It all just hit the fan in AutomationTown. Jake McCringleberry got something into the water supply and, well, it’s a zombie episode. We’ve got zombies. But we’ve also got integrations! What do you do when that app you have just...doesn’t integrate? Workarounds, back doors, hacks. This week we’re hacking your integrations, on this, the season finale of AutomationTown. Music Licensing Information: Get Mad World by Michael Andrews, Gary Jules and over 1M + mainstream tracks here https://go.lickd.co...
Mar 04, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Well it’s happening again. What’s Jake McCringleberry up to now with this water pipeline that connects the two towns? This feels an awful lot like a build-up to a dramatic season finale. Also.. Data processing! What do you do when you gotta crunch some numbers, or take data that’s in one format, and convert it to a different format? Let's automate that, on this week’s episode of AutomationTown. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Parabola: https://parabola.io/recipes/combine-...
Feb 25, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 9
This week, who’s the man behind the madness, Jake McCringleberry? There’s two sides to every coin, and Chad & Jake will meet for the first time. And we’re talking WEBHOOKS! The swiss army knife of integrations - how to get your head around webhooks to bridge the apps you use that won’t integrate, and start thinking like a developer by building your automations in a more modular way. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Webhook Overview by Twilio: https://www.youtube.com/wa...
Feb 18, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Oh it’s all happening now! Cue the montage! Paul & Amelia, it’s officially a thing. Chad’s elected mayor of AutomationTown, and.. how do you.. sell an automation? We talk about the business of automating, how & when to productize your expertise and what the landscape of contract automation experts looks like today. All of that on a heartwarming installment of AutomationTown. Music Licensing Information: Get Paul by Big Thief and over 1M + mainstream tracks here https://go.lickd.co/Music ...
Feb 11, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 7
It’s happening! Chad’s running for mayor of AutomationTown! Not only that, he’s going to automate running for office. This can only end well. And do you ChatGPT? Of course you do! It’s AI’s killer app, and we’re doubling down on it in this week’s ‘Oops All ChatGPT’ episode of AutomationPod. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ OpenAI: https://openai.com/ chatGPT: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ GPT3: https://platform.openai.com/docs/models/gpt-3 Deepmind (Google) Sparrow: htt...
Feb 04, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 6
This week the most talked about love story of the year takes a new twist, and app builders! It’s one thing to connect the apps you already use with automation… but to build your own app from scratch? It’s a think! And it’s easier than you might think. We’ll talk through when it’s a good idea, and when you should leave it to the experts. Music Licensing Information: Get A Movie Script Ending by Death Cab For Cutie and over 1M + mainstream tracks here https://go.lickd.co/Music License ID: 2YZ6dQKp...
Jan 28, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Automation in small businesses is like the… peanut butter and jelly of.. automation.. applications. This week, special guest Mitchell Baldridge shares how he automates his small businesses, Now Jake McCringleberry? Being named Mayor of AutomationTown? This isn’t good. In fact it’s very bad. The crew explores what’s next for AutomationTown, and how to unwind this mess. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Olivia Look (Zapier Expert): https://twitter.com/0h_look Zapier OpenAI: h...
Jan 21, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 4
You ever think about whether this is all just, a simulation? This week the boys give up RV life to get back to...something closer to normal, and we’re talking AI! What does it mean? Is it going to steal my job? And what are the toolsets out there today that could actually make you more productive. Music Licensing Information: Get Easy by Son Lux and over 1M + mainstream tracks here https://go.lickd.co/Music License ID: OaKN4bn8X9g https://lickd.lnk.to/idrtimID!Jason_CPA SHOW NOTES: —------------...
Jan 14, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 3
The boys are on the run. They go into hiding in Chad’s RV, work out how to get back at the evil powers that be, and… Podcasts! Do you ever listen to podcasts? Of course you do! This week we’re talking podcasting. How to get started, how to automate the production process, and how to build your podcasting tech stack, for when you have an important message that people need to hear. Music licensing information: Get Using by Sorority Noise and over 1M + mainstream tracks here https://go.lickd.co/Mus...
Jan 07, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Trapped beneath the rubble of the Grumley center, Chad, Jason, Paul & Amelia bumble through AutomationTown’s abandoned subway tunnels in search of answers. This week’s all about email, and how to automate it. Aliases, inbox rules, help desk tools, where do apps like Zapier come into play. Let’s take the pain out of the very worst part of work. **Music Licensing Information:** Get Budapest by GEORGE EZRA and over 1M + mainstream tracks here [https://go.lickd.co/Music](https://go.lickd.co/Musi...
