“Show me this clip” for video podcasts with this Overcast to YouTube shortcut
February 5
If you didn’t already know, my podcast Smart Tech Today comes with a video feed now – you can download a full video feed in
Tag: Siri Shortcuts
How far did I walk today?
January 7
Today’s new shortcut is How far did I walk today? is designed for CES attendees but is also good for anyone really: Looks at the
Which CES shuttle should I take?
January 6
New shortcut “Which CES shuttle should I take?“ for CES attendees: Pulls from a dictionary of CES hotel names and their associated shuttle #s, lets
Playing a podcast by time of day using “If” conditionals
January 3
This afternoon, @kcjokes asked for a shortcut that can play a podcast based on the time of day:
Log your sun exposure with an Apple Watch automation ⌚️
January 2
Here’s a Personal Automation for Apple Watch that I’m running automatically at the start of my Walking workouts – Log UV index: Gets the current
Singalong
January 1
New shortcut Singalong for Apple Music users: Turns on the Apple TV, asks if you want to Hand Off music to the TV from the
2020 Meme generator
December 28
Sometimes you just have to make a meme into a shortcut: Takes the “2020” meme with a line of text in the middle and uses
Twitter self-search
December 24
Self-search is a handy shortcut I built for Twitter users: Using a Twitter username inputted on import and a keyword entered when the shortcut is
Pick random Office episode
December 18
If you love The Office and want to have a random episode picked for you, this shortcut is for you: Using a dictionary filled out
Move from Ulysses to iA Writer
December 18
Just created this new shortcut Move from Ulysses to iA Writer: Gets sheets from a group in Ulysses, asks which one to use, then adds
MacStories releases MusicBot, putting most of Apple Music in one Siri Shortcut
December 17
Federico Viticci, doing his usual excellent work on MacStories: For the past several months, I’ve been working on a shortcut designed to be the ultimate
Automating how loud Siri replies on the HomePod
November 21
I’m a huge fan of the HomePod – after bearing the investment cost, it’s improved my daily interactions with music and opened access to controlling
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
Smart Tech Today #1: Voice Assistants in Your Ears
October 8
On Monday, Mikah Sargent and I recorded episode 1 of Smart Tech Today in person at the TWiT studio. In the show, we: Attempt to
Announcing Smart Tech Today, my new podcast
September 30
I’ll be cohosting a new show with Mikah Sargent, which will be airing on TWiT. Get all the details – it’s going to be fun!