Today, Greg Pierce posted a tweet about the new #ShotOniPhone Challenge:

My favorite part of this #ShotOniPhone contest announcement is the specification of a file naming convention.

I bet less than 0.1% of iPhone owners know how to save a photo as a file, rename it, and attach the renamed version to an email.https://t.co/1DOwvaOjvh pic.twitter.com/7C0Yh5xxlz

— Greg Pierce (@agiletortoise) January 24, 2019

Rene Ritchie followed up with this tweet:

#ShotOniPhone #RenamedOnMac

— Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) January 24, 2019

And my reply:

#ShotOniPhone #RenamedViaShortcuts

— Tim Nahumck (@nahumck) January 24, 2019

When I first saw Rene’s tweet, I knew he was being snarky. However, my first thought went to Shortcuts when I saw it (hence my tweet). Renaming of files on iOS is a perfect use case of Shortcuts. But rather than stop at just simply renaming a file, it’s possible to submit the entry all with a couple of taps on iOS. And now that I’ve said that you can do it with Shortcuts, I figured I should make one if I’m going to put out the thought. So, with a little bit of work, I created the #ShotOniPhone shortcut.
More “#ShotOniPhone Shortcut” →

Normally when I have an idea, I’ll write about it. This past time, I decided to do something a bit different, and write more about how I felt rather than explain it. But, I also realize that this new-to-me idea might need a bit of help and guidance for those that aren’t well versed in the subject, like me. So I’ll do my best here to explain.
More “Using Simple Dictionaries in Workflow” →