AHK Challenge 1 Favorite AHK scripts
A while back I created the below video and challenged a bunch of people to tell me about their favorite 5 AutoHotkey scripts they’ve Created / Worked on
Below are to people that have replied with videos:
A while back I created the below video and challenged a bunch of people to tell me about their favorite 5 AutoHotkey scripts they’ve Created / Worked on
Below are to people that have replied with videos:
Howdy,
I was helping my friend, Mike C., interpret the results of a Conjoint study.
In my career as a Data Scientist I’d often run into very, very smart statisticians that really “knew their stuff” yet often failed miserably conveying the results to an average person. I told Mike, I always make sure I explain them in a way that “anybody” can understand them.
It’s one of the reasons why I know I’m so fortunate to have Isaias Baez working here!
In all of our AutoHotkey courses he breaks things down so they simple enough that anyone can follow-along. Don’t believe me? Buy one and give it a try. You have nothing to lose because we offer a Double-your money back guarantee! That’s right we take all the risk.
Just remember, when you’re learning AutoHotkey you’re “buying time” because you will be greatly reducing how much time is needed to work on the process the next hundred times you do the activity.
Now on with the show…
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During the AHK Hero call last week Irfan gave a brief intro to an entirely new way to automate programs with AutoHotkey. It does involve downloading a driver (WinAPP Driver) however this allows you to perform Webservice API calls (with the WinHTTPRequest object) to your windows programs. There is a lot more work to do however it looks very promising!
It will most likely be easier to use than UIA yet allow you to automate nearly all Windows programs! In this video we talked through the tool a bit deeper and work that needs to be done. You can check out Irfan’s work on Abberium here.
Most people working with AutoHotkey barely tap the surface of this amazing tool! When people start with AutoHotkey they typically try and imitate a human by searching for an image and sending keystrokes / mouse clicks. We discuss why this is (currently) inferior to API approaches in this video.
However above I mentioned we’ve discovered a 19th way to automate programs with AHK so what are the other 18? Thankfully we covered them in this video which is free to Hero members.
Most people use 2-3 approaches which are not very robust. Our employees at the-Automator dive deep into your problems to identify the best solution. If you’d like a consultation, you can reply to this email and let me know when you’re available.
While watching this video on 100+ insane Chat GPT vision use cases I had an epiphany. Above we mentioned we try and avoid using image search because, in it’s current state, it is not reliable and usually breaks when running on a computer different than where you originally find the images.
However, once we can use AI for doing the image search
EVERYTHING WILL CHANGE❗
The AI will act like a “fuzzy” search and make it far more reliable. We discuss this, and more, in this video.
Earlier this week I asked Irfan to join me on Zoom and talk through his top-5 AutoHotkey scripts. During the call he mentioned several that we’d done here at the-Automator as well as Abberium (mentioned above) and Rufaydium which is a great way to do Web Scraping with AutoHotkey.
I was really impressed with a response from an AHK hero member Tyler Faulkner. He did a great job showing how, as a sales guy, he solved many mundane tasks by using AutoHotkey. Check out his video here and see how you can also adapt many of his approaches.
Consider joining the 🦸AHK Hero club! Members receive 25% off courses, consultations, tutoring, done for you project work, etc.
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.)
Do you know someone that would benefit from learning useful automation tips like the gems in today’s issue? Take a second and forward this newsletter and bask in the glow of their undying gratitude. Was this email forwarded to you?
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Joe, Isaias, Irfan, and staff
P.S. If you’re needing more time in your day, learning AutoHotkey is a great way to achieve this!
If you don’t have time to learn AHK, but want someone to build tools that will really help you be more productive, reach out to me and schedule a call. We do work for clients saving them a crazy amount of time!
Are you ready for some bad Halloween Jokes❓ Here we go…
Q) Why don’t Skeletons like to dance?
A) Because they have “no body” to dance with!
Q) Why can’t witches get pregnant?
A) Because their boyfriends have “hallo-weenies”
Q) Did you hear about the sad ghost that wanted to ride an elevator?
A) He was hoping it would lift his spirits
💀 Now that we’re done with the bad (dad) jokes, I’ve got an announcement I’ve been dying to tell you!
For a limited time only, you can get 31% off on all of our AutoHotkey courses! 💸 That’s right, you can learn how to automate your tasks, create macros, scripts, and more with the power of AutoHotkey. 🚀
But hurry, this offer is only valid until midnight on Halloween. Don’t miss this chance to save big on our courses and unleash your creativity with AutoHotkey. 🧙♂️
To claim your discount, simply use the code BOO2023-31 at checkout. 👻
Don’t forget, all of our courses come with an unbelievable 200% money back guarantee.
Don’t be afraid of these scary savings, they are too good to pass up! 😍
Happy Halloween and happy learning! 🎉
Your friends at the-Automator.com 🙌
P.S. All kidding aside, learning AutoHotkey is a great way to add time back into your day and ensure job security.
Automating the mundane is the main focus during our AHK Hero calls and I highly recommend
you continue your automation knowledge!
The sale ends Midnight on Halloween. Don’t miss out❗
Excerpt from Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
A character analyst compiled a list of the most commonly used alibis. As you read the list, examine yourself carefully, and determine how many of these alibis, if any, are your own property.
now for the greatest of them all
IF I had the courage to see myself as I really am, I would find out what is wrong with me, and correct it, then I might have a chance to profit by my mistakes and learn something from the experience of others, for I know that there is something WRONG with me , or I would now be where I WOULD HAVE BEEN IF I had spent more time analyzing my weaknesses, and less time building alibis to cover them.
Building alibis is a deeply rooted habit. Habits are difficult to break, especially when they provide justification for something we do. Plato had this truth in mind when he said, “The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile.”
Another philosopher had the same thought in mind when he said, “It was a great surprise to me when I discovered that most of the ugliness I saw in others, was but a reflection of my own nature.”
“It has always been a mystery to me,” said Elbert Hubbard, “why people spend so much time deliberately fooling themselves by creating alibis to cover their weaknesses. If used differently, this same time would be sufficient to cure the weakness, then no alibis would be needed.”