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Guest spot — Rich On Tech: Emergency phone setup & smart holiday shopping

On Saturday, November 18, I had the pleasure of joining KTLA’s Rich DeMuro as a guest on Rich On Tech to talk about Shortcuts – my segment starts around 53:00:

Rich discusses iPhone 15 Pro impressions, using shortcuts on iPhones, Wi-Fi tips, and answers listener questions about laptop batteries, cleaning PCs, and using eSIM cards.

Check out Rich On Tech in Apple Podcasts or listen to the episode below:

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Guest spot — iPad Pros: Shortcuts 7 with Matthew Cassinelli

On Thursday, September 28, I had the pleasure of joining Tim Chaten as a guest on iPad Pros to talk about:

Matthew Cassinelli is back for our 6th annual catchup on what’s new with Shortcuts! Shortcuts 7 is now available for iPadOS 17, iOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma! If you want to listen to our past episodes; check out episodes 41, 42, 58, 90, 91, 122, 149, and 151.

Check out iPad Pros in Apple Podcasts or listen to the episode below:

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Members-Only Podcast #2: Shortcuts Summer Recap

From episode 2 of my new members-only podcast:

Covering July 17 through August 31, this second member episode recaps everything I’ve shared this summer – and includes teasers for my in-progress workflows coming to the Catalog soon.

To follow the show, sign up to become a member and get your custom URL to add to your podcast player of choice.

Or, listen to the full episode below:

This content is marked as members-only – you’ll need a membership to access it.

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Guest spot — Clockwise: I Can See All the Electrons in the Universe!

On Wednesday, August 16, I had the pleasure of joining Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent as a guest along with Kathy Campbell on Clockwise to talk about:

Whether we speed up audio and video media, how we’d want Apple to change Disney Parks, our thoughts on new Apple Watch bands, and what we’re hoping to see from Apple’s Shortcuts.

Check out Clockwise in Apple Podcasts or listen to the episode below:

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Interactive Widgets Are Built Using App Intents: What That Means For Shortcuts »


Craig Hockenberry of Iconfactory speaking on The Talk Show #382, starting at 1:13:23 (transcribed and lightly edited for text):

I see a lot of opportunities there for developers to make the widgets just come alive. I think it’s a great little thing that they’ve done.

The side effect of this, I think is—even kind of probably better in the long term—is that that way you do this is something that’s sort of like a little shortcut. And it’s gonna expose a lot of developers to the Shortcuts technology.

So like that button that’s on your widget that says, oh, play this radio station? Well, I’m obviously gonna write a shortcut that says, play this radio station. So you can automate that. So, like, if I go into my Focus mode, or if I get home, it starts playing the radio station on the kitchen HomePod.

And for me that’s the thing that really is powerful because it takes that interaction and makes it something that you can use throughout your life. That’s for me the most interesting thing, that’s why we’re talking about vision OS and all these other things is interactions that fit into your life, are really – that’s the goal.

That’s the thing I love doing the most.

Lovely sentiment – Craig gets it.

Listen to the full episode and check out Iconfactory.

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Automators Talk Personal Automation Fun »

From Rosemary Orchard and David Sparks on Automators on Relay FM:

Rose and David share a collection of their favorite personal automations ranging from task and project management to home automation.

My pals Rosemary and David talked about their latest automation adventures on, well, Automators – highly recommend the show.

Listen the podcast.

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Members-Only Podcast #1: iOS 17 Public Beta

From episode 1 of my new members-only podcast:

Shortcuts has new actions in the betas, plus I recently published shortcuts for Threads, Shopping, and Apple TV – welcome to my first members-only podcast.

Sign up to become a member and get your custom URL to add to your podcast player of choice. Or, listen to the full episode below:

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Announcing My New Members-Only Podcast

Today I am very pleased to announce the latest addition to my membership program, my new members-only podcast!

When you sign up on my site to become a member, you’ll automatically receive an email with details on how to follow the podcast with your unique RSS feed link that’s uniquely tied to your subscription.

Every episode, I’ll be covering my recent material with a quick editorialization for each story, plus I’ll be teasing what I’m working on for upcoming projects – the first episode covers everything I’ve published this July so far alongside the return of my newsletter (coming later today).

