I created a Shortcuts Collection page to connect various blog posts I’ve written about Shortcuts and how I use them. Few posts so far, but thinking this is a topic I will write about more since I do so much with it.
Shortcuts
Launch Apps Shortcut
I’m a big fan of Shortcuts and find it useful for many small automation tasks, creating one off scripts really fast, and even building complex solutions like the Weekly Thing. “Launch Apps” is a shortcut that I think every Mac user can benefit from. I have a set of applications …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Launch Apps ShortcutHow I Build the Weekly Thing
One of the common questions I’m asked is how I create the Weekly Thing. There are two flavors of this question. One is about finding content and writing, and the other is about the technical act of producing each issue. This article is an attempt to answer the second question …
Keep reading · 6 minutes: How I Build the Weekly ThingSmaller Images for Weekly Thing
In the Journal section of the Weekly Thing I include any blog posts that I’ve made for that week. To keep things easy, I’ve always just linked to the same image files that are used on my blog. That has never been ideal since those images are much larger than what you would …
Keep reading · 3 minutes: Smaller Images for Weekly ThingMy QR Codes
At Bitcoin 2023 we were talking with some folks from New York at our table while enjoying some Cuban chicken and rice. At the end of the conversation one of the guys showed everyone his phone with a QR code for his LinkedIn profile so we could connect. Everyone loved it — very …
Keep reading · 1 minute: My QR CodesFour Thousand Weeks as Rings
I’ve been reading Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman. The title comes from the fact that if you live to be 80, you’ll have had about 4,000 weeks. Technically it is 4,174 but that wouldn’t make a very good title for the book. I’m still just in the …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Four Thousand Weeks as RingsUsing API Credentials in Shortcuts
Shortcuts on iOS can do incredibly powerful things, and with a little bit of extra magic you can connect to most API’s as well. Pulling data from API’s, manipulating it, and extending your shortcuts is really powerful. However, you need to have a good way to manage the …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Using API Credentials in ShortcutsAssembling the Weekly Thing
I had been interested in creating a newsletter like the Weekly Thing for a while but I was worried it would be difficult to do and quickly turn into a chore. I wasn’t worried about the email part, I knew a service like TinyLetter could deal with that. The daunting part was …
Keep reading · 3 minutes: Assembling the Weekly Thing