Aidan Maurin-Jones shares tools, automations, and thoughts on whatever’s interesting this week.
I built a Shortcut that takes the same Markdown file I use for my Hugo site’s Newsletter Archive and publishes it directly to Buttondown. One file, two destinations, no extra work.
A playful Shortcut that uses AppleScript, Shortcuts, and LM Studio to automatically draft hilariously rude replies to spam emails.
A flexible Shortcut that dynamically calculates the start and end of the current week and fetches only your calendar events within that range.
A simple Shortcut that converts any date—or the current one—into Unix time, perfect for APIs, logging, and automation workflows.
Using three clever Shortcuts and the Kasa cloud API, you can log in, list devices, and control TP-Link Kasa smart plugs and switches directly from Shortcuts—no Homebridge required.