Dec 31, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Chad, Jason and the fine people of AutomationTown return for a third season of fun, drama and education. New characters, new storylines, and new ideas to go about your business in a more automated way. Subscribe to AutomationTown to be notified when season 3 launches this fall. Music Credits ------------------------------------- Get Ember (Red Bull Symphonic) by Camo & Krooked here https://lickd.lnk.to/qYz7S4ID!Jason_CPA License ID: LXOV9n2DRk5 Get this and other songs for your next YouTube ...
Nov 05, 2022•4 min
On the season finale of AutomationTown, we’re talking about secrets! How can you keep your messages away from prying eyes, emails away from those who mean you harm, and workplace memes out of reach of the all-seeing eye of your employer? Paul uncovers important info about the subway collapse, a mysterious letter surfaces and the most impactful event in 40 years happens to AutomationTown. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Threema: https://jo.my/threema Signal: https://jo.my/...
Oct 08, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 10
This week, we’re talking security! How do we ensure our data is safe and secure when it’s bouncing around the Interverse? How do we automate responsibly, and know where to draw the line? Paul also discovers what happened 40 years ago under the Grum Grum, his Airtable sensors uncover a secret and a new character is introduced. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Airtable: https://t.jo.my/airtable Airtable Sharing: https://jo.my/airtablesharing Sim Swapping: https://jo.my/simsw...
Oct 01, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This week we’re talking about databases! Specifically Airtable, how we use it to enable automation, and why it’s one of the fastest-growing automation tools on the market. Also Chad rides a bike, the Grum center gets the grumblies and Mayor Goodway sweeps it all under the rug on this exciting installment of AutomationTown. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Airtable: https://t.jo.my/airtable Airtable Webhooks: https://t.jo.my/airtablewebhookscript Airtable Interfaces: https:...
Sep 24, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 8
What do you do when it all hits the fan? Today, disaster strikes in AutomationTown. We talk through how to hire an expert when things break, or just…when you want to make cooler stuff. When to DIY, when to outsource, all on this week’s, AutomationTown. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Upwork: https://jo.my/upworklink Fiverr: https://jo.my/fiverrlink Heep.so: https://jo.my/heepso Makerpad: https://jo.my/makerpad NoCodeFounders: https://jo.my/nocodefounders Code Meets No Cod...
Sep 17, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 7
This week Chad & Jason get stuck between a mysterious door and a main drain. We talk through how to automate phone processes, and the mayor of Manualsberg returns with an ominous warning. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Line2: https://jo.my/jsyh3s Twilio: https://jo.my/twiliophone OpenPhone: https://jo.my/openphone Grasshopper: https://jo.my/grasshopper RingCentral: https://jo.my/ringcentral Teamwork Desk: https://t.jo.my/teamworkdesk Calendly: https://jo.my/calendlyl...
Sep 10, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Okay okay okay hear me out: printing automation. No come back, it’ll be good, I swear. Instead of covering something people want to talk about, Chad & Jason cover printers, and how to build them into your cloud Zapier or Make workflows. Why is that a thing that exists? Why is it a tool you should still have in your toolbelt? Why are you 5 sentences deep into a podcast episode description? The boys also meet Buzz McTompkins, the head of 104.3 TheBuzz, Stuart from Radio Shack calls in with ano...
Sep 03, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Okay okay okay hear me out: printing automation. No come back, it’ll be good, I swear. Instead of covering something people want to talk about, Chad & Jason cover printers, and how to build them into your cloud Zapier or Make workflows. Why is that a thing that exists? Why is it a tool you should still have in your toolbelt? Why are you 5 sentences deep into a podcast episode description? The boys also meet Buzz McTompkins, the head of 104.3 TheBuzz, Stuart from Radio Shack calls in with ano...
Aug 27, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Today Chad & Jason talk Make (don’t call it Integromat)! When do I use Make vs Zapier? What does it do differently, and how do I get started? We also cover CRMs, intimacy issues and whether spreadsheets are cool, all on a piping hot episode of AutomationTown. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Make: https://t.jo.my/integromat-make Zapier: https://t.jo.my/zapier n8n: https://jo.my/n8n Airtable: https://t.jo.my/airtable Hubspot: https://jo.my/hubspottub Bannerbear: https:/...
Aug 20, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Contracts, documents, invoices. We all find ourselves generating documents more than we’d like, but what’s Google’s approach to doing this in an automated way? We’re taking a look at google templates, what they can do, how to use them, and whether office 365 users should give a hoot, all on this week’s AutomationTown. Oh, and we go live with episode 2 of our call-in radio show, AutomationShow. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Formstack: https://jo.my/formstack Google Templ...
