iPad keyboard shortcuts for the Shortcuts app
August 22
From my piece iPad keyboard shortcuts for the Shortcuts app on iMore: While the Shortcuts app is primarily a touch-based system—where are you drag and
Shortcuts in 3 minutes: How to make GIFs
August 18
Sharing a quick video I produced in fall of last year – plus, I want your feedback.
iPad Pros #58: Shortcuts 3 (with Matthew Cassinelli)
August 8
In another guest appearance on the iPad Pros podcast, Tim Chaten had me on to talk all about the next version of Shortcuts that is built into iOS 13. (Make sure to listen to episodes 41 & 42 for last year’s recap as well).
Interview with Greg Pierce, creator of x-callback-url and Drafts
July 26
While Alex was away, Matthew interviewed developer Greg Pierce, creator of Drafts and the x-callback-url spec that kicked off deeper interest in iOS automation.
No Name Photo Show: #57 – Taking Shortcuts with Photography
July 23
My friend Brian Matiash was kind enough to have me on his photography podcast—the No Name Photo Show—to talk Siri Shortcuts.
Your Phone, Your Choice
July 19
After a few weeks, Alex & Matthew are back to talk about the beta experiences so far. Matthew hung out in Apple Business Chat, Alex gets excited about Automation triggers, and everyone is assigned a book for summer reading.
File a radar
July 18
Guides you through the process of filing Feedback to Apple (previously called Radar). This explains the process in a pop-up, has you type up the problem through a series of prompts before even starting a new ticket, then guides you again on how to easily fill out the form, before finally opening into Feedback.
Copy Checklist From Taskpaper
July 18
New shortcut Copy Checklist from Taskpaper for iOS 13 beta users: Takes any TaskPaper-formatted text coming from the share sheet or clipboard and strips out the
What to know about the Siri Shortcuts beta
June 27
With about 2,500 words and 24 screenshots, I covered everything that’s new in the betas so far for iMore
A Billion Pockets, Y’all!
June 17
Alex and Matthew are back from WWDC (for real this time) and are VERY excited about Shortcuts. Alex also briefly shouts about the Mac Pro, and Matthew needs a monitor.
“Make your Mac dance” with MacSparky’s Keyboard Maestro Field Guide
May 21
David Spark’s latest Field Guide has been my guide for learning Keyboard Maestro, the Mac automation multitool that’s crazy useful.
Reeder is back and better than ever (my new favorite RSS app)
April 25
Reeder 4 has long been a staple RSS reader app for iOS and Mac – the latest version brings some welcome fixes, new features, and sets the app on a good path for the future.
Apple News has a notification spam problem
April 22
What happens with an Apple News account’s notifications when left on its own? Way, way too much – Apple News has a spam problem.
New Shortcuts beta has fixes in the works for Transit, Choose From Menu, Tweetbot
April 19
In a new type of post, I detail some of the bugs resolved in the developer betas of Shortcuts that public users might still be experiencing – check here to see what fixes are on the way.
Matt Galligan’s Shared Shortcuts on Notion
April 19
Matt Galligan has published a collection of Shortcuts on Notion – including a handy one for dialing in to meetings. Seems like a great way to share shortcut if you don’t have a website.
Preventing food from expiring with two Siri Shortcuts
April 18
When you have a bad habit you just can’t break, setting up some Siri Shortcuts can help. I put together two custom shortcuts for logging when my food expires into Trello and Reminders – plus I can ask Siri to let me know the status of my kitchen.
CalZones is the only scheduling app you need to plan across timezones
April 17
CalZones is a fantastic new timezone and calendar app that just makes sense. For only $5, this utility, widget, and Apple Watch app feels like the perfect solution for working with people living elsewhere around the world.
7 Shortcuts for meetings and making new contacts
April 16
When you meet with someone new, you don’t want to fumble with your phone trying to capture important information. So I built 7 shortcuts to help with just that.
It’s Pretty Much All My Fault
April 16
This week, Alex invites a DIFFERENT Matthew onto the show to talk about their home automation setup.
So Mini Problems, So Little Time
April 9
Alex and Matthew review the new iPad mini! Find out where the Mini fits in their lives.