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All about AI tools, automation, and digital literacy mixed in with some outloud thoughts about what it all means for the future of work, learning, & creativity.
Passion Is for Fun. Competence Is for Sale.
Passion tells you what to enjoy. Competence tells you what you can sell. Some thoughts on chasing skill over chasing 'the one true passion.'
ChatGPT Work vs Claude Cowork: A Full Feature Comparison
ChatGPT Work and Claude Cowork both turn AI into a background worker. Here's how their tasks, file access, pricing, and permissions compare.
The Best ChatGPT Model for Every Task
There's no single best ChatGPT model. Sol wins on coding and research, Terra balances cost, and Luna handles everyday chat for free. Here's which to pick.
Does Claude Watermark Your Own Writing?
Anthropic's new Claude watermark tags AI-generated text and files. Here's what that means if you only used it to edit, format, or convert your own writing.
Automate Scheduled Content Emails in Make.com
A step-by-step Make.com scenario that turns a content calendar into scheduled, personalized emails, with idempotent send tracking built in.
What Is Make.com? The No-Code Automation Platform Explained
Make.com (formerly Integromat) is a visual automation platform that connects apps without code. Here's how it works and how it compares to n8n.
Turn Text Files Into a Vector Database in n8n
A step-by-step n8n build that turns raw text files into a searchable vector database: chunking, embeddings, checkpoints, and verified writes.
Instructional Designer vs. Technical Trainer: What the Hybrid Role Looks Like
An instructional designer builds the curriculum. A technical trainer delivers it. Here's the real difference, and what it looks like when one person does both.
What Is a Vector Database? How It Helps AI Write Like You
A vector database stores your writing as searchable embeddings, so AI can pull real examples of your voice instead of guessing at your style.
Claude Cowork vs. n8n: What's the Difference?
Claude Cowork added scheduled tasks that run in the cloud, and now people are asking if it replaces n8n. Here's what each one is built to do.
AI vs. Generative AI: What's the Difference?
Much of the pushback against "AI," especially from artists, is pointed at generative AI. Here's the difference between the two, with real examples and why the concern is fair.
The Performance of Positivity on LinkedIn
Somebody gets laid off, and three paragraphs of gratitude go up before anyone admits it just sucks.
The Fake Stuff Used to Look Fake
The National Enquirer told you it was lying before you read a word. Nothing does that anymore, and that's the real problem.
Bloom's Taxonomy, Explained for the Workplace (Old and New Versions)
Bloom's Taxonomy sorts learning into six levels of thinking, from remembering to creating. Here's the original 1956 version, the 2001 revision, and how it applies to AI training at work.
The ADDIE Model, Explained for the Workplace (With an AI Training Example)
ADDIE is the five-step model behind most workplace training: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation. Here's how it applies to an AI rollout.
SAM (Successive Approximation Model), Explained for the Workplace
SAM replaces ADDIE's five linear steps with three fast, repeating cycles. Here's how the Successive Approximation Model applies to AI training.
Gagné's Nine Events of Instruction, Explained for the Workplace
Robert Gagné's Nine Events of Instruction is a nine-step sequence for building one lesson, from gaining attention to retention. Here's how it fits AI training.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Explained for the Workplace
UDL is a framework for building training that works for different learners from the start: multiple ways to engage, take in content, and show what they know.
Where to Find Ready-Made Claude Skills and MCPs
You don't have to build from scratch. Here are the directories where you can find skills and MCPs to install, customize, and learn from.
What Are MCPs? A Beginner's Guide for Non-Developers
An MCP lets Claude connect to your apps and data, like Google Drive or Slack, so you stop copy-pasting. Here's what MCPs are and how to add one.
What Is Kimi K3? Moonshot AI's New Model, Explained
Kimi K3 is Moonshot AI's new 2.8-trillion-parameter model, and on some benchmarks it already beats GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.8. Here's what it is.
Gemini Models Explained: Which One Should You Use?
Gemini's app runs on 3.6 Flash for free users and 3.1 Pro on paid plans, with 3.5 Pro still rolling out. Here's what each model does and which to pick.
