#9 - Automate All The Things! with Craig McClellan

May 30, 2020

Craig returns to talk about automating bedtime routines with Shortcuts, HomeKit automation, automating the Mac, our decision to end The Class Nerd podcast, and more.

Show Notes:

• HomePods at Best Buy
• Apple HomeKit 
• Robby’s “My Favorite Technology” page - includes all home automation devices and apps he uses at home 
• Wemo Smart Switch
• Lutron Caseta Smart Light Switches 
• Philips Hue Smart Bulbs
• Shortcuts app
• AutoSleep sleep tracker
• Setting up HomeKit scenes
• Mysa Thermostats - for baseboard heating
• Honeywell Lyric Alarm System
• Robby’s Bedtime Shortcut
• Craig’s Bedtime Shortcut
• Robby’s Play Podcast in the Master Bathroom Shortcut
• Zoom
• Drafts
• iPad Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro with Trackpad
• Robby’s StaffPad Review - First Impressions of StaffPad for iPadOS | robbyburns.com
• Music Ed Tech Talk Episode 7 - Working with StaffPad
• Music Ed Tech Talk Season 3 Episode 5 - Taking Notes with Drafts, With Greg Pierce 
• Slack
• AppleScript Support for Drafts on the Mac
• Shortcuts and Drafts action to save a Draft to Apple Note (You must have both installed)
• AppleScript Drafts action to save a Draft to Apple Notes
• Alfred 
• List of actions I use in Alfred every day
• • Search Google
  • Search files
  • Move/Copy Files from one place to another
  • Clipboard manager
  • Define and spell words
  • Search OmniFocus
  • Search Drafts
  • Message people
  • Email People
  • Search GIFs on Giphy
  • Searching websites
  • Searching Emoji
  • Jump to Slack Channel
  • Music Ed Tech Talk Episode 6 - Paperless iPad Workflows - Discussion of what Markdown is
  • Marked 2 app
  • Brett Terpstra AppleScripts for Marked 2 and other Projects
• Things 
• Todoist
• OmniFocus Automation
• Keyboard Maestro
• Hazel
• Video of my Keyboard Maestro macro for loan agreement forms in action 
• The Class Nerd Semester 2 Episode 2 - To Automate or Not to Automate - discussion of DEVONthink
• Music Ed Tech Talk Season 2 Episode 11 - Automation and Advanced Workflows with Craig McClellan
• Music Ed Tech Talk Season 3 Episode 3 - Task App Showdown with Craig McClellan
• The Class Nerd Podcast

App of the Week: 

Robby - DEVONthink 

Craig McClellan - Dark Noise

Album of the Week:

Robby - Fiona Apple: Fetch the Bolt Cutters

Craig McClellan - Shawn McConnell: Live From Basement East

Where to Find Us:

Craig McClellan: Twitter | Website 

Robby Burns: Twitter | Blog

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