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I am based in Seattle and responsible for Wirecutter’s computer monitor coverage, as well as all our guides to Apple laptops and desktops. 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Journalism , Biography

Simplified: Statement: The author, Dave Gershgorn, is based in Seattle and covers computer monitors, Apple laptops, and Apple desktops for Wirecutter.

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1 month ago
If an app you use doesn’t support Shortcuts directly, you can instead trigger shortcuts when a specific app sends a notification 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Software , Technology , Apple

Simplified: Fact: For apps without direct Shortcuts support, shortcuts can be triggered by a notification from that app.

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1 month ago
I’ve collected pocket knives since I was a teen in Boy Scouts. 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Personal Experience , Biography

Simplified: Statement: The author, Dave Gershgorn, has collected pocket knives since he was a teenager in the Boy Scouts.

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1 month ago
Using Shortcuts, I can take a screenshot of a cool-looking knife and select my shortcut from the Share menu, and the shortcut tries to identify the knife, searches the web for information, and fills i... 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Personal Experience

Simplified: Statement: The author created a shortcut that takes a screenshot of a knife, identifies it, searches for information online, and adds an entry to his...

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1 month ago
Figuring out how to structure and save the newly grabbed information took me a few hours over two days 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Personal Experience

Simplified: Statement: It took the author a few hours over two days to create his complex knife-cataloging shortcut.

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1 month ago
Unfortunately, Apple doesn’t offer a great way to determine whether an app supports Shortcuts 0.900

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Software , Technology , Apple

Simplified: Fact: Apple does not provide an effective method to determine if an app supports Shortcuts.

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1 month ago
Many third-party apps on the App Store, including time and route loggers for tracking work hours, recipe apps, delivery tracking, and tide charts, have Shortcuts support. 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Software , Technology , Apple

Simplified: Fact: Many third-party App Store apps, such as time loggers, recipe apps, and delivery trackers, support Apple Shortcuts.

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1 month ago
The Shortcuts app also allows you to use Apple’s AI models to make decisions within your shortcut or to grab data from the internet. 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Software , Technology , AI , Apple

Simplified: Fact: The Apple Shortcuts app allows the use of Apple's AI models to make decisions or retrieve data from the internet within a shortcut.

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1 month ago
you might schedule a shortcut to switch between focus modes (and associated home screens) when you’re in different locations, or at certain times. 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Software , Technology , Apple

Simplified: Fact: Apple Shortcuts can be scheduled to switch between focus modes based on location or time.

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1 month ago
By tapping the Edit button in the top-right corner of the shortcut-creation screen, you can select triggers or actions from a list and place them in the correct order. 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Software , Technology , Apple

Simplified: Fact: The Shortcuts app's Edit button allows users to select and order triggers and actions from a list.

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1 month ago
For example, before 9 a.m., the home screen for my Morning focus mode has only a few apps, such as my gym-access app and my podcast player. It has no social media apps, which prevents me from scrollin... 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , Personal Experience

Simplified: Statement: The author's 'Morning' focus mode, active before 9 a.m., shows only a few apps like a gym app and podcast player, and excludes social media...

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1 month ago
You can edit any shortcut if it doesn’t behave the way you want it to. 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Software , Technology , Apple

Simplified: Users can edit any shortcut that does not behave as intended.

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1 month ago
I’ve found that the most reliable way to word your command is to focus on the outcome you want, rather than on how you think it should be done. 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Software , Technology , Apple , User Advice

Simplified: Advice: When creating a shortcut using natural language, focus on the desired outcome rather than the steps to achieve it.

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1 month ago
You can add a button to trigger a shortcut on your home screen, in the Control Center, or in the screen that pops up when you share something. 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Software , Technology , Apple , User Interface

Simplified: Shortcuts can be triggered from a button on the home screen, in the Control Center, or from the share screen.

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1 month ago
Now you open the Shortcuts app and answer the simple question: “What do you want your shortcut to do?” 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Software , Technology , Apple , User Interface

Simplified: In iOS 27, the Shortcuts app prompts users with the question 'What do you want your shortcut to do?' upon opening.

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1 month ago
Now that iOS 27 is available for anyone to download, I recommend trying it out. 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Software , Technology , Apple

Simplified: iOS 27 is available for anyone to download.

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1 month ago
Complicated, multistep commands aren’t always captured as intended or are completed in a different way than you expected. The function can also miss shortcut-enabled features from third-party apps, de... 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Software , Technology , Artificial Intelligence , Apple

Simplified: The natural language feature for creating shortcuts may not correctly interpret complex commands and can miss features from third-party apps.

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1 month ago
There are more than 20 kinds of triggers, including when your phone’s battery level reaches a certain level, when you open a specific app, when you connect to a certain Bluetooth device, when you take... 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Software , Technology , Apple

Simplified: The Shortcuts app has more than 20 kinds of triggers for automations, including battery level, opening an app, and connecting to a Bluetooth device.

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1 month ago
The next step up from a shortcut is an automation, which runs automatically when your phone determines that certain conditions are met. 1.000

👤 Dave Gershgorn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Software , Technology , Apple

Simplified: Automations are a feature of the Shortcuts app that run automatically when specific conditions are met.

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1 month ago
He is a certified display calibrator through the Imaging Science Foundation. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Technology , People , Certifications

Simplified: Dave Gershgorn is a certified display calibrator through the Imaging Science Foundation.

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1 month ago