Stephen Millard

@sylumer
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Jack of all Trades, Master of Some
Personal Sitehttps://thoughtasylum.com
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Stephen MillardMay 7

Every month I publish a newsletter-esque post covering what I've been up to this past month.

My April update is out, and covers my blog post on tidying up my #Markdown, a big piece on some #AI tools I’ve tried out for running a fully local digital assistant, insights from the big #London #learning and #HR tech conference at the ExCel last week, some more home networking changes, and some links to things I found useful this past month.

Read it in full, for for free at https://buymeacoffee.com/sylumer/april-2026-4740498

Stephen MillardApr 18

With Crowley (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crowleyaudio/lovecraft-investigations-crowley) released, #TheLovecraftInvestigations have a new story lined up. Volume 2 will be more of Matt Heawood and Kennedy Fisher, but going deeper into “The Call of Cthulu” - register your interest at BackerKit, I have -https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/f9f745bf-18c6-43f3-95f8-5410ad61e193/landing

#Cthulu

Stephen MillardApr 5

My monthly update for March 2026 is out now! This month there's some new networking gear, lots of stuff about #KeyboardMaestro (and some #Alfred), some behind the scenes insights for a labs video I did with @macsparky, and a few software bits and pieces.

Grab yourself a drink and read along at https://buymeacoffee.com/sylumer/march-2026-4644851, then share it on to a friend or colleague ☕️

Show threadStephen MillardApr 1
@DrussTheLegume Take a look at https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Prompt_for_User_Input.
action:Prompt for User Input [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]

Stephen MillardMar 31
DraftsMar 31

NOTICE: iOS 26.4 and Drafts Sync Efficiency

TLDR; if you have not yet installed the iOS 26.4 update it might be best to wait a little while, because it includes a bug that makes Drafts sync (and other apps that rely on iCloud sync) less immediate. If you have installed this update, don’t worry too much. There’s no risk of data loss, you may just notice slower updates between devices.

Details: https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/ios-26-4-and-sync-efficiency/16617

iOS 26.4 and Sync Efficiency

TLDR; if you have not yet installed the iOS 26.4 update it might be best to wait a little while, because it includes a bug that makes Drafts sync (and other apps that rely on iCloud sync) less immediate. If you have installed this update, don’t worry too much. There’s no risk of data loss, you may just notice slower updates between devices. Overview The iOS (and iPadOS) 26.4 update shipped with a bug effecting many apps that utilize iCloud (specifically CloudKit) for sync. To be clear, Drafts...

Drafts Community
Stephen MillardMar 31

Spring is in the air and I have been doing some #KeyboardMaestro spring cleaning recently.

https://www.thoughtasylum.com/2026/03/31/keyboard-maestro-macro-groups/

Keyboard Maestro Macro Groups

It is spring and so the time to do some spring cleaning. Inspired by some recent amendments to Conductor, my Alfred workflow for Keyboard Maestro, I decided to tidy up some of my macros and macro groups. As part of that, I realigned some of my macro groups to my current conventions, and in this post, I’m going to share a few details about my approach.

ThoughtAsylum
Stephen MillardMar 12

My monthly round up post for February is *finally* out. A new #Alfred workflow, a new #hamradio antenna, a #StreamDeck plugin update, and the usual forum stuff, recommendations and additional curiosities. And still 100% free, though a coffee is always a tasty bonus ☕🤩

https://buymeacoffee.com/sylumer/february-2026-4575201

Show threadStephen MillardFeb 22

@rnailo I’ve just pushed a 1.1.0 version. This removes the jq dependency and incorporates a check and some guidance for full disk access. Turns out that a file I was checking is covered by TCC (Transparency Consent and Control) and so needs that elevated disk access permission to read it. I’d not noticed as I had already given Alfred full disk access - probably just for file navigation.

Running `update lens` in Alfred should pick it up.

Thanks again.

Show threadStephen MillardFeb 17

@rnailo In fact, I will take a look at rewriting the part I'm using jq for in JXA to try and remove the dependency completely. Should be possible. I just need to experiment a little.

Thanks for flagging it.

Show threadStephen MillardFeb 17

@rnailo Strange. I didn't have maybe I had that all done way back bedore using it here. I do want to have instructions in case it does happen - or even add a check into the workflow.

Can you recall anything about the other dialogs?