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Interview with Greg Pierce, creator of x-callback-url and Drafts

New episode of Supercomputer out:

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.

I think this may be my first podcast interview?

Greg Pierce was kind enough to come on our show and talk with me about the history of x-callback-url, his plans for integrating Siri Shortcuts into his app Drafts, and what he’s looking to do in the future.

I gushed a bit about how I love Drafts – be sure to check out the show notes for some links related to the app.

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No Name Photo Show: #57 – Taking Shortcuts with Photography

My friend Brian Matiash was kind enough to have me on his photography podcast to talk Siri Shortcuts:

When the topic of mobile photography is discussed, it’s almost always with reference to the cameras and sensors built into our phones. However, there is another side of this topic that is as interesting and can be quite impactful for photographers.

Brian is a great guy and I love talking Shortcuts with him because he gets just as excited, if not more so, than me. Especially when it comes to on-the-go photography and the capabilities of iPad, it’s never been a better time to build up a mobile photo workflow.

Listen to the episode and add his show for some good photography talk. Plus, check out his own photography too.

 

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Your Phone, Your Choice

New episode of Supercomputer out:

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.

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A Billion Pockets, Y’all!

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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.

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It’s Pretty Much All My Fault

New episode of Supercomputer out:

This week, Alex invites a DIFFERENT Matthew onto the show to talk about their home automation setup.

While I was with family, Alex took the opportunity to chat with their spouse Mattie about home automation, which was an absolute delight of a conversation.

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So Mini Problems, So Little Time

New episode of Supercomputer out:

Alex and Matthew review the new iPad mini! Find out where the Mini fits in their lives.

Two iPad nerds talking about the latest iPad release – my favorite type of episode to record.

Interestingly, we both came to the same conclusion…

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Into The Weeds (feat. Rosemary Orchard)

New episode of Supercomputer out:

The fabulous Rosemary Orchard joins as the first guest on Supercomputer – and she blows your hosts’ minds.

We were thrilled to have our first guest on Supercomputer, and who else could it be but Rosemary Orchard from Automators.FM.

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I Get Most Work Done On My Phone

New episode of Supercomputer out:

Your hosts discuss the primary computer for most people: their phones.

In a little bit of a shorter episode than last week, Alex and I discussed how many people really only use their phone as their primary computer.

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The Video Production Can Of Worms

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This week, Alex shows Matthew how little he knows about video production.

This long episode is one of our first deep dives into a specific productivity topic, which I enjoyed because I benefited so much from the clarification.

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I Have Control Issues

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Alex and Matthew discuss the disappearance of Control Center – and how it overlaps with Shortcuts.

Control Center is super useful, but many people don’t realize you can automate much of what’s available there.

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The Case of the Last Case

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Alex and Matthew reflect on the month’s Apple-related news, giving the hot takes some room and seeing how we’re feeling after some extra context. Plus, there’s a celebrity appearance.

Continuing along with new topics, Alex and I are starting an occasional “Cold Takes” show to cover news in the last few months with some added perspective that time gives everyone.

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There Are Many Like It, But This Home Screen Is Mine

New episode of Supercomputer out:

Alex and Matthew cover their home screens, so open the episode to check out the shots.

In episode 21, we wanted to refocus our subject matter more for each episode.

We’ll be doing an occasional cycle of shows – a good topic, some guest appearances, a look back at the news of the last few months, and more philosophical episode that takes things to a higher level.

We’re always looking for diverse and interesting guests, so please send us recommendations at [email protected].

Plus, we started a Patreon for anyone who feels like supporting the show. We’re gearing up the patronage rewards, but rest assured the show is free and it’s not required. That being said, we really appreciate everyone who’s signed up so far.

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How to jump between the audio and video of Supercomputer

For episode 19 of Supercomputer, instead of hitting the “call” button to record, we pressed “video chat” and proceed to produce our podcast. I edited out some moments, added chapter markers for the audio file, and uploaded the video to YouTube.

This last week, for episode 20, I also added visual chapters, actually used Alex’s correct audio file, and shared our second video recording to YouTube.

But podcasts are for audio, right?

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Behind The Cute Curtain

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Matthew and Alex talk about going from beginner shortcuts to the next level with the “If” scripting action, plus how this all could be a bit easier.

After last week’s livestream, I explained some of what “conditionals” are – if that sounds confusing, it’s worth listening.

Part of the episode is about breaking down barriers to concepts used in programming hidden behind fancy language, so we’ll explore more topics like this in the future.

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Consumers and Their Fragile Minds

New episode of Supercomputer out:

Matthew and Alex are here for the New Apple.

In a classic coffee rant, I got to release all the feeling I built up in our time away from the show – I am more excited than ever for the future of Apple.

Plus, I make a call for app developers to come back.

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The OG GTD

New episode of Supercomputer out:

This week, Matthew and Alex explore some of their holiday experiments, as well as how to value your time as much as you value your computer.

We’re back from the winter break with a new, 30-minute episode covering what we were up to over the holidays (spoiler: tidying).

Alex and I talked about getting back into the swing of things and teased some plans for the new year – enjoy!

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Automating blog posts for my podcast Supercomputer

If you were a visitor to my site in November, you might’ve noticed a lack of posts on the blog. While I’ve been producing videos and podcasts the whole time, I had a mental block on creating the short posts here on my website for each and just didn’t bother to write them up.

As we’re approaching the end of the year, I decided to get my act together and automate more of blog posts for my work, starting with podcast episodes.

That way I’d have no excuse not to do them, I could spread the news for my podcast more easily, and along the way put together a handy shortcut that I repurpose for my YouTube videos, articles on other sites, and eventually embedded shortcuts here on my blog.

To accomplish this, I built a Post Podcast shortcut that I can run each Friday when we release a new episode of Supercomputer.

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I Can’t Be Trusted With A Computer

New episode of Supercomputer out:

This week, Matthew talks about getting his work done entirely on iOS, and Alex talks about her love of tomatoes.

I’m enjoying making this podcast so much.

We keep getting better and better each week – excited for next year.

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Least Sexy, But Amazing

New episode of Supercomputer out:

This week, Matthew ponders why you can’t get real work done on iOS, and Alex works herself into a tizzy about Pokemon and old men.

After another round of iOS maligning over the weekend, I started to get a little riled up on this episode.

No, I didn’t write the show notes ?

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No One Is Taking Away Your Computer

New episode of Supercomputer out:

In a caffeine-fueled rage, Alex & Matthew pleasantly discuss the viability of iPad Pros as computers.

I got a little hyped up on espresso and started ranting this week.

But, it turns out, I had something important to say.

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