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AHK News 2025-08-14 – Why Your Code Explanations Might Be Too Nerdy

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Howdy %Name%,

I was working with a client who’s an “old school” programmer.

He said something like

I’ll put it in my “primary system buffer for data exchange“

and it gave me a good laugh. I replied better known as “the clipboard”

Of course he knew he was talking to other “geeks” and that we’d understand his comment but there are a lot of programmers out there that don’t know their audience.

It’s one thing I watch for in the AHK Hero call

Isaias usually explains things at a very “simple” level where virtually anyone can understand however sometimes I’ll bring up a simple analogy to help explain the concept he is teaching.

I also make sure I listen carefully during our client calls and make sure things are explained to the clients at their level.

If you’re ever needing help deciphering techno-babble, remember we’re available…

Now on with the show…

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Learning how to Optimize Your Code

During one of last week’s AHK Hero calls we ended up spending the entire hour discussing some great tips for speeding up your code!

I extracted the entire call and you can level-up your coding skills by watching it here

Optimizing your Code – Level up today❗

Lessons Working with #Includes

A hero member had a few questions regarding using #includes.

We discussed the flow of your code in this AHK Hero Extract.

Lessons Working with Includes in AHK v2 – AHK hero Extract

If you’re new to Functions / #Includes you should check out our Intro to AHK course

New Functionality coming in AHK v2.1 (Currently in Alpha stage)

Isaias had created a new script for me but it had some “issues” when I went to launch it.

When he went to help me he realized he’d leveraged a new functionality that is available in the alpha version of v2.1 but not in the current released version (v2.0.)

We recorded a video showing the new functionality.

If you want to learn more about what is coming in v2.1 you can check out this video.

One New Functionality in AutoHotkey v2.1

Deeper dive into v2.1

If you care to learn more about what is coming in v2.1 I used NotebookLM to explain the ideas & benefits here

New Features available in AutoHotkey v2.1 (Currently Alpha)

Improving People’s Lives: Story #58

We’ve created a class for working with OpenRouter and now our client can simply choose a different model (instead of having to change the class he’s using for accessing the models.

This is a huge game changer❗

What we’re reading

A USB-C Hub is a great upgrade for your phone
Let Android’s Notification Channels help save your sanity
How to use Tables in Google Sheets
Top Android Keyboards
Instantly close all of your Open Apps on Windows 11

AI / Chat GPT-3 News / Usage

The shortcut AI Excel agent
Creating Videos in NotebookLM
Great tips for working with Chat GPT 5

⚡️Productivity tips: Recording in Zoom

Toggle Zoom Local recording with Alt+R

Toggle Zoom Cloud recording with Alt+C

A spot of Humor: Hilarious❗

Life after Death by Powerpoint (Clean)

What we utomated this week with AutoHotkey #97

In this video, I walk through a bunch of cool AutoHotkey projects I’ve been working on—both for clients and my own needs.

From tools that cut down on errors, speed up workflows, and automate the boring stuff, to fun little personal scripts (like warning my son when it’s bedtime ).

I share real-world examples of how powerful and versatile AutoHotkey can be.

You’ll get a peek at tools like my Error Capture, Simple File Renamer, and even a macro recorder—all designed to make your life easier.

What we automated with AutoHotKey #97

Clients say…

Again, thank you for all the support you give us. — Stephanie Holland

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 448 hours of recordings teaching AutoHotkey that is exclusive to AHK Hero members❗

You can watch 1 hour a day for a year and not repeat content! That’s a lot of AHK Learning!

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

Help AHK Hero Members with their Questions & Code
Update to Clipster– wait for clipboard format
- Need to fix the file copy and RTF
Broadcasting messages to all Windows (hidden and visible)
ClickTracker / Macro recorder
- Use of Ternary with notifications class (on a toggled item)
Win32Control Helper Class
Losing “New Lines” when Copying & Pasting
Keeping track of times during AHK Hero calls
Demo OpenRouter Class

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

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve , not by the desire to beat others — Ayn Rand
There are many tools out there for systematizing your marketing. Sadly there are not very many for systematizing your process — Joe Glines
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance — Derek Bok

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AHK News 2025-07-24 ✅ Why Checklists Matter MORE Than the Task Itself! (AutoHotkey Tips)

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Howdy %Name%,

Ever notice how even the most experienced pilots still go through a checklist before takeoff? I mean, these folks have thousands of hours in the air, yet they don’t just wing it (pun totally intended ). Nope—they sit there, side by side, reading out loud each step like it’s their first flight. And you know what? That’s exactly what I want from them.

Sure, if something crazy happens mid-flight, I hope they’ve got mad skills like Captain Sully. But for every other moment? I want structure. Routine. Predictability. Not creativity. Not improvisation.

And it’s the same thing when I release our AutoHotkey scripts.

We’ve all been there—rushing to start a project, forgetting a step (or three), and then spending more time troubleshooting than doing the actual work. That’s why I use a launch checklist for my scripts. Just like pilots, we need that mental “pre-flight” to make sure everything’s ready to go.

To make your AutoHotkey flights (a.k.a. script launches) smooth and uneventful, I shared our time-tested 41 point AutoHotkey Pre-Release checklist
BTW- if you have your own checklist, you might use our Checklist tool to keep track of your tasks.

Trust me—once you start using it, you’ll wonder how you ever managed without it.

Now on with the show…

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VS Code Extensions for AHK v1 and v2

In this AHK Hero Extract, Isaias walks through some of the best VS Code extensions for both AutoHotkey v1 and v2.

AutoHotkey v2 has been the official version for over 2 years now so I hope you are not still using it to developing new projects with it (especially since it is deprecated and not expecting any updates).

Remember, we have 3 hours of calls a week in the AHK Hero club!

VSCode extensions for AutoHotkey v1 and v2

Quickly Record Your Desktop

Being able to join on Zoom and “share your screen” is pretty-much the norm these days however, sometimes, the other person isn’t available or you don’t have access to the Internet.

That’s where simply recording your desktop is a great alternative❗

Our ffmpeg driven tool, Quick Desktop Record, makes that super-simple! Check it out in this video.

Easily Record your Primary Desktop with this great AHK V2 Script

Ever wonder why your script is slow❓

During an AHK hero call Dale, a long-term AHK hero member, asked about figuring out why a given script is slow.

We walk through some of the simple ways to identify these problems in this video

Troubleshooting a Slow Script – AHK Hero Extract

Improving People’s Lives: Story #57

Steve, an AHK Hero Member, asked about using Excel to compare rows between files.

Specifically he wanted to identify any rows that are in one file but not in another.

They have highly educated people doing this manually and he knew there was a better way…

I created a simple tool that streamlines the process. This will greatly reduce human mistakes, take a fraction of the time, and let them focus on analyzing instead of doing the “grunt work”