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Using Workspace Color Themes to Identify Projects in VS Code
Most of the time, I’m in the terminal now. That’s where I do most of my coding, usually with Claude alongside it.
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My Claude Code Skills
I’ve been building up a collection of custom slash commands (skills) for Claude Code. These are reusable prompts that I can invoke with a single command …
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My Current Coding Workflow
I’ve been wanting to write this down for a while, mostly so I don’t forget how my workflow has evolved and why it looks the way it does today.
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Setup Guide: Upload to Spaces Skill
This is part of my Postbox workflow — when I’m writing and need to include a screenshot, I don’t want to leave the terminal. Open a browser, upload …
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Rethinking My Terminal Workflow
I started playing around with Zellij recently. It’s a tmux-like tool that runs inside the terminal and helps manage multiple panes and tabs in one place. I’m …
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Filing Stories from the Terminal
One thing I wanted Postbox to do: let me capture ideas without leaving my terminal.
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Building Postbox: GitHub Issues, Flask, and Git
I wanted a simple way to publish to this blog. Not a CMS. Not a hosted platform. Just something small that fits how I already work.
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Testing Post via Email After Transferring Domain to Porkbun
Hover got too expensive. Moving things to Porkbun. So far so good. PS: This blog was published via email using Simple Butler Service.
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Creating Reusable Prompts in Claude
I’ve been using Claude a lot to refine code, generate checklists, and just generally help me move faster.
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Emailed Posts Now Get a Footnote on ajot.me
I have a little service set up for ajot.me that lets me publish posts just by sending an email. I email my content to a special address, and the post goes live …
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Updating Hugo Blog via email
This blog post was published to my Hugo blog simply by sending an email. Pretty cool. Huh!
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Setting Up Environment Variables
Setting Up Environment Variables to store API Keys Safely in Python Virtual Environments Introduction Working with APIs often involves handling sensitive keys. …
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Setting Up Default Hugo Frontmatter
I’ve been using Hugo for my personal website, ajot.me, since migrating from Ghost, and I’ve really liked it thus far.
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Chain of Thought Prompting: A Powerful AI Technique
Chain of Thought (CoT) prompting is a technique that dramatically improves an AI’s ability to solve complex reasoning tasks by guiding it through a …
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A Weighted Points System for Cricket World Cup 2023
The 2023 Cricket World Cup is in full swing, and like many fans, I wanted to keep track of the points table.
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Exporting Media from Ghost CMS hosted on Digital Ocean
I recently moved my website from Ghost to Hugo. Ghost provides a built-in export function for content in JSON format (found in Labs under Settings), but it …
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Technical Writing Assistant Prompt
This is a prompt I use when I need help with technical writing tasks. It’s designed to help improve clarity, identify inaccuracies, and enhance the …
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Automating Weekly Review Date Headers with AppleScript and TextExpander
While reviewing my week in Day One, I like to kick things off with a heading that reads something like “Week of Date 1 to Date 2.” Sounds simple, …
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Quickly Cycling Through and Fixing Spelling Errors in VS Code Markdown Files
I wanted to cycle through and fix all spelling errors in a VS Code markdown file. I already had the spell-checking extension installed but couldn't figure out …
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Connecting ChatGPT to Google Drive
I recently built my very first app using ChatGPT’s API. Just followed @greggyb's super helpful guide to write my first ChatGPT app that queries a PDF …
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Automating Python Project Setup: A Shell Script to Create New Projects Quickly
As someone who loves experimenting with Python libraries and APIs, starting new projects quickly is important. Setting up these projects can sometimes be …
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Export Todos from Things App Using AppleScript
I had a bunch of todos in the Things app that I wanted to move to my notes. Manually copying them from the app didn’t grab the notes in the todo, which …
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Changing the Number of Posts Displayed Per Page in Ghost CMS
So, I wanted to customize the number of posts displayed per page on my Ghost CMS website using the Dawn theme. The default setting was showing only 5 posts, and …
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How to Globally Ignore .DS_Store Files in Git Repositories on a Mac
So, I got tired of adding `.DS_Store` to every git repo on my Mac. I was pretty sure there would be a better way to handle this on a global way on my Mac, so I …
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Resolving a 504 Timeout Error on Ghost with Digital Ocean
Woke up to a 504 error this morning. It's hosted on Digital Ocean, so I reached out to support, which wasn't very helpful. They basically said this, and then …