If you're wanting to get people to use your sccript (or heaven forbid BUY it) you need to havea lot more work to do than just have a better version of something else!In this episode of the-Automators' Podcast Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discus

#148: Is your optimization warranted

Jun 14th, 2022 18m 30s

In this episode of the-Automators' Podcast Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss if optimizing of your code is warrantedSupport the show

#147: What is AutoHotkey's Unique Selling Proposition?

Jun 7th, 2022 23m 11s

In today's episode of the-Automators' Podcast Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss the Unique selling proposition of AutoHotkey. Why should someone use AutoHotkey over any other language? What make's AHK special? Support the show

#146: How to get consulting jobs with AutoHotkey❗⁉

May 31st, 2022 13m 5s

In this episode Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss the best ways to get consulting jobs with AutoHotkey. Learning how to be a guru on a specific topic is a great way to get jobs. Perhaps Excel, API calls, WordPress, etc. All of these, and

#145: Working for Groups vs. Individuals

May 24th, 2022 20m 32s

I wish all projects were "easy". Get the goals, write the code. done! Sadly, that's rarley the case. Understanding your clients needs and desires is critical in being able to deliver on what they want. Today Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines dis

#144: How far should you go to protect your script / IP (Intellectual Property)

May 17th, 2022 19m 26s

How much care do you give to trying to protect your code? Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss some of the steps you might take protecting your IP (Intellectual Property) in today's podcastSupport the show

#143: What work computers should do vs. Humans

May 10th, 2022 13m 51s

In today's podcast Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss what you should automate and what you should do yourself. Computers are amazing at some things however humans are better at others. We discuss which you should use for various tasks...Sup

#142: 10 tips for Web Scraping: Dom, dom, dom, dom.

May 3rd, 2022 21m 23s

Today we discuss 10 tips for Web Scraping. Web Scraping can be a tedious process because every website is built differently, with different tools. Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss 10 lessons-learned from having webscraped hundreds of sit

#141: Understanding the different goals of: Owners, Programmers, & Clients

Apr 26th, 2022 18m 57s

Ever think-through the (often conflicting) goals of Owners of an Entrepreneur company, the Programmers/Developers doing the work and the Clients wanting the software?Often these three roles are combined, for instance, When I decide to create a

#140: 7 times to say NO to a contractor

Apr 19th, 2022 16m

Ever need to hire a contractor but are worried they're a bit "sketchy"? In today's the-Automators' Podcast Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss 7 times you should probably "bail" and pass on the contractor. Trust your gut above all else! Do

#139: 10 steps to building a strong consulting business

Apr 12th, 2022 22m 32s

Do you use program as a career? In today's podcast Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss 10 steps you should take to make sure you build a strong consulting business.Support the show (https://paypal.me/JoeGlines?locale.x=en_US)

#138: 9 times to say NO to clients

Apr 5th, 2022 16m 45s

In today's issue of the-Automators' Podcast Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss 9 times you should tell the clients NO!Often we get ourselves into situations that we want to kick ourselves for agreeing to work in. Here we highlight 9 warning s

#137: 7 tips when learning a new programming language

Mar 29th, 2022 8m 39s

In today's podcast Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss 7 tips you should follow when learning a new programming language.Please let us know if we left any out!Support the show (https://paypal.me/JoeGlines?locale.x=en_US)

#136: How to price your script

Mar 22nd, 2022 30m 45s

In today's episode of the-Automators' Podcast, Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss things to consider when you're deciding how to price your script / program.Go here to get the document mentioned at the end of the podcast,1)What are competitor’

#135: How to best "sell" AutoHotkey (Convince others to use it)

Mar 8th, 2022 14m 43s

In today's the-Automators' Podcast Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss how to best "sell" / convince others that they should be using AutoHotkey / have a need for automation.Check out more scripts at: http://the-Automator.com Or join our AutoHo

#134: Interacting with a Live Stream

Mar 1st, 2022 15m 43s

Today's AutoHotkey podcast Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss a question from Panagiotis Milas out of Greece. He was wanting to use AutoHotkey to automate connecting/interacting with a Live stream. Jackie and I discuss the pros/cons of vari

#133: Using a time study to quantify your efficiency

Feb 16th, 2022 15m 13s

In this episode Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss how you can perform a Time Study to help track / measure the amount of time you save with your automation.Support the show (https://paypal.me/JoeGlines?locale.x=en_US)

#132: Is AutoHotkey "cheating" at work?

Feb 15th, 2022 9m 52s

In today's the-Automators' Podcast Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss how some people may perceive using AutoHotkey as "cheating" at work. Listen and and let us know what you think. Do you have peers / teammates that are jealous? I sure di

#131: 19 Questions to consider when automating a process

Jan 26th, 2022 20m 54s

In today's the-Automators' Podcast Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss some questions you should answer before automating a process. Understanding the ramifications of these questions will greatly affect the script you create!In today's the-Au

#130: Adding additional features is a balancing act

Jan 26th, 2022 24m 59s

In today's the-Automators' Podcast Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss how adding additional features to your scripts/programs is a balancing act. When you add more features you will, inevitably, annoy some of your user-base. (Not to mention

#128: Personalized Software

Jan 11th, 2022 13m 25s

In today's episode of the-Automators' Podcast, Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss how AutoHotkey might be better thought of as "Personalized Software" since it allows you to customize your software in many ways.Support the show (https://paypal

#127: Should AutoHotkey V2 take on a whole new name?

Jan 11th, 2022 7m 32s

AutoHotkey has never gotten the respect it deserves. Part of the reason for this is it's name "AutoHotkey" is someone limiting... Also the lack of strictness prevents "programmers" from really loving it. Today Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines d

#126: RPA companies and the Exorbitant prices they charge

Jan 4th, 2022 21m 5s

In today's the-Automators' Podcast, Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss the outrageous prices RPA companies are charging for Robotics Process Automation.RPA is an exciting area! There are some amazing tools out there however, sadly, these tool

#125: Do resources matter when waiting for a Window?

Dec 21st, 2021 15m 35s

In today's the-Automators' Podcast Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss two approaches on waiting for a window to exist. We then discuss each approach and if the resources used in either one are significantly different from each other (or if th

#124: Are key loggers an invasion of privacy?

Dec 15th, 2021 20m 28s

In today's the-Automators' Podcast Jackie Sztuk and Joe Glines discuss the pros and cons of Key loggers. Are they ethical? How can they be used w/o violating people's privacy? Should businesses use them? Should there be a 3rd-party that has