Shortcuts – Jordan Merrick

March 29, 2021

Shortcuts for Tesla working again (but here’s what you should use instead)

Thanks to Kim Hansen and their Auth app for Tesla iOS app, I’ve been able to update all my Tesla shortcuts and make them operational again. This free app handles Tesla’s latest authentication flow to generate the access token required for API usage. Back in January 2021, Tesla changed how authentication with their API works. […]

Posts, Shortcuts
October 14, 2020

Tesla Shortcuts and Scriptable Widgets

Update 2021-03-28: Thanks to Kim Hansen and their Auth app for Tesla iOS app, I’ve updated all Tesla shortcuts so they are operational again. This free app is required and handles Tesla authentication to generate the access token required for API usage. I’ve since recreated the Tesla Settings shortcut and updated the rest to use […]

Posts, Scriptable, Shortcuts

Scriptable, Tesla, Widgets
May 7, 2020

Shortcuts Wishlist

Shortcuts has gained plenty of features and functionality over the years, especially after Apple’s acquisition of Workflow, but how shortcuts are created and organized has remained almost unchanged since the app first launched back in 2015. As a result, creating shortcuts like Mocktail is a painstaking and frustrating process. The app simply hasn’t scaled with […]

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wishlist
May 4, 2020

Major Update to My Mocktail Shortcut

I’ve made a significant update to Mocktail, my shortcut for creating device-framed screenshots. It now (finally) includes base images for: iPhone 11 iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro Max iPhone SE iPad Pro Magic Keyboard There are also more base images available for a number of supported devices. The shortcut has also been updated to […]

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Mocktail, Mockups
March 30, 2020

An Update on My Shortcuts

One of my favorite features of Workflow was its ability to share workflows as files. It was this functionality that made it possible for me to start Workflow Directory and create my own GitHub repository of workflows. Unfortunately, Shortcuts doesn’t support this functionality and I suspect it never will again. Although it’s possible to jump […]

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October 17, 2019

Resolving Shortcuts Sync Issues in iOS 13

I’ve been having some troublesome sync issues with Shortcuts since upgrading to iOS 13. None of my devices would stay in sync and shortcuts I’d delete would reappear moments later. In some cases, shortcuts would even be duplicated. A helpful tip on the Shortcuts subreddit has provided a simple solution for my syncing woes: delete […]

Posts, Shortcuts

iOS 13
May 15, 2019

Managing Instagram Hashtag Sets

My iPhone photography workflow includes sharing some of the photos I’ve taken to Instagram. I usually include relevant hashtags to increase discoverability and have a collection of frequently used hashtag sets—different hashtags for the same topic—that I can choose from. I also include a five-dot prefix (each dot on a separate line) to separate the […]

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Copied, Darkroom, Hashtags, Instagram
March 18, 2019

Mocktail: A Shortcut for Creating iOS Device Mockups

Update 2020-05-04: Mocktail has been updated and is now available on my site—it is no longer hosted on GitHub. I last updated my shortcut for creating device-framed screenshots in December 2017 by adding support for iPhone X. I’ve been meaning to add more device frames for a while now but, since becoming a father six […]

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API, Mockups, Screenshots
November 28, 2018

Infant Formula Preparation with Shortcuts

Our two-month-old daughter is formula fed. My wife and I prepare a batch of bottles every day using this formula mixing pitcher so they’re readily available at feeding time. Some arithmetic is needed to work out how much formula powder to add to a certain volume of water, and the amount of formula we need […]

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June 18, 2018

A Workflow for Microblogging

Shortcuts no longer supports shortcut file imports. Any links to shortcuts in this post have been updated to use iCloud links. The recent changes I made to my blog to add microblogging support included setting up a Micropub to GitHub web service. This allows me to use the Micro.blog app (or any other Micropub-compatible app) […]

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