Join Me for the Apple Intelligence Automators meetup at WWDC26
June 2
Meet on Tuesday, June 9th fro 2-4pm in Main Street Cupertino to discuss the new Siri updates out of WWDC.
New in the Shortcuts Library: Ecobee shortcuts
May 31
Shortcuts for interacting with your Ecobee thermostat. Use these to activate your comfort setting, control your fan, or reset anything you’ve changed.
Apple TV Gets Updated Warner Bros Artwork for Summer of Travel
May 19
Warner Bros has updated custom artwork for their Summer of Travel discounts – I found the page using the same Google method that enabled my TV app shortcuts.
Make Sure Codex Is Open for ChatGPT With These Shortcuts
May 14
Open Codex in ChatGPT, start a new chat, or make sure the app is open over SSH – check out my new set of shortcuts for Codex.
New in the Shortcuts Library: Codex shortcuts
May 14
Codex for ChatGPT has a new “Open Codex” action available – here are two shortcuts plus one SSH shortcut to make use of the app remotely.
Shortcuts Lead Ari Weinstein, Now at OpenAI, Talking Computer Use for Codex
May 13
Former Shortcuts lead Ari Weinstein, who’s been at OpenAI working on Codex, shares a detailed walkthrough of Computer Use.
Bloomberg: Apple Plans Customizable iPhone Camera App, Siri Overhaul
May 13
Bloomberg has more Siri news – I’m focused on “Search or Ask” which sounds like it’d provide App Intents results similar to Image Search.
Apple Recognizes Developer Community Members
May 12
Apple has recognized 50 developer community members who are making an impact – many of which have welcomed me into the community. Well deserved!
Hey Siri, open Software Update: iOS 26.5 is out
May 11
iOS 26.5 is out with RCS messaging, a new Pride wallpaper, Suggested Places, and reminders snoozing options – plus automatic pairing.
Claude is Adding a Medium Widget (After I Asked For It)
March 26
After tweeting my wish for a medium widget for Claude, Anthropic Mobile Product Manager Robert Bye made it happen in under 24 hours.
Tasks adds robust suite of Shortcuts actions
March 18
Tasks, the todo list and kanban app, has added a huge volume of Shortcuts actions, making the deeply-customizable app part of the Apple automation ecosystem.
Letter of Recommendation – Monologue for Mac and iOS
March 10
Monologue for Mac and iOS has quickly become my favorite way to input text into my computer – I’ve dictated over 85K words in the last 30 days.
New shortcut: Activate Claude Code (Subscribers Only)
March 10
If you’re using Claude Code, here’s a shortcut to set up your environment immediately from your preset list of directories.
New shortcut: Send Quick Notes to Cursor (Subscribers Only)
March 9
If you’re using Cursor, getting your Quick Notes into the app is too manual – this shortcut automates your on-the-go notes when you’re back at your Mac.
Apple’s Smart Home Display Now Coming This Fall: Here’s How to Get Ready Now »
March 9
Mark Gurman has reported Apple’s smart home display won’t ship until the fall to debut alongside the new Siri features – here’s the developer session you can watch now to get prepared.
CNBC: New Siri is “still on track to launch 2026” »
February 12
After reports that the new Siri won’t be coming in iOS 26.4, Apple has confirmed a 2026 release to soothe investor worries.
Tip: Create ~/Developer in Your Mac User Folder for AI Projects
February 5
If you’re building with a Terminal chatbot, make yourself a Developer directory to store all your projects.
Pro-Tip: Close Your Shortcuts To Make Them Run Faster
February 4
If you’re fatigued by the animation in long-running shortcuts, my tip for you is: run it without opening it first.
PSA: AI Terminal bots can query macOS Spotlight using mdfind
February 4
For anyone using Claude Code or OpenClaw, try querying Spotlight with Apple’s own Terminal tool `mdfind.`
Amazon Alexa+ AI assistant now available free for Prime members »
February 4
Amazon has rolled out Alexa+ (free if you already have Prime) and shared details like how usage is up 2x.