[Bglug] Mac Mini and Tasker

[TheTechRobo!]

Thanks for the followup :)


Best regards, 


TheTechRobo



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On Mar 5, 2020, at 10:21 a, Andrew Howlett wrote:

> Follow up to my comments at Tuesday's meeting.
> 
> I opened the Mac mini and discovered that the fan connector was not seated properly (oops, my mistake when I upgraded to SSD). Fixed that and Mac mini 2013 works great with Linux. You can pick up these old mac minis cheap on eBay because Apple has abandoned them.
> 
> Created a new profile (aka rule) for tasker. Sometimes I misplace my phone. Tasker has a built-in task whereby it queries the GPS and populates some location variables. So the profile works like this:
> 
> 1. Received SMS message
> 2. SMS message includes keyword SendLocation? If yes do SendLocation task
> 
> SendLocation task:
> 1. Query GPS
> 2. Send GPS coordinates to received from SMS address
> 
> For now I've left this open to all from addresses but can easily restrict it to my VOIP.ms and my wife's number.
> 
> Tasker is fun. Includes the ability to export and share cool profiles.
> 
> Andrew H.
> 
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