Joe Buhlig, The Sweet Setup What I’m proposing is this: you should set up keyboard hotkeys that allow you to navigate from app to app. […] First, the keyboard is a superior input device to the mouse. It has more keys (most of the time) and it’s much quicker to move your fingers from key … Continue reading Launching and Hiding Apps in macOS with Hotkeys
Category: Keyboard Maestro
My favorite Mac Apps for 2022
2022 is nearly here. It’s the time of year that I evaluate the apps that I’ve been using and decide which apps I will use for the coming year. I find that writing this out helps me better evaluate the apps that best fit my workflows. For the last 7 months, I've been using an … Continue reading My favorite Mac Apps for 2022
Grammarly now has a desktop app for Mac
I didn't realize that Grammarly now has a desktop app for Mac until I ran across this post by timstringer on the Mac Power Users forum With the recent addition of Grammarly Desktop 44, Grammarly can now be used in many native Mac apps. This is something I’ve been wanting for years. It’s great that … Continue reading Grammarly now has a desktop app for Mac
🔗 Link Post: From TextExpander to Keyboard Maestro again
Another great Keyboard Maestro macro from Dr. Drang. I haven't been using my MacBook Pro lately, but I definitely wanted to be sure that I have this macro in my toolbox in if I switch back from my iPad. It was straightforward to put together following Dr. Drang's instructions included in the article. Dr. Drang … Continue reading 🔗 Link Post: From TextExpander to Keyboard Maestro again
A keyboard shortcut for a markdown link in Drafts – Keyboard Maestro
Lately, I've been doing more of my writing in Drafts. One thing that I miss is a keyboard shortcut for a markdown link. In other writing apps like iA Writer, Byword, Ulysses, and etc, ⌘K is the keyboard shortcut for a markdown link. Since I use links fairly often I miss not having it when … Continue reading A keyboard shortcut for a markdown link in Drafts – Keyboard Maestro
My 2021 Essential Mac Apps
Every year towards the end of December I evaluate the apps that I’ve been using and what I will use for the next year. I find that writing this out helps me better evaluate the apps that best fit my workflows. Once I complete my evaluation, I summarize it in a post on this blog. … Continue reading My 2021 Essential Mac Apps
Toggle Control Center with a keyboard shortcut in Big Sur
I installed Big Sur on my 2015 MacBook Pro the other day. One area that I wanted to customize was the menubar. There is so much blank space between the icons, it’s a gigantic waste of space and looks awful. Even after installing Bartender 4 to organize my menubar I wanted to move some items … Continue reading Toggle Control Center with a keyboard shortcut in Big Sur
Back to a MacBook
I wrote a while back about going iPad first when iPadOS 13 was released with keyboard and trackpad support. I had turned my 2015 MacBook Pro (MBP) off and put in a drawer to never be turned on again hoping this would work out. Well, it lasted about 60 days and then I got my … Continue reading Back to a MacBook
How to get the trackpad to ignore touches while typing
Do you get frustrated with how the slightest touch of the palm of your hand or thumb on the trackpad causes the text cursor to jump to a different position when you're typing? I have and it’s been bothering me for some time. Here’s how I solved this problem. I turned off “Tap to click” … Continue reading How to get the trackpad to ignore touches while typing
My 2020 Must-Have Mac, iPhone, and iPad Apps
Each year towards the end of December I summarize in a post, on this site, the Mac, iPhone, and iPad apps that I will be using for the next year. This is always one of my most popular posts. This year instead of a separate article for Mac apps and another for iPhone and iPad … Continue reading My 2020 Must-Have Mac, iPhone, and iPad Apps
Update – Alfred or Keyboard Maestro or both
This is an update to my Alfred or Keyboard Maestro or both article that I wrote the other day. I’m back using both Alfred and Keyboard Maestro. After using just Alfred for a few days I discovered a couple of Keyboard Maestro macros that I use that I wasn’t able to replicate in Alfred. So … Continue reading Update – Alfred or Keyboard Maestro or both
Alfred or Keyboard Maestro or both
I wrote an update August 22, 2019 to this article. You can find it here. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you’ll know that I’m a huge fan of Alfred and Keyboard Maestro. Alfred was one of the first apps that I discovered after moving from a PC to a Mac. I use … Continue reading Alfred or Keyboard Maestro or both
Apple listening
I love the Mac. It's my preferred computing device. What makes the Mac great are all the apps that increase productivity. I'm thinking about Alfred, Keyboard Maestro, PopClip, Moom, and Hazel to name a few. You won't find these in iOS or iPadOS So, my Mac's are getting old. Up to today, I have been … Continue reading Apple listening
The MacSparky Keyboard Maestro Field Guide
Keyboard Maestro is one of my most used Mac apps. In fact, I've written several articles about how I use it here on this blog. Here are a few of those articles: Keyboard Maestro Macro – Getting URLs from Safari Keyboard Maestro macro for plain-text pasting anywhere Launch your favorite Mac apps with keyboard shortcuts … Continue reading The MacSparky Keyboard Maestro Field Guide
Getting the link for an Apple Mail Message
This post by David Sparks aka MacSparky from a couple of days ago provides an Apple Script that he uses to get links to Apple Mail messages anywhere using TextExpander. It’s easy to understand and there’s also a video that shows you how and why you would want to use it. After reading the post … Continue reading Getting the link for an Apple Mail Message
Modifier key order
I’ve learned a lot about the Mac from following Dr. Drang’s blog. A lot of what he talks about is over my head but some I’m able to pick up on and use in my daily workflow. Did you know that there’s a proper order for stating the modifier keys in a keyboard shortcut? I … Continue reading Modifier key order
iPad – Can it replace my Mac update
I switched to Apple products about 4 years ago. My first device was an iPhone 6 that replaced an LG Android phone. Shortly thereafter I replaced my ailing Windows PC with a late 2013 21” iMac. Next came my early 2015 13” Retina MacBook Pro. And I recently upgraded my iPhone to a 7 Plus. … Continue reading iPad – Can it replace my Mac update
Now you can exclude apps from clipboard history in Keyboard Maestro 8
One complaint I have with Keyboard Maestro is the way passwords are handled in the clipboard history. Clipboard entries that resemble passwords are obscured, deleted after they reach position ten in the clipboard history, and not saved to disk. You can option click on an obscured password to reveal it. This way of handling passwords … Continue reading Now you can exclude apps from clipboard history in Keyboard Maestro 8
How to show the PopClip menu on a selection
PopClip is one of my favorite Mac utilities. PopClip is a Mac utility for working with selected text. When I highlight text with my mouse or trackpad an actions menu pops up with options to do something with the text. I don’t have to right-click, it just appears automatically. And if I don’t use it, … Continue reading How to show the PopClip menu on a selection
Quickly quit all open applications at once on your Mac – Keyboard Maestro
As a rule, I usually have quite a few apps and windows open on my Mac and I switch back and forth between them through out the day. When I was ready to shut my Mac down for the day I would have to close each of these apps and windows individually. I thought to … Continue reading Quickly quit all open applications at once on your Mac – Keyboard Maestro
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