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March 20
In a special members-only *video* for the Accidental Tech Podcast, John Siracusa has covered his Mac window management techniques in detail – sign up to watch.
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What’s New in Shortcuts – Issue 100
September 1
In this issue: Automations finally live up to their name, Camera app gets shortcuts, App Shortcuts on Apple Watch and HomePod, a new Apple Music Discovery shortcut, and Keynote templates.
What’s New in Shortcuts – Issue 99
August 15
In this issue: Automations finally live up to their name, Camera app gets shortcuts, App Shortcuts on Apple Watch and HomePod, a new Apple Music Discovery shortcut, and Keynote templates.
Apple Music ‘Discovery Station’ goes live for subscribers »
August 7
9to5Mac shared the news that Apple Music has a new “Discovery” station – so, naturally, I turned it into a shortcut.
The must-try iPhone shortcut to help you remember everything »
August 1
Kurt Knutsson has written about Apple’s “Remember This” shortcut – an excellent starter shortcut for anyone trying to learn the app.
How to quickly link all your YouTube chapter markers using Shortcuts
May 31
If you publish YouTube videos or livestreams with chapter markers, you might want to link back to those moments – here’s how to generate the full list using Apple’s Shortcuts app.
Don’t call it HomeKit, it’s Apple Home now
June 14
Developer Aaron Pearce on Twitter: Apple is now recommending developers use the term “Works with Apple Home” instead of “Works with Apple HomeKit”. Apple is
How Federico Viticci Rediscovered The Mac (And Shortcuts’ Essential Role)
May 31
Federico’s annual pre-WWDC piece is out and you should read all 8,000 or so words of it, particularly this section about Shortcuts: While the Shortcuts
Bartender beta for macOS Monterey
July 1
If you’re like me and have long relied on the Bartender app for macOS to clean up your Menu Bar, plus you tend to live
New Shortcuts Directory curates links for getting started with Siri Shortcuts
June 30
Shortcuts creator and designer Brad Siefert has created a dedicated website for people looking to discover various links and creators related to Siri Shortcuts –
Opening directly into Watch Later on YouTube with a Siri Shortcut
November 19
How to use Siri Shortcuts to open directly into the Watch Later tab in the YouTube app for iOS
watchOS 6: the BirchTree review | Matt Birchler
September 18
Matt Birchler on the Apple Watch’s latest operating system update: watchOS continues to grow up, and each year it gets objectively better than the year
Audible update lets you use credits to buy books in iOS app
September 16
For the first time, existing Audible credits can be applied to books from within the iOS app – no bouncing out to the website required.
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.
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.
A Pair of Shortcuts to Log Podcast Episodes in Airtable and Play One at Random in Overcast
April 5
Julia M. on her blog Rampant Procrastination: 1. Open the information tab in Overcast of a podcast you wish to log to Airtable. 2.Select the
Six Colors: Simple sleep tracking with Shortcuts
March 6
Dan Moren, writing for Six Colors: What I really wanted was for iOS to be a bit more intelligent. For example, it could realize that
How to create a deep link to file in iCloud Drive so you can directly access it later
March 4
Using the Share sheet and Add People to copy a direct link to a file in iCloud Drive, without exposing your data to the outside world.
Apple Shortcuts: The Bicycle for the Mind is Back, but it’s Electric
October 22
“To me, whether Jobs intended it this way or not, the “bicycle for the mind” is the tool that empowers you to repurpose it for your specific needs, not just to consume things with it, or use it in the same way as everyone else. “
» My piece on TechCrunch – and the Shortcuts app is here!
July 8
This week I shared a bit more off my site than on it, with only one post here, one on iMore, and another on (!)