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With the release of iOS 15 and the associated betas across Apple’s platforms, the Shortcuts app has received 2 automation types and 22 new actions that work across iPhone, iPad, and macOS as well as 21 Mac-only actions. This piece (4,700 words, about 20 minutes average reading time) includes my write up of the cross-platform […]

On the macOS version… Is there a way of being able to summarise action points at the end of the note. I have to take detailed notes with client meetings of which action points will be recorded throughout. Would love to be able to then summarise these action points at the end of the note so can easily see as a list, or be able to then copy and paste that summary into an email to the client. Likewise would then be easy to review the note when loking back at things. Thanks

If you’re like most people, you’ve probably heard about Airtable but aren’t exactly sure what it does.  Or maybe you’ve explored Airtable a little bit but were somewhat confused by the platform.  Don’t sweat. We’ve got you covered. In this guide, we’re going to walk through what Airtable is, how it works, and some of […]

Streamdeck plugin to drive Keyboard Maestro. Contribute to Corcules/KMlink development by creating an account on GitHub.

Alfred workflow that allows free text searching of OmniFocus tasks - rhydlewis/search-omnifocus

Charty puts together two things I love: visual representations and Shortcuts. Specifically, Charty allows you to create charts directly from Apple's Shortcuts app. And now they’re out with an update. With Charty 1.4 comes not only an updated UI and more customization options for widgets, but also

Adding social media and other platform icons to your broadcast and sequence emails just got easier.

This article applies to the Meeting Owl Pro With Owl Connect (previously called “Pro Connect”), users can connect 2 Meeting Owl Pros to extend the range of the

For anyone using a Mac for an extended period of time and looking for ways to do things better, the chances are that you will have come across the name Brett Terpstra. Brett is a creative guy who shares a lot of the things he makes that help make life on the Mac that bit easier. Something I am totally on board with, taking a similar approach myself across the platforms I deal with. A few days ago Brett updated one of his tools, and one that I use regularly. A tool called Search Link. I figured this might be a good time to publish a small Alfred workflow I have for working with Search Link.

Drafts is one of my most frequently used apps. It was designed for capturing text so you can do something with it. Over the years it's evolved, becoming more powerful and more flexible. This has lead me to use it more and more because it's incredibly easy to capture my data, and the processing options are endless.

Check out this step-by-step guide on how to create a single-slide custom animation for an eLearning course in PowerPoint.

A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team

Today I spent a few hours using Service Station, a new Mac utility by Peter Kamb. Not only is it great to see a brand-new Mac utility, but this one hits the sweet spot for me–it’s all a…

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Rose and David have gone all-in with Elgato's Stream Deck as an automation tool. In this episode, they go deep into all the tricks and workflows to turn your Stream Deck into an automation robot.

Catch up on what we published this week, including a great workflow on using Shortcuts and app launchers to automagically track your time, an update to our review of the best time tracking app, an upcoming webinar, and more.

If you speak to anyone who more than dabbles in automation on macOS, Keyboard Maestro is almost certainly going to be a utility that gets mentioned. I’m certainly no stranger to the application and have been using it for over a decade to manage a large proportion of my Mac automations. But when you invest like that, you do tend to build up a large set of macros and having memorable ways to access them with short codes, hot keys, gestures, palettes, etc. can become a little overwhelming. I’m personally much better at remembering parts of the names and so searching an index of the available m...

This originally appeared in Issue 27 of “What’s New in Shortcuts?” Hello all – we’re currently experiencing a fairly major outage for iCloud links related to Shortcuts, and at the moment almost every shortcut that has been shared in the past cannot be installed. There are articles from places like iMore, MacStories, 9to5Mac, and MacRumors on it – […]

Like this story, this image was uploaded to Six Colors using a shortcut. This week Apple (hopefully temporarily?) broke the sharing of Shortcuts. I rely on Shortcuts when I’m working on my iP…

Bartender has long been a contender for Most Valuable Utility on my Mac. I've mentioned it a lot. It's up there with TextExpander and BetterTouchTool. And I can't believe it, but it somehow keeps

Allen writes about taking a fresh look at your workflow and using the new features in OmniFocus Pro 3.

Learn how to use the new Approvals app to run a file or request through an approval in private chat, a Team, the central Approvals hub, or by building your o...

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn the top 20 best tips and tricks in Zoom Video Conferencing. For example, create your own custom virtual background, have...

If you—or your teenager—are into gaming, you’ve likely at least heard of Discord, even if you haven’t used it yourself. It’s one more way for teenagers to connect with their friends and chat about gaming or other topics via private or public servers, individual messages, or group chats. But, as with any social network like this, there is also the potential for them to be exposed to mature themes, abusive language, cyber bullying, and other inappropriate content.