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AppStories Episode - Automation April: Shortcuts Workshop Part 2

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Federico and John are joined by Joe Hribar, the creator of Timery, the Toggl time tracking app, to talk about magic and declared variables, action parameters and how Timery makes use of them, automation triggers, and our hope that Apple will allow third-party apps to act as triggers in the future.

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The latest Automation April articles on MacStories:
- Automation April: myTunes, a Personalized Music Video Channel
- Automation April: 10 Shortcuts for Mac Multitasking, Markdown, Reminders, Music Lyrics, Twitter, and More
- Automation April: Never Forget to Stop a Timery Time Tracking Timer Again

Joe Hribar and Timery
- Joe on Twitter
- Timery app

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