Earlier this week on MacStories, I shared S-GPT, my shortcut to have conversations with OpenAI’s ChatGPT assistant from Apple devices and integrate it with native functionalities of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS. Today on MacStories, I also released a small 1.0.1 update with some initial bug fixes and improvements for Apple Watch users. In the...
Making Dictation Input the Default Option in an Apple Watch Shortcut
I’ve already started working on updates to S-GPT, the shortcut for ChatGPT I released earlier this week on MacStories. Among the (many) features I wasn’t able to add in time for version 1.0, there is one that is surprisingly tricky to figure out in Shortcuts, and which deserves a mention here: how to ensure that...
Automation April: Shortcuts Check-In
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AppStories Episode 323 - Automation April: Shortcuts Check-In
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This week, Federico and John check in on the shortcuts they use the most and the types of tasks they get the most bang for the buck from by automating.
Links and Show Notes
Automation April
- Remembering Alex Hay, the Maker of Toolbox Pro, During Automation April
- Coming Soon: The Second Annual Automation April Community Event Featuring Shortcuts, Interviews, Discord Workshops, and a Shortcut Contest
Shortcuts Check-In
- Apple Frames 3.0: Completely Rewritten, Support for iPhone 14 Pro and Dynamic Island, New Devices, Multiple Display Resolutions, and More
- ShareMenu 2.0, Now with Better macOS Integration and Support for More Input Types
- Things 3.17 Overhauls the App’s Shortcuts Actions
- My Obsidian Setup, Part 5: Appending Text and Webpage Links to Specific Sections of My ‘Dashboard’ Note
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Sending Custom Push Notifications with Alerty and Shortcuts
Earlier this week on MacStories, I mentioned Alerty, a relatively new web service that allows you to send push notifications to an API and have them delivered to all your devices signed into the Alerty website. What’s unique about Alerty, and the reason why I wanted to do something with it this Friday, is that...
The Potential of Obsidian Bookmarks
As I recently mentioned on both AppStories and Connected, I’ve been using Notion as my note-taking app for the past few months. There are various reasons behind this experiment: The huge letdown of Stage Manager last year set me down a path of experimentation with all kinds of hardware and software in my life to...
A Classic Pick 2
This week, Federico and John each pick two apps they’ve been enjoying recently and explain why.
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Pick 2
- John
- Federico
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Revisiting RSS
This week, Federico and John revisit RSS to talk about how syncing services and apps have changed and share how their use of RSS has evolved.
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Links and Show Notes
RSS Revisited
- Early Days
- An Email Tangent
- RSS Sync Services
- RSS Apps Discussed
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Safari for iOS: A Newfound Appreciation
With all the recent discussion about modern and alternative web browsers (including this episode of AppStories, which I recommend listening to in case you missed it), I’ve been studying a lot of third-party browsers for iOS so I can be better prepared in case Apple will have to allow non-WebKit browser engines in iOS 17...
Listener Q&A
This week, Federico and John answer listener questions about apps, automation, podcasting, tattoos, and more.
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Links and Show Notes
Listener Q&A
- Editorial
- Instapaper
- Obsidian
- Adobe Podcast
- Earthworks Ethos
- Neumann KMS 104 Plus
- Nuova German LED light strip
- Delonghi La Specialista EC9335M
- Ditre Italia sofa
- Fully sit/stand desk
- Dyson V12 Detect Slim
- Red Rising series
- 20th Century Boys manga
- 8BitDo Ultimate Wireless Bluetooth Controller with Charging Dock for Nintendo Switch
- NYXI Wizard controller
- NYXI Transparent Style Wireless Joy-pad with 8 Colors LED For Switch/Switch OLED
- Hori Switch Split Pad Pro
- Play Asia
- Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency by Andy Greenberg
- Standing on the Shoulders of Giants by Oasis
- Octopath Traveler II
- Blanc
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