Spark Mail shipped a Mac CLI and agent skill hooks last week. Read-only email access is free. Write actions (send, move, archive) are behind the Pro subscription. Readdle also published open-source automation recipes and persona hooks for anyone building on top of it. I…
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Updated Apple Mail Link AppleScript
For years now, I’ve been iterating on an AppleScript to copy a link for the currently selected Apple Mail message to the clipboard. You can then paste the link elsewhere and get a link back to the source message. This came up during a…
Continue reading →Why Keyboard Maestro Is the Mac Power User’s Secret Weapon
I recently came across Stephen Millard’s write-up on routing Mac Studio audio through a HomePod mini. He ran into some disconnect hiccups, but, unsurprisingly, solved it with a handy Keyboard Maestro macro. Lately I’ve noticed a wave of seasoned iPad power users making the jump…
Continue reading →Script Debugger’s Retirement
Sad news to hear that Script Debugger is closing up shop. After 30 years, the application was the best for writing and troubleshooting AppleScript, and I’m sorry to see it go. My thanks to Shane and Mark for 30 years of hard work on an excellent app.
Continue reading →An Automation Golden Age
Did you know I have a newsletter? I post some, but not all of my newsletter’s content to this blog. Here’a a recent one. An Automation Golden Age I’ve mentioned several times on my podcasts that we’re experiencing a renaissance in automation, particularly on…
Continue reading →Brett Terpstra’s Conductor
I’m a little late with this one, but I wanted to congratulate my friend Brett Terpstra on the release of Conductor. This new command line utility is an add-on for Brett’s successful Marked app. As the name implies, this utility acts as a train conductor…
Continue reading →Announcing the Keyboard Maestro Field Guide 2024 Update and Discount
I am happy to announce an update to my Keyboard Maestro Field Guide. It includes 16 new videos covering many new features added with recent updates, including version 11. To celebrate this update release, I’ve got a limited-time 20% discount on the Keyboard Maestro Field…
Continue reading →The Workflow Founder’s Next Thing
When I heard that the Workflow founders had left Apple to start their own thing, I had the distinct feeling that future gifts were coming. Turns out I was right. They’ve started a new company, Software Applications Incorporated, where they are working on a Mac Automation…
Continue reading →Keyboard Maestro 11 and a Field Guide Update
This week saw the release of Keyboard Maestro Version 11. Yes, it now goes to 11. New features include a New Macro Wizard, a new Security preference pane, a command line tool, support for Apple Text Recognition, and new actions like Prompt for Snippet,…
Continue reading →AppleScript to Toggle Desktop Widgets
I’m a fan of the new Sonoma Desktop Widgets. However, I also make a living making screencasts and having all those widgets on screen can sometimes be a pain. There is a setting you can toggle under the Desktop & Dock settings: The problem…
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