes: Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show Submit Feedback Liss is More Apps — Liss is More Accidental Tech Podcast Analog(ue) - Relay FM X10 (industry standard) - Wikipedia Toggle or Rocker: Which Light Switch Is Better? - Everyday Home Repairs The ...

139: Action Button Time

October 20, 2023 23:45 - 1 hour - 60.5 MB

In this episode, David and Rosemary dive into the power of the action button on the iPhone 15 Pro and Apple Watch Ultra—and all of its possibilities. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting. Links and Show Notes: In this episode, David and Rosemary dive into the power of the action button on the iPhone 15 Pro and Apple Watch Ultra—and all of its possibilit...

138: Shortcuts Utility Apps

October 06, 2023 20:45 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

Rose and David cover some of their favorite Apps that add additional features to Shortcuts. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off. Links and Show Notes: Rose and David cover some of their favorite Apps that add additional features to Shortcuts. Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show S...

137: iOS 17 and New Devices

September 23, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 77.1 MB

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.

136: Automating Alex Cox

September 08, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 92.5 MB

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

August 25, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour - 83 MB

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

August 11, 2023 18:45 - 1 hour - 73 MB

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

July 28, 2023 19:30 - 1 hour - 72.1 MB

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

July 14, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

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

July 02, 2023 14:45 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

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

June 16, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MB

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

June 03, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MB

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

May 19, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MB

Some of the Automators' favorite apps are upping their automation game with updates to Airtable, Drafts, and iOS.

127: Feedback!

May 06, 2023 22:30 - 1 hour - 72.5 MB

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

April 21, 2023 19:45 - 1 hour - 77.4 MB

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

April 08, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB

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

March 24, 2023 18:15 - 1 hour - 81.2 MB

Fixing images and screenshots is boring and tedious. Why not hand that off to automation?

123: HomeKit from Scratch with Myke Hurley

March 11, 2023 02:45 - 1 hour - 73.2 MB

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

February 25, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour - 65 MB

Allison Sheridan joins us to share her automation workflows. Topics include Keyboard Maestro, Hazel, and more automation tools.

121: Hardware Launchers

February 10, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MB

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

January 27, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MB

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

January 13, 2023 18:45 - 1 hour - 92.1 MB

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

December 30, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB

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

December 16, 2022 18:30 - 1 hour - 86.6 MB

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

December 02, 2022 17:45 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

Brett Terpstra joins David to explain some of his favorite automation tools and tricks.

115: Automating the Future, with Simon Støvring

November 19, 2022 00:30 - 1 hour - 82.7 MB

Simon Støvring returns to talk about how much automation has changed and what his favourite new features are.

114: macOS Ventura: The Automated AppDate

November 05, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 88.2 MB

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

October 21, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

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

October 07, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 98.2 MB

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

September 24, 2022 00:15 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB

This week, David and Rosemary dive into David's new studio and plan out how to automate everything.

110: iOS 16 Automation

September 09, 2022 21:45 - 1 hour - 76.2 MB

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

August 27, 2022 00:45 - 1 hour - 88 MB

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

August 12, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 81.7 MB

In this episode, Rose and David explain some of their favorite small automation tools and how they work.

107: Control with your Voice, with Sal Soghoian

July 29, 2022 22:30 - 1 hour - 92.8 MB

Sal Soghoian takes David and Rosemary on an epic automation adventure. Starting with a look back at Automator on the Mac, and looking at the star Shortcuts developers now—before diving into Sal's latest project of custom voice control with OmniFocus and beyond.

106: Automation Interoperation

July 15, 2022 21:15 - 1 hour - 69.3 MB

Combinations! Lately, a lot of the best Mac automation tools have become conversant with each other. In this episode, Rose and David discuss the best ways to make automation apps work together.

105: Podcast Automation and Focus Modes with Scotty Jackson

July 02, 2022 03:30 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined once more by Scotty Jackson. They take a look at home automation related to Focus Modes, and whether or not you can automate a podcast.

104: WWDC 2022 Awesomeness

June 17, 2022 20:30 - 1 hour - 78.3 MB

Hooray. It's a new WWDC and there are new Automation features! Rose and David are here to preview them all for you.

103: Dan, the Automating Author, Moren

June 03, 2022 22:45 - 1 hour - 71.9 MB

In this episode, Rosemary and David are joined by author, podcaster, and automator Dan Moren to talk about his automation experiences and solutions.

102: Automating DEVONThink

May 20, 2022 20:45 - 1 hour - 78.8 MB

Rose and David dig deep on all of Automator's varied automation tools.

101: Red Sweaters and AppleScript Fun with Daniel Jalkut

May 06, 2022 21:45 - 1 hour - 93.6 MB

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?

100: Celebrating 100 Automations, and More

April 23, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 77.4 MB

In this episode of Automators, David and Rosemary look at their favourite automations, most wished for features, and how their automation has evolved in 100 episodes.

Guests

Myke Hurley
2 Episodes
Brett Terpstra
1 Episode
Don McAllister
1 Episode
John Siracusa
1 Episode
Merlin Mann
1 Episode

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