In this issue: John shares Home Screen widgets he’s been trying, Federico has created an interactive ‘playground’ tool for getting started with the Frames shortcut API, Niléane is using a Linux server for Time Machine backups, Jonathan explains how he’s using Shortcuts and Omnivore as a listen-later workflow, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories.
In this issue: Federico shares his Shortcuts-based CAPS automation system for the iPhone’s Action button, John has Dropover tips, Jonathan’s system for moving tasks from Notion to Reminders, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories.
In this issue: Two BetterTouchTool tips from Niléane for managing windows, Federico shares a shortcut for making multiple shortcut buttons at once in visionOS, John on the damage AI is doing to the web, Jonathan tries a single-day task manager called Today App, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episodes of AppStories and Magic Rays of Light.
In this issue: John shares how he tracks time zones in the Mac’s menu bar and his Markdown research archive workflow, Jonathan has a shortcut that works with Simple Scan that incorporates a naming system and integration with Files, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories.
In this issue: John shares a collection of apps for readers, Federico has a tip on hiding macOS windows instead of minimizing them and a shortcut that converts Things notes into a Markdown file, Jonathan shares some favorite Mac utilities, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories.
A few months ago, I decided to switch to Things as my default task manager. As I sharedmultipletimes on AppStories and MacStories Weekly, I’m really happy with my decision: not only does the design of the Things app create a more relaxed environment for me to manage my responsibilities, but Cultured Code’s embrace of Shortcuts automation has allowed me to create dozens of custom enhancements for Things.
This is the reason why I fell in love with Things: the app’s “simple” design and structure leaves room for power users to make their own functionalities by taking advantage of the app’s integration with Shortcuts. Things doesn’t have a feature you need? Just make it yourself by choosing from the large catalog of Shortcuts actions available in the app.
I previously shared an initial set of shortcuts I created for Things; I also created ThingsBox, an advanced shortcut to intelligently save tasks to the Things inbox. Since those articles, I’ve built several more shortcuts and created personal automations to script certain behaviors of Things on a daily basis. So, exclusively for Club Plus and Premier members, today I’m sharing my full collection of Things shortcuts, which have vastly improved how I manage my tasks on the iPad Pro and capture them on the iPhone.
In this issue: Federico shares Shortcuts techniques to find projects and headings in Things, John explains how he uses two tools for proofreading, Niléane has a new 11-inch iPad Pro setup, Jonathan shares shortcuts for setting your Slack status, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episodes of AppStories and Magic Rays of Light.
In this issue: Federico reports on issues he’s had in his early testing of Shortcuts on the Apple Vision Pro, Jonathan explores Apple’s photo editing AI research, Club members share their Vision Pro experiences, John wonders what if the iPad had the kind of Mac integration the Vision Pro does, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories.