AHK News: Now that’s a name to remember❗

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Howdy %Name%,

You might be aware that we’re working on a new AutoHotkey editor that will be simple enough for beginners to use it yet powerful enough where people like Isaias will still work with it.

You may not be aware of it but I have a masters in Market Research (and my Undergraduate degree is in Marketing).   I’ve also been studying copywriting for many years and can tell you that the name of your project can make or break its success.

During a Hero call a few weeks back, I ran a quiz a few weeks back and there were a few front runners.    One that I liked was “Ahk Script Maker“.

It’s clear, to the point and helps beginners understand the usage (many don’t know what an “editor” is)

But it wasn’t “jumping out” for me.

I wanted something that would not only get attention but would get people “excited”.

I put on my thinking cap and came up with:

Optimized Rapid Generation – Ahk Script Maker

I do think it will appeal to both Noobs and Advanced users.

Yes, it is a mouthful.

But I think the name will catch on.   Perhaps we’ll just come up with an acronym…

Yes, I think an Acronym would definitely help with the marketing angle.

To prove my point here are a few introductory statements we might try:

  • Would you be interested in getting ORGASM?
  • We guarantee, once you try ORGASM, you’ll be hooked❗
  • Experience productivity like never before. Get your ORGASM today
  • Your productivity climax starts here; try ORGASM now!
  • Skip the foreplay and go straight to results with ORGASM.

Don’t worry.   I haven’t (entirely) lost my mind.

I’ll keep it “safe” and go with Ahk Script Maker

But you have to admit, it would get attention❗

Now on with the show…

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Configure Claude Code for VS Code

During an AHK hero call Ray asked about configuring Claude code for VS Code.

Isaias gave us a great walk-through which I extracted in this video.

If you’re not using VS Code, but you want to “level-up” you really should check out our Intro to VS Code course!

Claude Code for VS Code
Claude Code for VS Code

Remember, all of our courses come with a Double Your Money Back guarantee so you have NOTHING to lose!


Learning to Filter is a Game Changer!

We’ve discussed how important it is to bind your scripts to programs in the past.

Learning this simple approach will level you up faster than you’d believe!  Here’s a great video explaining how it will rock your world!

Improve your Automation skills by Learning to Filter
Improve your Automation skills by Learning to Filter


Packing Up Your Script

If you’re like me and using AI a lot, then you know how annoying it can be to provide your entire script to AI when there are a bunch of #Includes.

When I used to code with AHK Studio, I used a “pack up” function to push all of the code to the clipboard.  It was a game changer, so we created this script to do this for us.

You can check it out in this video.

Easily pack up your script
Easily pack up your script


Improving People’s Lives: Story #67

We had a client call this week with someone that had to “disable ~30,000 SKUs” manually!

Irfan was able to use Rufaydium to get the cookies and then make the changes using API calls.

What would have taken hundreds of hours, now takes 1 minute to start and then runs automatically


What we’re reading


AI News that you Need to Know


⚡️Productivity tips:

In many IDEs / Editors Ctrl+Space Can be used to trigger a suggestion


A spot of Humor:

I still enjoy listening to Dean Martin sing.   Here’s a fun clip I recently watched

Dean Martin, Buddy Ebsen, Lee J. Cobb, Charles Nelson Reilly & Jackie Vernon
Dean Martin, Buddy Ebsen, Lee J. Cobb, Charles Nelson Reilly & Jackie Vernon


What we utomated this week with AutoHotkey #106

This week we knocked out some seriously cool stuff!

In this video my son Jon and I walk you through our email automation system that pulls from spreadsheets, some slick video processing tools that work with VLC, and a sneak peek at our custom AutoHotkey editor that’s almost ready to ship❗

What We Automated with AutoHotKey #106
What We Automated with AutoHotKey #106


Clients say…

Thanks for all your help Joe.  Folks are already excited about getting  these updated. — Ron S.


AHK Hero

Consider joining the AHK Hero club! Members receive 25% off courses, consultations, tutoring, done for you project work, etc.    Currently we have over 475 hours of recordings teaching AutoHotkey that is exclusive to AHK Hero members❗

During this Friday’s call we’re planning to discuss:

  • Help AHK Hero Members with their Questions & Code
  • Using SendMessage to automate Listviews
  • After using a Win command, what you DON’T need to provide
  • Using POSIX in your RegEx
  • Replacing / changing variable names in editors vs an IDE like VS Code
  • Copying specific files from sub-folders
  • Demonstrating resource drain during debug mode
  • Modularizing your code: Tips & Tricks
  • Adding tooltips on disabled buttons

They also have access to exclusive & pre-released content and a 3 hours a week where we help people with their AHK issues (the Saturday calls are geared towards people new to AutoHotkey.)


️ Quotable quotes

  • Underutilization ➡️ Lack of perceived value ➡️ Churn Ryan Wells
  • If you won’t believe in yourself, who will— Joe Glines
  • The best way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing Walt Disney
  • Work hard, Be honest, Be kind Buckin’ Billy Ray Smith

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Joe, Isaias, Irfan and staff


P.S. Hopefully I didn’t offend you on the intro.  Our editor is coming along nicely.

Currently our plan is to have a “intro” version (without tools) and an advanced version which comes with a lot of “must have” tools (some of which will be AI driven.)

This advanced version will require a subscription.

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