Articles for if you’re new to this site, and to Mac automation.
Most computer users, probably spend most of their time in their web browser of choice for either searching for information, regularly navigating to specific will pages, and creating content in web applications. Because I spend so much time in Safari, I rely on Keyboard Maestro and BetterTouchTool to open and navigate web pages, close tabs, …
Read more10 Ways to Use Keyboard Maestro and BetterTouchTool with Safari
The best way to get started with Mac automation is to identify Mac tasks you regularly perform on your Mac, and then figure out which ones can be automated. Though computers are supposed to save us time and help us be more productive, many computer users perform redundant tasks without knowing that many actions can …
One of the articles I enjoy publishing on this site are interviews with Mac automators, because it’s always a treat to learn how other Mac users are using automation applications. For this third interview, I am pleased to share how photographer (and long-time MAT subscriber) Kenneth Cox’s uses Mac automation in his daily workflows. Professional photography requires a considerable …
Apple’s classic Mac automation application Automator has been around for more than a decade, but is it still useful to Mac users, and how does it compare to similar Mac automation programs like Keyboard Maestro? If you do a quick search of this site, you will discover that I have yet to write an article or …
Read moreBest Mac Automation Software: Automator or Keyboard Maestro?
About about month ago, subscribers to this website did me a favor and responded to a survey about Mac automation and this website. The results of that are very useful to me because they provide an idea of what my readers need as Mac automators. Two questions I ask in the survey are about how …
The key to being more productive on your Mac is using automated features built into the Mac operating system, and third-party programs that can automate one or more tasks for you. The purpose of the following list is to provide you ideas about what features, applications, and strategies you could use to work smarter on your …
There are thousands of very useful Mac applications to choose from, but buying even a few dozen of them can be quite expensive. That’s why MacPaw’s Setapp subscription service may well be in the long run a money saving option to getting access to over a hundred applications from within the Setapp application suite. Note: Most of the links …
I recently conducted a poll on my Twitter stream, asking followers how often they created a new automation on their Mac. Of the sixteen people who responded, half said that they rarely created a new automation. The other half said they created new automations using one or more Mac automation programs (Keyboard Maestro, BetterTouchTool, Hazel, TextExpander, Dragon Dictate, PopClip, smart folders, …
Read more5 Day Mac Automation Challenge, Starting November 18
Two Mac screenshot applications that can increase your productivity with floating shots.
