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David Sparks – Siri Shortcuts Field Guide
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In addition to some mighty-fine screencast tutorials, each section includes downloadable content so you can add the covered Siri Shortcuts to your iPhone or iPad directly from the course.
David Sparks – Siri Shortcuts Field Guide
Check it out: David Sparks – Siri Shortcuts Field Guide
Automate Your iPad and iPhone Like Never Before
Version 1.1 – Released March 2019
With Siri Shortcuts, Apple has gone all in with automation on your iPad and iPhone. This Siri Shortcuts Field Guide helps you become the boss of your iPhone and iPad like never before. Using Siri Shortcuts, you can do things like:
* Assign voice commands to your most common tasks, so there is not more hunting and pecking on the screen.
* Develop more complex automations to run multiple tasks, or even drive numerous applications all at once.
* Make your iPhone and iPad do more, so you don’t have to.
This Video Field Guide includes over three hours streamable (or downloadable) video and screencast video showing you everything about Siri Shortcuts from the basics to the advanced. Once you finish this course, you’ll be able to automate your way to fame and fortune.
In addition to some mighty-fine screencast tutorials, each section includes downloadable content so you can add the covered Siri Shortcuts to your iPhone or iPad directly from the course.
Major topics include:
1. Introduction, the history of automation on iOS, and Field Guide overview.
2. System level Siri Shortcuts that you can take advantage of without ever opening the Siri Shortcuts App.
3. Siri Shortcuts Application Primer
This covers the most common topics of automation from how the application interface works to the best automation tools for calendars to how to play some sweet tunes automatically.
4. Advanced Siri Shortcuts Techniques
This section explains some of the more program-related tools Siri Shortcuts offers. Don’t Panic! Each step is explained carefully, and you’ll be able to pick this up in no time.
5. Useful Automations
This includes a collection of useful Siri Shortcuts ranging from simple to devilishly complex. Each step gets explained, and everything is downloadable. This section is the master class.
6. Conclusion
Find out where all this iOS automation is heading and find additional resources to go even farther down the automation road.
Here’s the Course, by the numbers:
* 4 hours and 10 minutes of streaming or downloadable video
* 54 separate videos
* Many downloadable shortcuts
* So much powerful iPhone and iPad automation
* Two separate appearances of a shark wearing a laser
How could you go wrong?
Version 1.1 Update Notes
* 17 Newly recorded videos including the latest Siri Shortcuts updated features, 50 minutes of additional content
* New Combined videos to make download of the entire course easier
You can watch some of the sections for free below.
Your Instructor
David Sparks
David Sparks was lucky enough to grow up alongside the computer revolution. He programmed his first computer in 1980, and since then, he’s been on a never-ending quest to be more productive with his Apple technology.
David is a past speaker at Macworld, the American Bar Association’s TechShow, and many other technology events. David publishes the popular MacSparky Blog and has been making The MacSparky Field Guides since 2012, and he authored several books about productivity and Apple technology before that. David is also a co-host of the popular Mac Power Users, Automators, and Focused podcasts. David also produces the MacSparky Labs, where he goes even deeper on workflows and the productive use of technology.
Since the beginning, getting your technology to work for you instead of against you has been David’s North Star. He’s honed those skills over his 28-year career as an attorney and 15-year career as MacSparky, where he has conducted countless experiments and interviews.
In a world where technology is increasingly conspiring to steal our focus and attention, David aims to teach you how to be more productive with Apple technology. David wants to help you achieve what is most important to you and simultaneously enjoy your life. Everything he makes points at that destination.
Course Materials
Introduction and Overview
- Introduction and History (1.0) (3:25)
- Course Overview and Tips (1.0) (3:10)
- Accessing Closed Captioning (1.1) (0:48)
- What’s new in version 1.1 (1.1) (1:15)
Siri System Shortcuts
- System Shortcuts (1.0) (4:22)
The Siri Shortcuts App
- Installing Siri Shortcuts (1.1) (0:40)
- Building Your First Siri Shortcut (1.0) (2:42)
- The Siri Shortcuts iPad Interface (1.0) (3:55)
- The Siri Shortcuts iPhone Interface (1.0) (2:21)
- Using the Siri Shortcut Gallery (1.0) (9:17)
- Organizing Shortcuts (1.1) (1:52)
- Shortcut Settings (1.0) (5:35)
- Voice Commands for Siri Shortcuts (1.0) (4:02)
- Turning Shortcuts into Apps (1.0) (1:22)
- Siri Shortcuts and Widgets (1.0) (2:36)
- Siri Shortcuts and Extensions (1.0) (6:45)
- Device Automation (1.0) (5:57)
- Calendar Automation (1.0) (7:02)
- Email Automation (1.0) (4:16)
- Photos and Video Automation (1.0) (5:16)
- Automating Maps and Location (1.0) (4:34)
- Music Automation (1.0) (3:19)
- Working with Contact Data (1.0) (5:20)
- Automating the Web (1.0) (5:46)
- Automating Weather (1.1) (8:25)
- Clock and Timer Actions (1.1) (4:12)
- Conversion Actions (1.1) (6:00)
- Incorporating App-Based Shortcuts (1.0) (3:22)
- Encouraging App Donation (1.1) (2:59)
- Using Dictation in Siri Shortcuts (1.1) (2:44)
- Text to Speech (1.1) (1:10)
Advanced Siri Shortcut Tools
- Creating and Using Variables (1.0) (12:29)
- If Statements (1.0) (4:38)
- Using Repeat Blocks (1.1) (1:42)
Useful Shortcuts
- Get Information (1.0) (1:29)
- Turning Your iPhone into Jarvis (1.0) (7:10)
- Low Power Mode (1.0) (2:35)
- See Your Meeting Location (1.0) (1:25)
- Get Application Icon (1.0) (3:26)
- Read a Book OmniFocus Project (1.0) (2:23)
- Focus Mode (1.0) (6:44)
- Conference Call Reminder (1.0) (4:11)
- Adding Travel Time to Your Calendar (1.0) (7:43)
- Automating Multiple Apps (1) (6:44)
- Recording Expenses (1.0) (11:23)
- Building a Date Calculator Application (1.0) (16:52)
- Timestamp to Clipboard (1.1) (1:49)
- Build a Translator (1.1) (3:35)
- Event Document Automation (1.1) (4:30)
- The Siri Shortcuts-Based Home Screen (1.1) (5:38)
- Backing Up Siri Shortcuts (1.1) (1:15)
Conclusion
- Where Is iOS Automation Going? (1.0) (1:17)
- Additional Resources (1.0) (2:46)
- Thanks! (0:34)
Combined Videos (for easier download)
- 1 – Introduction – Combined Video (8:40)
- 2 – System Shortcuts – Combined Video (6:00)
- 3-1 – Siri Shortcuts App – Combined Video (45:16)
- 3-2 – Siri Shortcuts App – Combined Video (37:30)
- 3-3 – Siri Shortcuts App – Combined Video (25:32)
- 4 – Advanced Siri Shortcut Tools – Combined Video (25:35)
- 5-1 – Useful Shortcuts – Combined Video (49:54)
- 5-2 – Useful Shortcuts – Combined Video (31:00)
- 5-3 – Useful Shortcuts – Combined Video (16:48)
- 6 – Conclusion – Combined Video (4:38)
