Mark Van Alstine

@mvan231
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I enjoy coding, Apple Shortcuts, spending time with my family, and learning new things.
📍Michigan, USA
BriefEngineer / Tech Nerd / Dad

Cool #Shortcuts automation I started to run weekly to cleanup @drafts.
I often create temporary lists or notes that I definitely don’t need to keep long term.

It annoyed me that they clutter up my INBOX workspace. Now I tag them „autoclean“ and if they are not updated since ten days they get auto trashed 💪

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/89a18a4c3fea45d4979d32dcc5291b96

[Tip] Running JavaScript in Shortcuts (iOS, macOS)

Changelog 2025-10-27 Restructured content with more details Added section on Run JavaScript on Web Page 2023-09-27 Moved to Automators Talk Corrected speed comparison of rendering methods Added info on iOS 17 bug 2022-09-30 Initially posted on Reddit (https://​www.reddit.com/​r/​shortcuts/​comments/​xs5xtm/) Intro For data processing that involves a large number of operations and/or loops, JavaScript can be much faster than built-in shortcut actions. Running JS using the data URI sch...

Automators Talk

Timix just got two big updates

Timix is a modern timer where you can now run Shortcuts and open URLs from your timers — on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Earlier this month, TimixAI arrived on iOS 26 — powered by Apple Intelligence — with a new Alarm trigger and Liquid Glass icon.

Timix has 15 triggers you can combine to build powerful automations — all native, no ads or tracking.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6477807870

#iPad #iOS #macOS #Shortcuts #Automation #AppleIntelligence #IndieDev #TimixApp #BuildInPublic

You can change #Shortcuts color to any RGB + alpha using ‘Shortcut Source Tool’
(Alpha has a weird gradient effect and custom colors don’t show up correctly in many places, though)

https://routinehub.co/shortcut/5256/

Apple, please add Dual Capture and Landscape Selfies to #Shortcuts

Filed as FB20772988

https://matthewcassinelli.com/iphone-dual-capture-landscape-selfies-shortcuts/

The one thing that the #Android ecosystem lacks and #iOS does incredibly well: Not the apps, not even the UI, certainly not browser politics. It's fucking #Shortcuts.

Yes, there is #Tasker. And it can do a lot. If you hate yourself or have the resources to fill in the gaps with code.

But can you create WordPress entries and post sharepics on socials based on a calendar event of CalDAV subscribed calendar? Or transcribe a podcast and summarize it on a push of a button? Or generate HTML?

One of my #HandyShortcuts, cmd+shift+4 to select a piece of the screen, then cmd+option+v to paste the text from the image. #Apple #Shortcuts #MacOS
`WFWorkflowClientVersion` of #Shortcuts became
3612.0.2.1 → 3612.0.1.1
(iOS 18.6 → 18.7)
and
4033.0.4.3 → 4033.0.3.5
(iOS 26.0 → 26.0.1)
🤔 Rollbacks?
Home Assistant Widgets with Scriptable - Nowhere Man - Medium

One of the few weak points I’ve come across in my years using Home Assistant is the iOS integration, particularly when it comes to home screen widgets. They’re better than they used to be, but still…

Medium
After updating my #homeassistant setup I rewrote my #scriptable widget for lockscreen and home screen to rely only on Home Assistant. If you want to use it I put it on github: https://github.com/toto/homeassistant-solar-widget-scriptable
GitHub - toto/homeassistant-solar-widget-scriptable: Widget for solar and battery information built with http://scriptable.app

Widget for solar and battery information built with http://scriptable.app - toto/homeassistant-solar-widget-scriptable

GitHub