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➽More Simple Type2Phone and Keyboard Maestro Tricks

Erik Hess shows some macros to enhance the very useful utility Type2Phone.

From: The Mindful Bit

Posted Friday, May 31, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Save Keyboard Maestro Screen Shots Macro

Patrick Welker gets all meta with a macro to save screenshots of Keyboard Maestro.

From: Rocket Ink — Writing with Space Ink

Posted Thursday, May 23, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

Keyboard Maestro 6

Keyboard Maestro 6.0 was released today adding macro syncing, plug in actions, trigger by name, full support for styled text, support for controlling Safari and Google Chrome, a macro debugger, and much more.

Version 6 requires Mac OS X 10.8+, and is available only directly, not from the Mac App Store.

Version 6 is a free upgrade for those customers who purchased directly from us since October 1, 2012. It is an $18 upgrade for those people who purchased version 5 (including from the Mac App Store) until July 31, and a $25 upgrade for all other customers and after July 31.

You can read the full press release listing over a hundred new features.

Choose Check For Update in Keyboard Maestro’s menu to download the new version (assuming you are on Mac OS X 10.8).

Thank you to all my loyal customers for allowing me to continue developing Keyboard Maestro!

Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Permalink. Post a Comment.

➽Keyboard Maestro Demo on YouTube

Bakari Chavanu gives a great introductory video for Keyboard Maestro, showing how to make a basic macros.

From: Bakari Chavanu on YouTube

Posted Sunday, April 28, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Crear tareas automáticamente desde Mail y Evernote en Omnifocus con Keyboard Maestro

Guillermo Carvajal shows how to create tasks in OmniFocus from Mail and Evernote.

From: Guillermo Carvajal — Opiniones, software y productividad

Posted Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Alfred’s Web Searches in Keyboard Maestro

Andreas shows how to make an equivalent to Alfred’s Web Searches with Keyboard Maestro.

From: MOSX Tumblelog

Posted Monday, April 22, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Automating your Mac

Kerry Dawson gives a long and thoughtful description of various automation technologies and techniques.

From: The Daily Mac View

Posted Saturday, April 20, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽When and why I automate

An insightful article by Dr. Drang on reasons to automate above and beyond just saving time.

From: And now it’s all this

Posted Saturday, April 13, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Smarter Email Signatures With Keyboard Maestro

Shawn Blanc shows how to use Keyboard Maestro to get clever email signatures for top or bottom posting.

From: Shawn Blanc

Posted Monday, April 8, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Flashcards Deluxe Keyboard Maestro Macro

Patrick Welker shows how he uses a macro to reformat Markdown intro a compatible format for Flashcards Deluxe.

From: Rocket Ink — Writing with Space Ink

Posted Sunday, April 7, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Control Your Computer With The Maschine Hardware

Charming Nerd gives us a video showing off the MIDI features of Keyboard Maestro to interact with the Maschine hardware.

From: YouTube

Posted Saturday, March 30, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽How To Assign A Hotkey To Almost Anything

Patrick Welker shows how to use the Find Image action (much improved in 6.0) to add a hot key to otherwise challenging activities.

From: Rocket Ink — Writing with Space Ink

Posted Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Bible magic for Macs

1 of 144000 shows how to use a macro with a PyQuery library to retrieve Bible verses based on version and reference.

From: 1 of 144000

Posted Saturday, March 16, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Keyboard Maestro for Mac shutdown

Jason Verly shows how to use Keyboard Maestro to turn off wifi and mute system on shutdown.

From: The Other Side of MygeekDaddy

Posted Friday, March 15, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Mute commercials on CBS or Hulu

Michael Laccheo shows an impressive macro that mutes and dims the screen until the advertisement on CBS or Hulu finishes.

From: So, it’s come to this...

Posted Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Publishing to WordPress from iA Writer (kind of)

Ben Brooks shows off his macro for publishing from Writer to WordPress.

From: The Brooks Review

Posted Monday, March 11, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Have a Keyboard Numpad with Keyboard Maestro

Andreas shows how to use Keyboard Maestro to add a number pad to your MacBook.

From: MOSX Tumblelog

Posted Saturday, March 9, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Open In Favorite Editor for Keyboard Maestro

Patrick Welker shows how to use Keyboard Maestro to open selected files in a second (non-default) application.

From: Rocket Ink — Writing with Space Ink

Posted Thursday, March 7, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Taking Screen Shots And Automating Image Manipulation

Patrick Welker goes in to his usual astounding depth on the subject of taking and automating screenshots.

From: Rocket Ink — Writing with Space Ink

Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Scheduling Do Not Disturb

Ben Brooks shows how to use Ben Waldie’s Do Not Disturb script in Keyboard Maestro using a timed trigger.

From: The Brooks Review

Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Sleep Deprivation For Your Mac

Patrick Welker shows a simple but clever macro to keep your MacBook awake for a period of time.

From: Rocket Ink — Writing with Space Ink

Posted Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽A better Google search experience with Choosy, Keyboard Maestro and Fluid

T J Luoma shows how to use Keyboard Maestro, Choosy, and Fluid to improve the Google search experience in Safari.

From: TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Posted Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Share Finder Files on Dropbox More Securely

Andreas shows his clever script to use Andrea Fabrizi’s Dropbox-Uploader to share a file on Dropbox.

From: MOSX Tumblelog

Posted Monday, February 18, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Batch converting Pages documents to PDF with Keyboard Maestro

Michael Laccheo shows an impressive macro to batch convert Pages documents to PDFs.

