AutomationTown

AutomationTown

By Jason Staats & Chad DavisBusinessTechnology
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AutomationTown episodes

  • S03E00 | Season 3 Trailer

    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
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    5 min
  • S02E10 | For When You Need to Keep A Secret

    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:
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    Threema: https://jo.my/threema
    Signal:https://jo.my/signal
    S/Mime: https://jo.my/smime
    Google Confidential Mode: https://jo.my/googleconfidentialmode
    Can My Employer Read My Slack messages: https://jo.my/slackadminmessagereading
    Microsoft eDiscovery: https://jo.my/microsoftediscovery
    Noteshred: https://jo.my/noteshred

    AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
    Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
    RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss


    ABOUT HOSTS:
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    Jason Staats
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
    Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube

    Chad Davis
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
    LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin


    AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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    Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara


    SPONSORS:
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    LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow

    Want to sponsor a character? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact 

    34 min
  • S02E09 | For When You Need Security

    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:
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    Airtable: https://t.jo.my/airtable
    Airtable Sharing: https://jo.my/airtablesharing
    Sim Swapping: https://jo.my/simswap
    MFA: https://jo.my/mfa
    Loom Security: https://jo.my/loomsecurity
    Airtable Automations: https://jo.my/airtableautomations

    AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
    Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
    RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss


    ABOUT HOSTS:
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    Jason Staats
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
    Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube

    Chad Davis
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
    LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin


    AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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    Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara


    SPONSORS:
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    LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow

    Want to sponsor a character? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact 

    37 min
  • S02E08 | For When You Need An Airtable

    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:
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    Airtable: https://t.jo.my/airtable
    Airtable Webhooks: https://t.jo.my/airtablewebhookscript
    Airtable Interfaces: https://www.airtable.com/guides/collaborate/getting-started-with-interface-designer
    IFTTT: https://jo.my/ifttt
    QR Code Monkey: https://jo.my/qrcodemonkey
    Zapier: https://t.jo.my/zapier

    AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
    Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
    RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss


    ABOUT HOSTS:
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    Jason Staats
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
    Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube

    Chad Davis
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
    LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin


    AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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    Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara


    SPONSORS:
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    LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow

    Want to sponsor a character? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact 

    45 min
  • S02E07 | For When You Hire An Expert

    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:
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    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 Code: https://jo.my/codemeetsnocode
    Nocode North: https://jo.my/nocodenorth
    Zapier Community: https://jo.my/zapiercommunity
    Indie Hackers: https://jo.my/indiehackers

    AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
    Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
    RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss


    ABOUT HOSTS:
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    Jason Staats
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
    Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube

    Chad Davis
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
    LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin


    AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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    Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara


    SPONSORS:
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    Want to sponsor an episode? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact 

    22 min
  • S02E06 | For When Your Phone Isn’t Smart

    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:
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    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/calendlylink
    Make: https://t.jo.my/integromat-make
    Zapier Sub Zaps: https://jo.my/subzap-zapier


    AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
    Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
    RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss


    ABOUT HOSTS:
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    Chad Davis
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
    LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin

    Jason Staats
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
    Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube


    AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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    Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara


    SPONSORS:
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    Want to sponsor an episode? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact 

    35 min
  • S02E05 | For When You Need A QR Code

    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 another embarrassing question and we automate a preschool.


    SHOW NOTES:
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    Scott Stratten (QR Codes Kill Kittens): https://jo.my/qrcodeskillkittens
    QR Code Monkey: https://jo.my/qrcodemonkey
    Ali Pay: https://jo.my/alipay
    GO QR: https://jo.my/goqr
    BeanconStac: https://jo.my/beaconstac
    JotURL: https://jo.my/joturlqr
    Litter Robot: https://jo.my/litter-robot
    IFTTT: https://jo.my/ifttt
    N8N: https://jo.my/n8n


    AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
    Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
    RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss


    ABOUT HOSTS:
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    Chad Davis
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
    LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin

    Jason Staats
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
    Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube


    AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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    Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara


    SPONSORS:
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    Want to sponsor an episode? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact 

    34 min
  • S02E04 | For When You Need To Print

    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 another embarrassing question and we automate a preschool.


    SHOW NOTES:
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    Make: https://t.jo.my/integromat-make
    Zapier: https://t.jo.my/zapier
    IFTTT: https://jo.my/ifttt
    Google Cloud Print: https://jo.my/googleprint
    PrintNode: https://jo.my/printnode
    Printify: https://jo.my/printify
    SellIntegro: https://jo.my/sellintegro
    iBeacon: https://jo.my/ibeacon
    Philips Hue App: https://jo.my/phue
    Typeform: https://jo.my/typeform


    AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
    Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
    RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss


    ABOUT HOSTS:
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    Chad Davis
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
    LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin

    Jason Staats
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
    Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube


    AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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    Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara


    SPONSORS:
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    Want to sponsor an episode? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact 

    30 min
  • S02E03 | For When You Want To Make

    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:
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    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://jo.my/bannerbear
    Make Facebook Group: https://jo.my/facebookmake


    AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
    Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
    RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss


    ABOUT HOSTS:
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    Chad Davis
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
    LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin

    Jason Staats
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
    Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube


    AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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    Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara


    SPONSORS:
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    Want to sponsor an episode? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact 

    38 min
  • S02E02 | For When You Need a Template

    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:
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    Formstack: https://jo.my/formstack
    Google Templates: https://jo.my/google-templates
    Make: https://t.jo.my/integromat-make
    PDFco: https://t.jo.my/pdfco
    Office 365 Template Overview: https://jo.my/office365templates
    Calendly: https://jo.my/calendlylink
    Motion: https://jo.my/motion
    Stripe Payment Links: https://jo.my/stripe-pmt-links
    Fintable: https://jo.my/fintable

    AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
    Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
    RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss


    ABOUT HOSTS:
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    Chad Davis
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
    LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin

    Jason Staats
    Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
    Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube


    AUDIO PRODUCTION:
    —------------------------------------------
    Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara


    SPONSORS:
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    Want to sponsor an episode? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact 

    29 min

About AutomationTown

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Welcome to AutomationTown! A podcast about regular people, building automations for the problems we all share.