Automators

Automators

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

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November 15, 2024 81 mins

As the Automators ride off into the sunset, they talk about the importance and future of automation and answer listener questions.

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Rose and David share some of their favorite automation tips for use in personal knowledge management.

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Rose and David share some of their favorite automation tips for use in personal knowledge management.

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In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Tim Stringer to look at his automations and discuss the core principles of automating.

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October 4, 2024 41 mins

In this episode David and Rosemary explore Moom 4 and other window management tools for macOS.

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September 20, 2024 42 mins

Dark Noise developer Charlie Chapman joins David to explain how he implemented automation in his application and how he uses Automation himself.

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The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

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September 6, 2024 58 mins

The Automators share some of their favorite tricks for creating, editing, and working with text.

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The Automators
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David Sparks

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Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provan...

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August 23, 2024 37 mins

In this episode, David and Rosemary respond to some listener feedback and share updates on smart home technology and solutions.

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August 9, 2024 67 mins

Rose and David are both fans of setups, automations that set your computer up to dive into doing your work. In this episode, the Automators discuss multiple ways to set up a setup.

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This week, David and Rosemary are joined by Kim Caloca-Madden to talk about how automating has improved her life and found its way into the heart of her family.

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July 13, 2024 60 mins

Rose and David review their Stream Deck setups and share some of their best workflows for this automation-friendly device.

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In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Paul Kafasis from Rogue Amoeba to talk about automating audio, as well as his personal magic.

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June 14, 2024 61 mins

Rose and David break down all the new automation options from Apple's WWDC announcements.

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May 31, 2024 64 mins

Stephen Millard, one of our favorite automators, returns to the show with ideas (and scripts) to automate Alfred and announces the public Automators Obsidian Vault.

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Stephen Millard

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The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

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May 17, 2024 40 mins
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Shortcuts guru Matthew Cassinelli joins to discuss the state of shortcuts and some of his favorite automations.

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April 19, 2024 35 mins

Rose and David revisit their Action Buttons and share some of their automations. The hosts also discuss text and AI workflows.

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The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

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April 5, 2024 64 mins

Ken Case joins David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard to talk about automating all the things from the OmniGroup, including OmniFocus on Apple Vision Pro.

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March 22, 2024 54 mins

Rosemary and David have multiple ways to automate file management on your Mac.

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The Automators
Rosemary Orchard
David Sparks

The Editor
Jim Metzendorf

The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano

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March 8, 2024 64 mins

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.

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February 23, 2024 46 mins

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.

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