Sign up to become a member today and listen to episode 1 – plus you’ll get access to all my members-only shortcuts on an ongoing basis.

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Clockwise 481: A Series of Shortcuts

I had the pleasure of being a guest on this week’s Clockwise podcast on Relay.FM alongside guest Kelly Guimont and hosts Mikah Sargent & Dan Moren. We talked about:

Whether we’d install a third-party app store on our phones, our most anticipated Matter devices, the tasks we’d pawn off onto an AI chatbot, and our non-holiday holiday traditions.

Always a pleasure to be a guest on Clockwise — and no I swear I’m not just a series of Shortcuts…

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iOS Today #611: Setting up Focus Modes on your iPhone

This Tuesday, I had the pleasure of being as a guest on iOS Today with Mikah Sargent:

Personalize your custom Focus modes in iOS 15 or iOS 16, from silencing specific notifications to switching screens based on location.

  • Home Screen customization
  • Lock Screen customization
  • Focus activation scheduling
  • Using particular colors for context

Watch the full episode on TWiT or  on Apple Podcasts.

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Guest Spot — Clockwise #454: Wednesday Is the Leaf

Last Friday, for episode 435 of the Clockwise podcast, I got the chance to join Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent again along with Rosemary Orchard to talk about:

Our excitement and trepidation regarding Passkeys, our thoughts on auto-generated Siri App Shortcuts, the most exciting features announced at WWDC, and our inevitable (?) USB-C future.

Check out Clockwise on Relay.FM, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, and listen to the episode below:

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Smart Tech Today 80: 2021 Smart Home Predictions ?

On episode 80 of Smart Tech Today, Mikah and I talked about the following:

Follow-ups from Google IO, Google Assistant tweaks, and smart home changes this week. Plus HomeKit gear, Apple Watch apps, and our thoughts on the latest Apple products. And our smart home predictions and picks of the week.

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Smart Tech Today 79: A Very Googley I/O Episode ?

On episode 79 of Smart Tech Today, Mikah and I talked about:

  • Global Accessibility Awareness Day
  • Apple’s new hardware releases
  • Google IO
  • Our latest picks
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Smart Tech Today 78: Project CHIP Rebrands as Matter ?

On episode 78 of Smart Tech Today, Rosemary (in for Mikah) and I talked about:
– Project CHIP’s new name – Matter
– Amazon’s Sidewalk network and new product releases
– Apple’s AirTags and Rosemary’s 3D printing adventure

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Smart Tech Today 77: Interview with Jonathan Hui, Google & Thread ?

On episode 77 of Smart Tech Today, Mikah and I talked to VP of Technology for The Thread Group, Jonathan Hui – plus:

Laptops as smart displays, Nanoleaf’s smart remote, and ceiling fans with HomeKit

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Smart Tech Today 76: Explaining Thread Enthusiasm ?

On episode 76 of Smart Tech Today, Mikah and I talked about:

iOS 14.5’s changes to Apple Maps, Siri voices, default music services, and Fitness+ – plus AirTags, HomeKit devices, and Thread.

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Smart Tech Today 75: Project CHIP Nears ?

On episode 75 of Smart Tech Today, Mikah and I talked about:

Project CHIP, the Apple event, Google Assistant tweaks, WearOS, HomeKit products, and Homebridge. Plus, Mikah’s new iPad stand and upcycled smartphones.

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Smart Tech Today 59: Rosemary Orchard’s Smart Home Setup ?

On this episode of Smart Tech Today, I had a guest host Rosemary Orchard while Mikah was out – here’s what we talked about:

  • Our hands-on impressions of Apple’s AirPods Max,
  • Google Stadia on iOS, and
  • Rosemary’s smart home setup
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Smart Tech Today 57: IoT Decor for the Holidays

On this episode of Smart Tech Today, Mikah and I talked about tips for automating holiday decorations, how to enable COVID-19 exposure notifications, and the updated Flic 2 smart buttons.

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Smart Tech Today 45: Alexa, Print My Crossword ?

On this episode of Smart Tech Today, Mikah and I talked about Amazon’s new voice-based printer integration, Wink’s recent outage (after the launch of its subscription service), and Apple’s new designed-by-Apple face covering.