Aidan Maurin-Jones

This post breaks down how I use a simple Shortcut to publish Markdown files straight to my Hugo blog on GitHub Pages, no browser or CMS required.

My blog runs on Hugo and GitHub Pages, but the magic is that underneath it’s just a folder of Markdown files — so simple I could write it all in Notepad.

This post is about a simple Shortcut that launches Uber, Lyft, and Hopp, making it easy to compare prices and save money on rides.

This post explains how a custom Shortcut pulls links from Overcast show notes and saves them into Drafts, creating a seamless way to collect and organize podcast references.

I built a Shortcut that lets me quickly turn any Wikipedia link into a clean PDF, making it easy to save articles for offline reading, research, or archiving.

How I built a Shortcut that fetches my city’s garbage schedule from a CSV, translates it into plain English, and tells me exactly which bins to put out each collection day.

A Shortcut that grabs today’s Wordle answer, runs it through a local AI, and gives you a playful hint instead of a spoiler.

Where To Watch is a Shortcut that searches TMDb for movies or shows and instantly tells you where they’re streaming in your region, opening the JustWatch page in Safari or showing if it’s unavailable.

I built a macOS Shortcut that lets me scan QR codes right from my screen. It grabs a screenshot, sends it to the QRServer API to decode, and opens the link in Safari—handling errors smoothly so I don’t need my iPhone or extra apps.

I built a Raspberry Pi Stream Deck server with ESPHome power control, letting me turn it on, reboot, shut down, and monitor its state from Home Assistant.