finding a great macroeconomic bargain is about more than simply looking up exchange rates.

Who knew!?

🔗 What Lie Beneath Europe’s Top Tourist Attractions

Photography can reveal the hidden side of things, and that’s exactly what photographer Tomas Sentpetery traveled around Europe to capture.

🙌🎉 Season 5 Victory Royale! #1 😀

Queen of the printer. 🐱 👑

I seem to be having issues with charging my 10.5” iPad Pro over the last few weeks.. Can’t quite nail down what is going on.. 🤔

OH NO! I just heard a click come from the HDD in my NUC server.. 😱

Shortcuts Episode 6

Satisfaction Level Tip Calculator w/check splitting!

This one is so handy when you have it in the Shortcuts widget (in the Today View).

Shortcuts Ep. 6

Siri Shortcuts - Episode 6

Shortcut Name: Happy Level Tip Calculator
Revision: 1.0
Add to Shortcuts!

What does it do?
This Shortcut is a handy tip calculator that allows you to choose a tip amount based on how you felt about the service, and then let’s you also split the check if necessary. It all runs from within the Shortcut Widget in the Today View, so it’s super fast and convenient!

How does it work?

Ask for input regarding the amount of the meal check and set to variable meal.
Choose how the experience made you feel:

😃 Great! (20% tip)
😐 Meh. (15% tip)
☹️ Not Good. (8% tip)
Set selection to variable tip_select.

Calculate tip amount: meal x tip_select. Set variable tip.
Calculate total: meal+tip, and round amount. Set variable total.
Prompt if check should be split between multiple people, and how many people. Set the number of people to variable party.
Calculate split amount: total / party and set variable to total_split. Show amount for each person in result.
If check is not to be split, the total amount is shown.

“Source Code”
Shortcut Episode 6 Code

Check out all the Shortcuts on Github

Run Log Update
Calendar Week: 29

Total Miles
This Week: 4.45
This Year: 170.59

Notes

68% complete!
56% through the year!

Goal For 2018: 250 Miles 🏃‍♂️

🔗 A coffe cup. Made from coffee! ☕️

Tip for setting up “Preview Themes” in MarsEdit for m.b standard themes.

Use the “Download Template” feature. It will initially pull the “still posting” generic page, then try it again in a couple mins and it will pull the real theme after the test post goes through.

Shortcuts Ep. 5

Siri Shortcuts - Episode 5

Shortcut Name: Save Safari URL to saved.io Bookmarking Service
Revision: 1.0
Add to Shortcuts!

What does it do?
This one came from an idea that @cm wanted to accomplish on their iPhone. The idea is to take a given Safari page, and send a link to the bookmarking service saved.io. The premise of the service is that you simply replace the http:// or https:// of the URL with https://saved.io/ and it adds it to your saved account.

How does it work?

Use the share sheet to send the URL of the current webpage to the Shortcut.
Then convert the URL to text.
Use regex to find either http:// or https:// and replace with https://saved.io/
Open the newly formatted URL in Safari.

“Source Code” Shortcut Episode 5 Code

Check out all the Shortcuts on Github

Wow! Airmail.app has come a long way since I last used it! Look at you jumping into the email spot on my home screen.

Last 2 things didn’t post. Did this one..?

The Sir Shortcuts widget that you put in the “Today View” is AMAZING!

It turns your Shortcuts into ‘mini apps’ with great UI and you never even have to go into the Shortcuts app.

Example of Shortcuts Ep 3.gif

Shortcuts Ep. 4

Siri Shortcuts - Episode 4

Shortcut Name: Logging Water With HomePod
Revision: 1.0
Add to Shortcuts!

What does it do?
Since you can trigger Shortcuts using Siri, this extends to using your HomePod to execute Shortcuts without needing to touch your iPhone at all. This simple workflow allows me to say “Hey Siri, add 12 ounces of water” from anywhere in my house, and the Shortcut will log 12oz of water in HealthKit. If you want multiple values for quantity, you will need to setup a Shortcut for each quantity since you cannot currently have Siri prompt you within a Shortcut. This syncs with WaterMinder as well via HealthKit, which is cool!

How does it work?

Log a health sample type of “water” and amount of 12oz.
Outputs completion message of your choice.
make sure you setup the Siri phrase for this one if you want to trigger it with your HomePod

“Source Code”
Shortcut Episode 4 Code