iPhone 14 Photowalk: This Sunday at the San Francisco Ferry Building
September 22
Join me, my pal Mikah Sargent, and friends as we do a photowalk around San Francisco on Sunday, 9/25. Meet us at the Ferry Building at 10 AM!
15,000 ways you can use the Action button on Apple Watch Ultra
September 21
The new Apple Watch Ultra can set any shortcut to run from the Action button — and that means any app that works with Shortcuts has a new physical button.
What’s New in Shortcuts – Issue #079
September 18
Welcome to Issue 79 of “What’s New in Shortcuts” — iOS 16 is finally out, the iPhones 14 are in people’s hands, and that means
Shortcuts Live – Adopting App Shortcuts in iOS 16
September 18
Join me on YouTube with three special developer guests as we livestream about App Shortcuts and their experience adopting it in iOS 16.
How to fix Recents in Finder on macOS Ventura by reindexing Spotlight using the Terminal
September 18
Run these Terminal commands if you are having trouble with Finder showing Recents, having launcher apps like Alfred find files, or getting shortcuts to appear in Spotlight.
How Apple put its weight behind App Shortcuts in iOS 16
September 15
Apple released automatic App Shortcuts to power every action from your apps — here’s how this new Shortcuts feature plays into its Siri strategy.
Shortcuts in the iOS 16 MacStories Review
September 12
Federico Viticci is back again with his 8th annual iOS review — I linked to Part 7 which covers Shortcuts in detail.
What’s New in Shortcuts – Issue #078
September 11
Welcome to Issue 78 of “What’s New in Shortcuts” — did you order an iPhone too? After this week’s keynote, I opted for a black
iPhone pre-orders: Apple Store shortcuts to help get your order in
September 8
Ordering online or in the app? These shortcuts will help you place your preorder on-time and check on your delivery as it ships.
You can set the new Action button on Apple Watch Ultra to anything in Shortcuts
September 7
The new Apple Watch Ultra features a dedicated Action button — and it can be customized with any shortcut.
Automating the Apple keynote: 5 shortcuts to use on any event day
September 7
Time for the Apple Event with these shortcuts for tuning in, setting up, and tweeting out your hot takes.
What’s New in Shortcuts – Issue #077
September 4
Welcome to Issue 77 of “What’s New in Shortcuts” — we’re just a few days away from the iPhone event and likely only a few
16 ways to use Personal Hotspot with Shortcuts in iOS 16
September 3
I asked the Twitter community about Personal Hotspot — and made different Personal Automations for their responses.
How the Shortcuts widget makes the Home Screen much more powerful
August 31
From Shortcuts stacks to entire screens of App Suggestions — here’s how to make your Home Screen smarter.
What’s New in Shortcuts – Issue #076
August 28
Welcome to Issue 76 of “What’s New in Shortcuts!” I took last week off after moving into a new apartment all week took longer than
Shortcuts for Mac: Scripting your desktop with Apple’s Mac-only actions
August 28
Shortcuts for Mac includes Scripting actions for Apps, Windows, and the Script Editor — here’s how to take advantage of these Mac-only actions.
Upgrade #421: Summer of Automation
August 26
I had a guest appearance on the Upgrade podcast from Relay.FM, joining Federico Viticci and Rosemary Orchard to discuss Shortcuts with host Jason Snell.
iOS 16’s sleeper hit? Focus Filters might change how you use Apple devices forever
August 25
iOS 16’s Focus Filters add powerful contextual controls to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS — here’s how this feature will affect how people will use Apple devices.
Why the Menu Bar is the best way to get started with Shortcuts for Mac
August 20
Shortcuts for Mac lets you run shortcuts from the Menu Bar. Here’s how to set it up, optimize your shortcuts, and add advanced interactivity for your macOS experience.
What’s New in Shortcuts – Issue #075
August 14
Welcome to Issue 75 of “What’s New in Shortcuts” — we’re probably a month or so away from iOS 16 and the App Shortcuts scene