Links and Resources

AutoHotkey & Alternatives

• AutoHotkey (Win) http://www.autohotkey.com
• AutoIt (Win) http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/
• Texter (Win) http://lifehacker.com/238306/lifehacker-code-texter-windows
• TextExpander (Mac) http://www.smileonmymac.com/TextExpander
• Typinator (Mac) http://www.ergonis.com/products/typinator
• Keymando (Mac) http://keymando.com/
• AutoKey (Linux) https://code.google.com/p/autokey/
• Turn Any Action Into a Keyboard Shortcut on Your Mac

Terminals / Shell Replacements

• Conemu (Win) https://code.google.com/p/conemu-maximus5/
• cmder (Win) http://bliker.github.io/cmder/
• TCC/LE (Win) http://jpsoft.com/tccle-cmd-replacement.html
• Bashstrap (Mac) https://github.com/barryclark/bashstrap

Web

• IFTTT https://ifttt.com/
• Zapier https://zapier.com/
• Cloudwork https://cloudwork.com/
• Yahoo Pipes http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/
• WeWiredWeb https://wewiredweb.com/editor/

Shell / Git Bash

• Converting DOS Batch Files to Shell Scripts
• Bash Introduction (slides) https://speakerdeck.com/62gerente/bash-introduction
• Command-line Basics and Tips

Unix Command Line Utilities for Windows

• Gow https://github.com/bmatzelle/gow
• Git bash (installed w/Git)

Launchers

• Find and Run Robot (Win) http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html
• Launchy (Win, Mac, Linux) http://launchy.net
• Alfred (Mac) http://www.alfredapp.com/
• Do (was Gnome Do) (Linux) http://do.cooperteam.net/
• Synapse (Linux) http://mhr3.blogspot.com/2010/11/introducing-synapse-acetylcholine.html

Clipboard Utilities

• Clipboard Help+Spell (Win) http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/clipboardhelpandspell/index.html
• Ditto (Win) http://ditto-cp.sourceforge.net
• ClipMenu (Mac) http://www.clipmenu.com/
• PTHPasteboard (Mac) http://pth.com/products/pthpasteboard/
• Glipper/Klipper (Linux) Available in Gnome and KDE
• Parcellite (Linux) http://parcellite.sourceforge.net/

Form Fill

• LastPass (cross platform) http://lastpass.com
• RoboForm (Win) http://www.roboform.com
• Lazarus (Chrome) http://lazarus.interclue.com
• Autofill (Firefox) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4775

Virtual Desktops

• Dexpot (Win) http://dexpot.de/index.php?id=home
• VituaWin (Win) http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net
• Mission Control / Spaces (Mac)
• Workspaces (Linux)

Phone

• Tasker (Android) http://tasker.dinglisch.net/
• Automating Your World With Tasker http://www.thekludge.com/automating-your-world-with-tasker/
• Llama (Android) http://lifehacker.com/5800147/llama-automates-nearly-any-setting-on-your-android-phone
• aTimeTool (iPhone) http://www.mcleaner.com/iphone_w/atimetool.shtml
• How to Turn Your Android Phone into a Fully-Automated Superphone
• How to Make Your iPhone Read Your Mind

Cron

• Windows Cron Service (Win) http://www.intelliadmin.com
• Linux and Mac built in!

Installers

• Chocolately (Win) https://chocolatey.org/
• Ninite (Win, Linux) http://ninite.com/

Other Links

Also check out Kitt's "Automate All Things" presentation which was also given at cfObjective 2014 and covers similar tools and concepts. https://www.dropbox.com/s/5y98t6towqysjtv/cfobjective2014-automate.pdf