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make · obsidian · outlook

Getting calendar events into my Obsidian Daily note

Learn how to get external data into your Obsidian Daily Note.

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3 min read

make · slack · email

How to analyse and filter high volume emails using automation

We use Make.com to filter the high volume Help A Reporter Out mailing list

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3 min read

trello · alfred · make

The quickest way to create Trello cards using Alfred

Learn how to quickly add cards to your Trello lists with Alfred

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5 min read

keyboard-maestro · macros · macOS

How to use conflict palettes in Keyboard Maestro

Learn how to create custom menus in Keyboard Maestro using conflict palettes

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3 min read

shortcuts · mail · obsidian

How to automate draft email creation with Shortcuts

Bored of sending the same old emails? Let Shortcuts do the heavy lifting.

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5 min read

statistics · automation · 2022

100 business automation statistics you need to know (2022)

The ultimate list of business automation statistics for 2022

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Lewis Kirina

15 min read

obsidian · shortcuts · mail

How I took the stress out of release emails using Obsidian dataviews and macOS shortcuts

Release emails are necessary to communicate to the wider business but can be tedious. Use automation to make them a joy to send.

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6 min read

n8n · make · excel

Dynamically create an infographic with Excel data

Combine 2 of our previous automations to generate dynamic infographics from Excel data

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3 min read

make · excel · json · microsoft

How to use Make as an API for Excel

How to access your Excel data with a URL using Make

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2 min read

n8n · infographics · canva

Dynamically create infographics using n8n

Use this highly customisable automation to up your image game

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3 min read

make · excel · pdfco · outlook · email

How to extract data from PDF email attachments into excel

Automate data extraction from your PDFs using Make and PDF.co and save to Excel

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3 min read

shortcuts · n8n · javascript · iOS

Bin day automation using n8n and Shortcuts

Be the envy of your street by putting the right colour bins out every week.

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4 min read
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1 min read

obsidian · bunch · markdown

Using buttons in Obsidian to quickly context switch with Bunch

How to use and create buttons in Obsidian to context switch with Bunch

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1 min read

alfred · jira · mac

The easiest Alfred workflow to open Jira tickets on a Mac

Plain text Jira ticket reference can be annoying. Use this tutorial as the easiest way to open Jira issues with Alfred.

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2 min read

zapier · github · slack

How to connect Github to Slack using a Zapier Integration

Automate Slack notifications for your automated Github release process

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2 min read

googlealert · n8n · slack

Google Alert to Slack - morning update

Keep up-to-date with morning updates using Google Alerts

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3 min read

n8n · airtable · pushcut · shortcuts

Improving your recall with automation

Create a knowledge system with n8n, airtable, pushcut and shortcuts.

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2 min read

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