On this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I dive back into the wonderful world of home automation and look at Rosemary’s new setup. From “You’ve Got Mail” to picking accessories, we go beyond the normal, and possibly the insane.

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Alex Cox joins Rosemary and me on this episode of Automators to talk home automation, Drafts, Shortcuts, and how to learn new automation.

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• PDFpen, from Smile: Powerful PDF editing on your Mac.

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In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I look at the widgets in iOS 14 and how you can automate to make sure you have the data you need under your thumb.

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• Sync Up, a OneDrive podcast: Takes you behind the scenes of OneDrive.

• FastScripts: Powerful script management utility. Instant access to your scripts, by keyboard shortcut or menu bar. Get 20% off for a limited time only.

Changes are afoot in the cloud automation space. IFTTT now has a pro tier. Zapier continues to improve. There’s a new player on our radar: Integromat. In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I break down the current state of cloud automation.

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• PDFpen, from Smile: The ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac.

• ExpressVPN: High-speed, secure and anonymous VPN service. Get an extra three months free.

• The Intrazone by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast hosted by the SharePoint team.

On this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I dive into the iOS 14 update to Shortcuts and what it brings to all of us, as well as how we’re using it.

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• The Intrazone by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast hosted by the SharePoint team.

• Mint Mobile: Cut your unlimited wireless bill to $30 a month.

• Sidequest: Create helpdesks and personal task inboxes that teams love—with Sidequest, 100% inside Slack.

TJ Luoma joins Rosemary and me on this episode of Automators to talk about some of his favorite automations and all of the crazy things he is doing with his Stream Deck.

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• TextExpander, from Smile: Unlock your productivity with TextExpander. Get 20% off with your first year.

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In the latest episode of Automators, Rosemary and I talk about how you can automate various aspects of meetings, from invitations to notes, and more!

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• The Uptake, from Microsoft: A new show on all things tech and community from Microsoft.

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Strap in gang! Rosemary and I are digging in on document automation on this episode of Automators. Whether you assemble your words with text, the Web, or Microsoft Word, we have ideas and automations. We are also tackling stacking shortcuts in iOS, email automation, and scripting OmniFocus.

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• PDFpen, from Smile: The ultimate tool for editing PDFs on the Mac.

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In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I are joined by Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise to talk about Drafts and how they’re using it and text-based automations to improve their lives with everything from dinner alerts to complex project templates.

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Dr. Drang returns to Automators this week to talk about scripting: why it’s beneficial and, above all, why everyone can do it!

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• TextExpander, from Smile: Unlock your productivity with TextExpander. Get 20% off with your first year.

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