---
type: this-week-with
url: 'https://taylordrayson.com/2023/07/21/tww-s4-e129'
title: 'Season 4, Episode 129'
date: '2023-07-21T13:00:00+01:00'
fields:
  episode: S4E129
  season: '4'
  number: '129'
  topic: 'Custom Short Links - Smart links to the right platform - Busy With Magic Shows - Checking Software compatibility with new OS - Google Docs with API and Automation'
  duration: '19m 54s'
---

# Season 4, Episode 129

Custom Short Links - Smart links to the right platform - Busy With Magic Shows - Checking Software compatibility with new OS - Google Docs with API and Automation

Short Links - needed a short domain name to customise the branding

Links can be tracked

API to create short links automatically

Links can be smart and send people to the right platform app store

Busy, End Of Term Week for Magic Shows

Brian Sibley - Author - <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APFTWY">https://www.amazon.co.uk/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APFTWY</a>

Fixing up computers / Email etc.

Check if software that you rely on works with any OS updates

Wait for the first point release before updating

2014 OS needed updating to allow for recent authentication for email to work

Upgraded to 2019 and everything worked (apart from the apps that didn't after checking)

Google Docs as an MS Office alternative - <a href="https://docs.google.com/">https://docs.google.com/</a>

Cloud based gives you access to API and automation with other apps

 

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