Keyboard Maestro Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Use Keyboard Maestro to get ready for podcast recording

by TJ Luoma (Mar 12th, 2013)

When you're in the middle of recording a podcast, chances are you'd like your Mac to be focused on that job -- not other network-hungry activities like syncing Dropbox, or CPU- and disk-intensive tasks like saving a Time Machine backup. Gabe at Macdrifter wrote about his Pause TimeMachine ...

A better Google search experience with Choosy, Keyboard Maestro and Fluid

by TJ Luoma (Feb 19th, 2013)

There are so, so many things that annoy me about Google: Google can remember everything about me except that I want my search results to open in a new window. Google crappifies search results, so that instead of giving me a link to the site that it shows me, it actually gives ...

Lingon and launchd can keep crucial apps always running

by TJ Luoma (Oct 30th, 2012)

Two years ago I wrote about a shell script that I used with cron to keep 'critical' applications running. Some of the commenters suggested that I "should" be using launchd. There are times when I still prefer cron over launchd but there are two reasons why I have started using launchd more often. ...

Keyboard Maestro and the automation mindset

by TJ Luoma (Oct 1st, 2012)

Keyboard Maestro always sounded like a useful app, but I wasn't sure how I would ever use it. Now that I have it, I keep finding new ways to use it. I think Keyboard Maestro is perhaps one of the more difficult apps to explain, because how I use it might vary greatly from how you use it, but ...

Apptivate 2.0 adds keystroke sequence shortcuts

by TJ Luoma (Jan 18th, 2011)

There are a plethora of "launcher" apps out there. I've used LaunchBar ($35) since it was released for NeXTStep; other folks seem fond of Alfred (free, with additional powerpack for £12, or about US$20), Butler ($20), Keyboard Maestro ($36) or Google Quick Search Box (free). The venerable but ...

Ask TUAW: Syncing, custom keyboards, sharing iPhone apps, and more

by Mat Lu (Sep 30th, 2009)

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got lots of questions about syncing, as well as customized keyboards, sharing iPhone apps, managing iTunes, and more. As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Questions for next week should be ...

Keyboard Maestro 3.1 Orchestrates Macros

by Steven Sande (May 29th, 2008)

Macros can save you a lot of time performing repetitive functions on your Mac. While Automator and AppleScript provide a lot of power, some Mac users want an easier way to capture their keystrokes, mouse clicks and other actions. That's where Keyboard Maestro comes in. This $36 gem from Stairways ...

Keyboard Maestro 3 adds macro recording and remote access

by Mat Lu (Apr 9th, 2008)

The well-known macro application Keyboard Maestro has been updated to version 3 and adds some interesting new features. In addition to a revamped interface, the new release allows you to record macros (series of key presses, mouse clicks, etc.) and play them back via various triggers. There are also ...

David Pogue on Macro programs

by Scott McNulty (Aug 23rd, 2007)

NY Times tech columnist David Pogue has done it again. I'll admit that more than once I've wondered about David after watching one of his whimsical video reports for the Times, but then he offers up a gem like the one in his latest column and I realize why he is a powerful tech columnist and I'm a ...

Keyboard Maestro 2.1 Universal

by Mat Lu (Jul 22nd, 2007)

Keyboard Maestro is a well-regarded keyboard macro application for OS X that lets you define and use a variety of custom keyboard shortcuts. Macros are basically scripts that can be used to perform a variety of actions, including manipulating on-screen windows, simulating mouse and keyboard buttons, ...

Ask TUAW: Video encoding, remapping keyboard keys, redirecting Mail, and more

by Mat Lu (Apr 25th, 2007)

This week's Ask TUAW is wide-ranging. We have a couple of questions about video encoding, remapping keyboard keys, redirecting email, Finder window positions and more. Remember new Mac users and Switchers who are enjoying our Mac 101 series should feel very welcome to post questions for Ask TUAW. ...