Question: If you were setting up something like MacStories today, would you use Medium, WordPress, Squarespace, or something else? What if you had limited coding ability? (Anonymous) [[federico]] I would still go with WordPress because of the extensible nature of the platform and amount of resources available online. I’m a big believer in controlling my...

Question: I drop my son off at daycare each weekday morning, though the times vary. I usually send a message to the centre when I’m within 5 minutes (usually when I stop at the Drive Thru for a coffee) of my arrival. I do the same when picking him up. Is there a way to...

Question: I just started using your Toggl workflows after listening to you as well as Myke and CGP Grey. I like them so far but there is a problem I’m encountering where projects that I have deleted still show up in Workflow. They don’t show up in the web version or the Timer app. Have...

[[federico]] For this week’s Workflow Essentials column, I wanted to follow-up on an image editing workflow I first published on MacStories in March 2016. These are two short and simple workflows, but they’re saving me a lot of time every week, and I think they could be useful for other writers or developers who share...

[[federico]] With the start of the new year, I found myself traveling across Italy and abroad within the span of a couple of weeks. Doing so – especially in Spain – made me appreciate how many tourist and travel-related tasks I can now delegate to an iPhone, whether that’s loading directions to places in Maps,...

Question: I need a workflow to publish meeting notes that I’ve recorded in Apple’s Notes app as a Google document, placing the document in a specific shared folder on Google Drive. (Michael Welsh, @michaelwelsh) [[federico]] There is no easy way to automate Notes and Google Docs with Workflow alone, but we can implement the Zapier...

Question: Can you recommend a shopping list app? I intend to share a shopping list (not limited to groceries alone) with my family members too. (Anonymous) [[federico]] If you’re looking for a dedicated shopping list app, I know AnyList is a solid solution for iOS and the web, with good sharing options and an elegant...

[[federico]] I’ve talked before about how I like to be woken up in the morning by my girlfriend with a good cup of espresso. We’re on two slightly different schedules: I usually go to sleep a couple of hours after her, and she tends to wake up considerably earlier than I do. And because she...

[[federico]] Among the new features in Airmail 1.5 (which I detailed on MacStories earlier this week), there is a new integration to add a Workflow step to any custom action. This new Workflow action makes it possible to share details of email messages – including body text and a callback URL – with an existing...