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Managing windows on his Mac is something Lee knows a thing or two about. In this tip, he shares how Keyboard Maestro, Moom (two apps that they've covered previously on ScreenCastsONLINE), and his beloved Stream Deck come together to give Lee a flexible solution for managing where his windows live while he works.

Keyboard Maestro is an essential productivity app that provides you with a a simple user interface to automate just about any action on your Mac. Version 8 brings a bunch of new features to help you take your automation game to the next level - even if you've never written a single line of scripting code in your life. This update is focused on making the creation of macros as easy as possible, making it quicker than ever to automate common functions so you can start saving time on your Mac today.

The full tutorial covers:

Set up a Hyper Key to make hotkey triggers more convenient Gesture-based triggers iMessage actions Drag-and-Drop editing Idle triggers Cron triggers Prompt with List actions Macro palettes on the Touch Bar and much more!

Time for an update on two of my favourite productivity applications - TextExpander 5 and Keyboard Maestro 7

Keyboard Maestro takes away all the limitations of system based keyboard shortcuts, and provides you with a mechanism to automate anything from the simplest action to the most complex macro you can imagine. You're not just limited to keyboard shortcuts either, Keyboard Maestro allows you to configure a whole range of different "triggers" to initiate your actions or macros.

In the second of a two part series, Todd Olthoff takes you through some of the switcher functionality of Keyboard Maestro, and takes a look at some of the more advanced features.

Keyboard shortcuts can be a huge boon to productivity, but the scope of what can be achieved is limited using the built in keyboard shortcuts in OSX.

Keyboard Maestro is an application that removes all the limitations of system based keyboard shortcuts, and provides you with a mechanism to automate anything from the simplest action, to the most complex macro you can imagine. In addition, Keyboard Maestro allows you to configure a whole range of different "triggers" to initiate your actions or macros, so you're not just limited to keyboard shortcuts.

A truly indispensable application.

Two applications to cover this week in an extended tutorial:

Concentrate - A brilliant way to help you focus on the task in hand. Concentrate allows you to remove all distractions and will even open the required apps to enable you to get on with the job - automatically!

Keyboard Maestro - If you ever find yourself doing simple tasks over and over again, Keyboard Maestro gives you the ability to create powerful macros to take away the pain