Howdy %Name%,
Once upon a time there were Two villages and one well.
Every day, villagers trudged out from each city with buckets to get water.
It worked… kinda.
But if someone was sick, if it rained, or if the well ran low—tough luck.
Summers? Multiple trips just to keep crops and animals alive.
Then one village had a bright idea:
Build a system to pipe in water
It’d take time and effort, sure—but once done, they had fresh water on tap. No more buckets!
Under significant costs this village built their water system.
When done:
- Their crops thrived
- Animals were healthier
- People were happier
- The city grew because residents had time to do other things
They even built sanitation systems to improve health.
Life got easier and way better (in ways they had not anticipated ❗)
The other village?
They stuck with the bucket system. “Too much work” they said. “Too expensive.”
Over time, their best people left for the smarter village. Progress passed them by…
but hey, they still had their buckets
Does this Sound familiar %Name%?
A lot of businesses do the same. They keep doing things the hard way because “it works,” even though it’s draining them.
The truth? Real growth takes up-front work—but the payoff is massive (and long-term).
This is exactly why I’m so big on AHK!
AutoHotkey is your water system.
Yeah, there’s a learning curve—but once it’s set up? You save time, reduce errors, cut stress, and unlock crazy productivity.
Are you ready to ditch the bucket?
Check out some of the free resources I’ve got over at the-Automator.com or dive into one of the thousands of videos on my YouTube channel. Or check out my calendar and schedule a call.
Now on with the show…
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How to Update a Running Script
Have you ever wanted to let your users click a “check for update” option and not only detect a new version is available but also have the new version replace the current running script❓
Isaias walks through how we do this in this video.
But, be forewarned, it is fairly complicated…
How to Update your Running AutoHotkey Script / Program | AHK hero Extract
Use AI to help Document your Programs
I realized that, with Google’s Gemini, you can share your screen (and now with Copilot also) and have AI explain your script for you. You can check out this video.
Use AI to help Document your AHK Scripts
Of course you can also use it to help you learn how to use tools and accomplish your goals.
The future truly is here!
Fixing Timing of your script
Don’t forget that, if you’re having issues with the timing of your script, you NEED to check this video out! We explain how you can make a minor tweak that will affect 48 AutoHotkey functions!
Fix AutoHotkey Timing Issues FAST with This Simple Trick!
Interrupting your AHK Scripts
During an AHK Hero call we discuss some of the cool ways to Suspend, Un-Suspend, and Pause your AutoHotkey scripts. I extracted the topic and put it in this video. We also discuss the #SuspendExempt directive.
Suspending, Unsuspending and Pausing – AHK Hero Extract
Improving People’s Lives: Story #52
I recorded a short video for a client and used our Window Snipping tool. While he loved the work we did, he also so just how powerful (and easy to use) the Snipping tool is.
BTW I also had a cool idea. Why not incorporate AI into the tool and have it auto-redact personal information.
I manually uploaded an image to Chat GPT to see how it would work. It did an amazing job!
Is this something you’d be interested in❓
If so, let me know and we’ll try and get it done sooner rather than later.
What we’re reading
- Tired of paying Cloud services? NextCloud can save you a ton!
- 8 free Apps to Pick Up New Skills
- Email tricks I’ve used for years and Google’s Finally Making It Easy
AI / Chat GPT-3 News / Usage
- AI Chrome Extension that automates your browser in this video
- Phonely is an AI tool that can call your clients and is amazingly good!
- JellyPod Leaves NotebookLM in the Dust!
- Copilot Vision on Windows
⚡️Productivity tips: The following work in MS Excel
- Ctrl+Space – Select entire column
- Shift+Space – Select entire row
A spot of Humor: She’s pretty funny
He Took Me To The Back | Aiko Tanaka (Full Set) | Chick Comedy
Client’s say…
I am so thankful for all you are doing to help us in this conversion and our mission to produce a solid product. — 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 423 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
- Last Active Window (A) may not be Reliable & Understanding “Race Conditions“
- Issues when you Couple your GUIs
- Working with the Scroll Lock key
- Remapping via the Registry’s “Scancode Map”
- Complexities of working with time in programming
- Issue with : Get Active Path and DPI Adjuster
- Issue with Get active path and SciTE
- Walk through ourFFmpeg 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
- Whatever Your Mind Can Conceive and Believe We can create it for you! — Joe Glines
- Hire people that are over-performing in crappy jobs — Dan Kennedy
- Time spent alone in silence can yield breakthrough insights — Dave Dee
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