Automators
Automation makes your life easier and everyone can do it. Hosted by David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 73 minutes
- Episodes
- 168
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2024
27: Shortcuts in iOS 13 - Diving into the Deep End!
In this episode, Rose and David throw caution to the wind and install iOS & iPadOS betas on everything. There are crashes and updates, all in the name of finding out just how impressive the new Short…
01:01:36 |
Fri 05 Jul 2019
26: Getting Started with HomeKit
Rose is now banned from scooters, and how get started with HomeKit - from building your system to real automations that actually make your life easier!
01:10:52 |
Fri 21 Jun 2019
25: WWDC 2019 Automation Update
Happy WWDC week! David and Rose are on the ground at WWDC in San Jose to bring you up to speed on the new automation heading to iOS and iPadOS. They also recap WWDC, the Automator's meetup, and Rose …
01:01:38 |
Fri 07 Jun 2019
24: Automating with Airtable
Rose and David are getting serious about Airtable, the online-based database/spreadsheet/thingy. In this episode, they explain how Airtable works, how they're using it to Automate the Automators, and…
01:03:12 |
Fri 24 May 2019
23: Diving into Drafts Automation with Tim "The Drafts Man" Nahumck
In this episode Rosemary and David get Tim the Drafts Man to talk about how he uses Drafts, sharing actions, tips and tricks.
01:02:01 |
Fri 10 May 2019
22: Text Expansion
Text expansion is a simple sort of automation but also a powerful one. In this episode, Rose and David go deep on text automation, the tools they use, and some of their favorites ways to use text aut…
01:07:47 |
Fri 26 Apr 2019
21: Invoicing, Writing, and Regular Expressions with Dr. Drang
In this episode of Automators Rosemary and David interview the mysterious internet legend Dr. Drang. They look at Python, Perl, and AppleScript, Shortcuts, Drafts, Keyboard Maestro, and how you can c…
01:25:46 |
Fri 12 Apr 2019
20: Mad Science Automation with Brett Terpstra
Brett Terpstra, the mad scientist automator, joins to talk about how he got started in automation and share some great workflows for keyboard and trackpad automation, extending automation to your hom…
01:03:00 |
Fri 29 Mar 2019
19: Shortcuts Updates
In this episode of Automators Rose and David dive into the recent and upcoming updates to Shortcuts. They nerd out on weather and notes, as well as their love for the dictionary updates!
01:05:39 |
Fri 15 Mar 2019
18: Terminal Automation with John Siracusa
Web programmer John Siracusa joins the Automators to share his thoughts on automation workflows, the best programming language for automation, and how automating your Mac desktop can become a road to…
01:02:19 |
Fri 01 Mar 2019
17: Live at PodCon
This week David and Rose come to us live from PodCon with a very enthusiastic audience where they take the opportunity to dive into some of their travel automation setups. Once back in the studio the…
00:44:09 |
Fri 15 Feb 2019
16: Yoga Automation with Myke Hurley
Myke Hurley is relatively new to automation but found many ways to simplify his day via automation. In this episode, Myke share several simple to implement, yet crazy useful automations.
01:02:29 |
Fri 01 Feb 2019
15: Automated Time Tracking
In this episode Rose and David dive into time tracking, including the why, the how, and then most importantly - how to automate it!
00:47:53 |
Fri 18 Jan 2019
14: Automated Journaling
Rose and David tackle the challenge of journaling and how to use automation to make it easier.
00:40:09 |
Fri 04 Jan 2019
13: Launch Center Pro with David Barnard
In this episode David and Rose dive deep into the new version 3 of Launch Center Pro - with David Barnard from Contrast! They look at the history of the app, changes in version 3, and how it fits int…
01:14:29 |
Fri 21 Dec 2018
12: Automated Holidays
It's holiday time so what happens when you throw two automation nerds at things like holiday decorations, festive music, and ? Listen and find out.
00:41:09 |
Fri 07 Dec 2018
11: Shortcuts Homescreens!
Have you heard of the Shortcuts home screen fad? Where your home screen is just Shortcuts? David and Rose explore all of the possibilities, advantages, disadvantages and fun things you can do with Sh…
00:58:22 |
Fri 23 Nov 2018
10: Using Zapier Web Automation
This week David and Rose dive into the popular web automation service Zapier and explain how you can automate your systems via the web.
00:41:53 |
Fri 09 Nov 2018
9: Scriptable with Simon Støvring
In this episode David and Rose get to talk to Simon Støvring, maker of Scriptable an app which allows you to control your iPhone with JavaScript. Simon shares some of the journey he experienced makin…
00:44:50 |
Fri 26 Oct 2018
8: File Automation
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.
00:52:24 |
Fri 12 Oct 2018
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