If you ask me what is my biggest reasons for using Mac automation, it would be because I don’t like looking down at my keyboard as I type. When I look down at the keyboard to locate a keyboard shortcut combination, click number keys, or to make sure I’m clicking the left or right bracket key, then I’m wasting a few seconds …
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When it comes to Mac automation, the default OS X program, Automator, is nearly obsolete when compared to the third-party application, Keyboard Maestro. But if you’re new to Mac automation, and you want to increase your Mac productivity, launching Automator and assembling a few workflows can be a useful way to prepare for the even …
Hi Bakari, I’m sold on Dragon Dictate. I think I’m going to purchase it today. I’m an American living in Sydney Australia so I don’t know ifI can still get deals through amazon. I’ve been looking around you site. I wish I had found it years ago. You use all the apps I own (and …
One of the reasons I like Mac automation applications is that they provide more than one way to perform a task. Thus when it comes to deleting files and other items on my Mac, thankfully I’m not limited to punching the Delete key or dragging items to the trashcan. In this article I share several Mac automation features I use to delete items and …
I use Keyboard Maestro to launch my most used programs, like MS Word using hotkeys (like COMMAND OPTION W ). This launches the closed program and works great. But, like all open programs, eventually it gets covered with other programs that I have open. What I would like to do is to use the same …
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Despite my issues with Dragon Dictate, the voice-to-text application remains the only Mac program for triggering powerful and time-saving voice commands on the Mac. As I explained before, Dragon Dictate outshines Apple’s voice commands features. And even when the upcoming Siri command features are released in the Sierra of OS X, it looks if as …
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One of the primary goals of Mac Automation Tips is to turn general Mac users into Mac automators. I imagine intermediate and advanced Mac users most likely use applications like TextExpander, Alfred or Launchbar, Automator, or even Keyboard Maestro to speed up their workflow and reduce tedious or redundant tasks. But beginning and general Mac users may only use the default features …