From: So, it’s come to this...

Posted Monday, February 18, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Trigger Keyboard Maestro Palettes With A String

Patrick Welker shows how to trigger Keyboard Maestro palettes with a typed string, going in to detail on the how and why of it.

From: Rocket Ink — Writing with Space Ink

Posted Friday, February 15, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽OmniFocus’s Focus mode in Scrivener

Andreas shows how to use Keyboard Maestro to get OmniFocus’s focus feature in Scrivener.

From: MOSX Tumblelog

Updated Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 12:00 AM. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Create a New .md File in the Current Folder

Federico Travaini shows how to create a new empty file in the current Finder Folder.

From: Spontaneously me

Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽MOSX Tumblelog

Andreas shows how you can log application usage to a file.

From: MOSX Tumblelog

Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Gradebook automation with TextExpander and Keyboard Maestro

Ed Cormany shows how he uses TextExpander and Keyboard Maestro to automate enter grading information in a spread sheet.

From: ecormany

Posted Friday, February 8, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Sandpaper Apps

Michael Schechter has a very interesting article on what he calls "Sandpaper Apps", apps that remove friction.

From: A Better Mess — Even you can be one…

Posted Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Keyboard Maestro Pick of the Week on CastRoller News

Keyboard Maestro was nominated as Pick of the Week on CastRoller News. Thanks guys!

From: CastRoller

Posted Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Automate Notification Center

Andreas shows how to turn Notification Center on or off, great for distraction free working.

From: MOSX Tumblelog

Posted Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Use Keyboard Maestro to Get Ready for Podcast Recording

T J Luoma shows how to setup your Mac for podcasting when Skype is launched, and then restore it when Skype quits.

From: TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Posted Friday, February 1, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Keyboard Maestro and Illustrator

Aqeel Fikree shows a simple way of making Illustrator do what he wants, using his choice of command keys.

From: Aqeel Fikree

Posted Friday, February 1, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Bridging The Gap Between Path Finder And Finder

Patrick Welker shows how he uses Keyboard Maestro to smoothly use both the Finder and Path Finder.

From: Rocket Ink — Writing with Space Ink

Posted Friday, February 1, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Limit Time Spent With Certain Activities Using Keyboard Maestro

Andreas shows how to use Keyboard Maestro to limit the time spent in certain applications.

From: MOSX Tumblelog

Posted Thursday, January 31, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽NIH Stroke Scale with Keyboard Maestro and TextExpander

Michael Laccheo documents how he uses Keyboard Maestro and TextExpander to generate and calculate a NIH Stroke Scale.

From: Violent Necessity — so, it’s come to this…

Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Ultimate Markdown Maestro Guide

Patrick Welker continues his Keyboard Maestro articles with this epic post about the various macros he uses in his "Markdown everywhere" quest.

From: Rocket Ink — Writing with Space Ink

Posted Monday, January 28, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Export as PDF KeyboardMaestro macro

Pedro Fonseca shows how a simple macro can save a lot of time and frustration.

From: Pedro

Posted Sunday, January 27, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Using Keyboard Maestro to create new Jekyll posts

Justin Blanton explains his Keyboard Maestro a workflow for automatically creating Jekyll posts.

From: Hypertext

Posted Saturday, January 19, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Look up a shorter synonym on Thsrs

Gordon Meyer shows how to use the Ironic Sans service to return short synonyms.

From: Nothing Up My Sleve

Posted Thursday, January 17, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Keyboard Maestro Macro: User Agents

Devir Kahan shows how to switch your user agent on the fly to receive HTML5 video instead of Flash video.

From: BitQuill

Posted Sunday, January 13, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Sync Keyboard Maestro with multiple Macs

Patrick Welker shows in impressive detail how to sync your macros across multiple Macs.

From: Rocket Ink — Writing with Space Ink

Posted Friday, January 11, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Use Keyboard Maestro to Record Something New You Learned Everyday

Brandon Pittman shows a clever macro to force you to record something new you learned each day.

From: Thank You For Your Cooperation

Posted Wednesday, January 9, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Pause/Unpause Dropbox With a Shortcut

Andreas demonstrates the use of the Find Image on Screen facility to show how to control a status menu.

From: MOSX Tumblelog

Posted Wednesday, January 9, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Tip: Appending Clipped Text to DEVONthink Docs with Keyboard Maestro

Greg Jones shows how to use Keyboard Maestro to append text to documents in DEVONthink.

From: DEVONthink Tips and Tricks

Posted Tuesday, January 8, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Keyboard Maestro and your browser are friends

Patrick Welker continues enlightening Keyboard Maestro users, this time with macros for your browser.

From: Rocket Ink — Writing with Space Ink

Posted Sunday, January 6, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Keyboard Maestro as OmniFocus's Little Helper

Patrick Welker’s first of many Keyboard Maestro articles, shows how to use it to enhance OmniFocus.

From: RocketINK — Writing with Space Ink

Posted Saturday, January 5, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽Make Link with Title from Clipboard

Gordon Meyer shows how he uses Keyboard Maestro in his blogging workflow.

From: Nothing Up My Sleve

Posted Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

➽AppleScript: Mail This Selected Item

Ben Brooks continues his series with this article showing how to create a mail message with the selected Finder item.

From: The Brooks Review

Posted Wednesday, December 26, 2012. Permalink. Source Link. Post a Comment.

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