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Alfred is a powerful tool, but using Alfred Workflows you can go even farther. In this video, I demonstrate how to set up a custom Alfred search to find only folders in a designated directory. If you keep data in groups of folders, you’ll dig this. …
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Gabe Weatherhead joins me on this FOD interview where we talk about the current state of automation on the Mac and some specific problems Gabe is solving with Keyboard Maestro and his struggles with Shortcuts for Mac. As two Star Wars nerds, we also drift into our thoughts on the recent “Book of Boba” series, and we finish off the call getting nerdy with Obsidian. It’s always fun talking with Gabe …
This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in? I’ve been playing with a menubar app called, One Thing, which lets you put some text in your menubar. I wanted to use One Thing to post a random inspirational quote of my choosing, so I built a Shortcut on a dictionary action. I also used a simple AppleScript to trigger the shortcut from Keyboard Maestro. Here’s a video explaining the whole thing …
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I got my second monitor out of mothballs and hooked it up. I need some advice …
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Earlier this week, we did the February MacSparky Labs virtual meet-up. It was a fun hour where we talked about the new Fantastical Features, the 14″ vs. 16″ MacBooks Pro, the iPad mini, task managers, and (of course) Star Wars. The hour went by too quick …
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Today’s my birthday. Hooray! Every year I spend a few hours on my birthday doing some journaling …
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Jason Snell took a retreat and spent some time reviewing his roles and making some plans. In this FOD interview, Jason explains what worked and what didn’t …
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I’ve had an Internet-based running battle with Casey Liss for years now over the question of Disneyland vs. Disney World. Daisy and I planned a trip to Disney World for their 50th anniversary and before leaving, I asked Casey to give me a list of things I must do at Disney World …
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Here’s a little trick I use to make wallpaper on my home screen (as opposed to my lock screen) more bearable. …
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This week I did an extended Zoom call with the Early Access members where I shared a bunch of changes I’ve made recently in my Calendar workflows. I’m not sure if I’m getting calendars nailed or if I’ve gone off the deep end …