DigitalOcean | LaunchDarkly | Retool | Amazon

DigitalOcean (2024-Present)

1. Setting Up the DigitalOcean MCP Server in Claude Code (June 2025)
2. Introducing the DigitalOcean MCP Server (May 2025)
3. MCP Server in Python — Everything I Wish I’d Known on Day One (April 2025)
4. 12 Days of DigitalOcean: Your Complete Guide (Jan 2025)
   • Day 1: Set Up a PostgreSQL Database
   • Day 2: Connect to PostgreSQL with Python
   • Day 3: Check Birthdays and Send SMS Notifications
   • Day 4: Deploy to DigitalOcean Functions
   • Day 5: Automate Daily Reminders with Triggers
   • Day 6: Set Up External Logging
   • Day 7: Build and Deploy a Flask App
   • Day 8: Integrate Postmark for Email Processing
   • Day 9: Extract and Clean Data with DigitalOcean’s GenAI
   • Day 10: Configure DigitalOcean Spaces for Secure Storage
   • Day 11: Save Receipt Data to Google Sheets
   • Day 12: Send Confirmation Emails

LaunchDarkly (2024)

1. Building a Dynamic Email Personalization System with Supabase, LaunchDarkly, and SendGrid (Dec 2024)
2. Building a Dynamic Email Personalization System with Resend, LaunchDarkly, and SQLite (Oct 2024)

Retool (2022-2023)

1. Stripe + Retool: Crafting your custom card management dashboard [Part 1] (June 2023)
2. Stripe + Retool: Extending the card management dashboard [Part 2] (June 2023)
3. Building data insights brick-by-brick with Retool Workflows (April 2023)
4. Building a Custom Amazon EC2 Instance Admin Panel for DevOps with Retool (Feb 2023)
5. Visualize CSV Data and Build a Dashboard to Track Your Amazon Spending (Jan 2023)
6. 12 Days of Retool: Eleven Best FIFA World Cup Games (Dec 2022)
7. 12 Days of Retool: Ten Retool Videos (Dec 2022)
8. 12 Days of Retool: Six Commands in a Palette (Dec 2022)
9. 12 Days of Retool: Four CRUD Operations (Dec 2022)

Amazon (2016-2021)

1. How I Used Alexa and Twilio to Deliver a Special Greeting for My Dad
2. Build a Team Lookup Skill for Alexa with Our New Template
3. How to Use Session Attributes in Your Alexa Skill to Enhance the Voice Experience
4. What’s New with Request and Response Interceptors in the Alexa Skills Kit SDK for Node.js
5. Enhance Speech Recognition of Your Alexa Skills with Phrase Slots and AMAZON.SearchQuery

Code Deep Dives - Alexa Skills Kit

1. Alexa Skill Recipe: Using Session Attributes to Enable Repeat Responses
2. Alexa Skill Recipe: Making the Most of Devices That Support Display
3. Alexa Skill Recipe: Randomize Your Responses to Add Variety to Your Skill

Codecademy Courses

1. New Codecademy Training: How to Build Advanced Alexa Skills with Dialog Management
2. New Training Course: Learn How to Create Conversational Skills on Codecademy

AWS re:Invent

1. Recordings and Resources: The Best of Alexa at AWS re:Invent 2018
2. The Insider’s Guide to Alexa at AWS re:Invent

Alexa in India

1. Now Available: Easily Test Your English (India) Skills Using Echosim.io
2. Alexa Skills Kit and Alexa Voice Service Expand to India

Alexa Voice Service

1. The CoWatch Smartwatch: First to Bring the Power of Alexa to Your Wrist
2. Nucleus Launches First Smart Home Intercom That’s Always Getting Smarter with Alexa