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MPU 855: Shortcuts with Viticci

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MPU 855: Shortcuts with Viticci

Federico Viticci, founder of MacStories and the resident Shortcuts master, joins David and Stephen for Shortcuts with Viticci. The three get into everything iOS 27 brings to Shortcuts, starting with Describe a Shortcut and how far natural-language automation can really go. They cover the smaller wins too, including Else If support, new automation triggers, and built-in data storage that finally gives Shortcuts global variables. Viticci also talks about his coder era, from Shortcuts Playground 2.0 to the local model he trained on a Mac Studio to build shortcuts on its own. Anyone who makes their own automations will want to hear where Apple is taking Shortcuts.

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David Sparks (MacSparky)

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In a world where technology is increasingly conspiring to steal our focus and attention, my goal is to teach you how to be more productive with Apple technology. I want to help you achieve what is most important to you and enjoy your life at the same time using technology instead of becoming another one of its victims. Pretty much everything I make points at that North Star. I believe in this message so much that I’ve staked my livelihood on it.

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