Aug 13, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 2
"Well that was a great chat bot experience!" Said no one ever... This week, we launch a call-in radio show in AutomationTown, talk through a few chat bot building tools, discuss when to use a chat bot, and when you're better off with a web form. Bring your automation questions to us live at 7pm on 104.7 The Buzz. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Voiceflow: https://jo.my/flowxo FlowXO: https://jo.my/voiceflow Amazon Chat Bot: https://jo.my/amazon-instructions Slack Apps: ht...
Aug 06, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Chad & Jason sit down with AutomationTown resident Elizabeth Ruh to talk through her experience automating a labor-intensive process in her business, and how it helped her get back to doing good. A feel-good tale about reaching out to friendly Canadians on the internet, and having the courage to ask for help. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Elizabeth's company: https://jo.my/elizabethruhcompany Make: https://t.jo.my/integromat-make Cognito Forms: https://jo.my/cognito...
Jul 30, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 15
6 million years of technological development has brought human kind to... scrolling feeds. Feeds of fart jokes, life hacks and twerking. Is this peak human experience? Or the beginning of the end? This week we talk about building your own feeds, unplugging from big feed and taking back control of your attention span. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Pocket: https://jo.my/getpocket Evernote: https://jo.my/evernoteat RSS by Zapier: https://jo.my/rss-zapier Miniextensions RSS...
Jul 23, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 14
[klaxon] Your attention span is under assault, and our world's brightest minds have been tasked with distracting you. Chad & Jason call an emergency meeting to take back control of our mobile notifications. You can turn them off, you can leave them on, but how do we do something in the middle? We pull in some tools to take back control of exactly the notifications we want, and cut out the fluff. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Let Calls Through on Android: https://jo....
Jul 16, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 13
What do you do when you need to generate a whole bunch of documents? Chad & Jason talk through his struggles bulk-processing flyers for his dog walking business, how old-thymey mail merge has evolved into the tools we use today, and the most accessible methods to making a whole bunch of a specific thing. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Mail Merge: https://jo.my/mailmerge Google Document Templates: https://jo.my/googletemplates Formstack: https://jo.my/formstack Airtab...
Jul 09, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Sometimes the old ways are the best. This isn't one of those times, but in this case we didn't have a choice. We talk through how to put a new-age spin on an old-age technology, and built automations around that crusty ole fax machine. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ History of the fax machine (don't click on this please): https://jo.my/faxmachine HelloFax: https://jo.my/hellofax mFax: https://jo.my/mfax eFax: https://jo.my/efax MyFax: https://jo.my/myfax Phaxio (very pro...
Jul 02, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Did someone just microwave fish in the office lounge? What about copying you on that passive aggressive email to the VP? Don't worry, this week we've got you covered with tips on how to automate the age old topic of revenge. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Cat Facts: https://jo.my/catfacts Bag of Ducks: https://jo.my/bag-ducks Zinc API: https://jo.my/zinc-api Pizza Belt: https://t.jo.my/pizzapouch Amazon Tide Button: https://jo.my/amazon-dash Zapier Webhooks: https://jo.m...
Jun 25, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 10
We're talking about loss. Specifically, not being able to find things and whether there's a way to get them back. Along the way we learn about infrared, hubs, and how to build an automation for Chad's bathroom fan. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Zigbee: https://jo.my/zigbee HarmonyHub: https://jo.my/harmonyhub Z-Wave: https://jo.my/zwave SmartThings: https://jo.my/smart-things HomeKit: https://jo.my/homekit Matter: https://jo.my/matter Jason's Logitech Fancy Remote: http...
Jun 18, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 9
What do you do when a website doesn't offer a connector for the info you want? Hop a trolley down to the AutomationTown coworking space as Chad & Jason run through methods to scrape the goods you need from any site on the web. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ URLOOKER: https://jo.my/urlooker SEMRush: https://jo.my/seosemrush Wayback Machine: https://jo.my/waybackmachine Wachete: https://jo.my/wachete VisualPing.io: https://jo.my/visualping CryptoKitties: https://jo.my/...
Jun 11, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Someone ever tell you to check out Zapier? Happens all the time. Why? Because they're freakin great, that's why. In this episode we cover why it's a must-have tool to know, how we use it and some advice on where to start. SHOW NOTES: —------------------------------------------ Zapier: https://t.jo.my/zapier Zap Editor Drafts Beta: https://jo.my/zapdraft Webflow: https://jo.my/webflow Sync O365 to Gmail Calendar: https://jo.my/365caltogmailcal Zapier Pricing: https://jo.my/zapierpricing Transfer ...
Jun 04, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 7