ChatGPT Models Explained: Which One Should You Use?
ChatGPT's lineup runs on GPT-5.5 and the new GPT-5.6 family: Sol, Terra, and Luna. Here's what each model does and which one to use.
Why ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini Aren't Interchangeable
People ask me which AI tool is the best one, like there's a single right answer sitting in a drawer somewhere. There isn't. Here's how I split the work bet...
Claude Models Explained: Which One Should You Use?
Claude's model picker has four options: Sonnet 5, Opus 5, Fable 5, and Haiku 4.5. Here's what each one is built for and which one to pick.
Claude for Education, Nonprofits, and More, Explained
Anthropic runs separate programs for schools, nonprofits, government, and finance, each with its own pricing and eligibility rules. Here's what...
How to Set Up Claude Cowork: A Beginner's Guide to Your First Project
New to Claude Cowork? Here's how to install it, choose a permission mode, and get your first project running from a folder on your comput...
How to Build a Website With Claude Cowork
Claude Cowork can build, secure, and help get a website ranked through plain-language prompts. Here's the real process, and what it costs t...
How to Write a CLAUDE.md File for Any Kind of Project
CLAUDE.md isn't just for code. Here's how to structure one for a content project, a client business, or a research file, with real examples for each.
What Are Claude Skills? A Beginner's Guide
Claude Skills are folders of instructions Claude pulls up for a specific job, from formatting Excel files to writing in your voice. Here's how they work.
What Is a Sitemap.xml File? (And Do AI Crawlers Use It Too)
A sitemap.xml file lists every page you want crawled. Here's how to build one, submit it to Google, and why AI crawlers benefit from the same clea...
Claude Projects vs. Cowork: What's the Difference?
A Claude Project is a knowledge base for chats. Claude Cowork connects to folders on your computer and does the work itself. Here's how they differ.
What Is a Honeypot? (And Other Simple Ways to Secure Your Site)
A honeypot is a hidden form field that real visitors never see and never fill in, but spam bots do. Here's how it works, where it falls short, an...
What Is Google Search Console? (And Why You Need It)
Google Search Console is a free tool from Google that shows how your site performs in Google Search: which pages are indexed, which search terms bri...
What Is an llms.txt File? (And Does It Work?)
An llms.txt file is a plain-text index, written in markdown, that tells AI tools and coding agents what your site is about. Here's what it does...
What Is Anthropic Academy? A Guide to the Free Courses
Anthropic Academy is a free, self-paced learning platform with 14 Claude courses across 3 tracks. Here's what it covers and how to get a...
What Is a Local LLM? Hardware, Setup, and Why People Use One
A local LLM runs entirely on your own computer instead of the cloud. Here's the hardware it takes, the tools that run it, and why peop...
Open Source, Open Weight, or Closed AI?
Open models publish their weights for anyone to download. Closed models keep them locked behind an app or API...
Large Language Models vs. Small Language Models, Explained
Large models know more. Small models run on your phone for a fraction of the cost. Here's when each one makes...
What Does Digital Literacy Training Cover? A Breakdown for Decision-Makers
Digital literacy training covers four skills: recognizing where AI already shows up in your team's work, evaluating what AI produces, choosing tools delibera...
What Is a robots.txt File? (And Why It Won't Stop Every AI Crawler)
A robots.txt file tells crawlers which pages to skip. AI crawlers now split into training bots and retrieval bots, and blocking one doesn't block t...
How Much Does Corporate AI Training Cost? What Drives the Number
Corporate AI training doesn't have a single price, and the providers who quote one are usually pricing a version of training that has little to do with what...
How to Introduce AI Training to a Non-Technical Team (Without Losing Them in Week One)
To introduce AI to a non-technical team without losing them in week one, start where people are, teach in small steps they can use immediately, get...
What Is an API Key? (And Why AI Coding Tools Keep Leaking Them)
An API key is a password for software. Here's what one does, why AI-assisted coding leaks them at a higher rate, and how to keep yours out of yo...
Build an AI Feedback Analyzer in n8n Using Claude API
Automate unstructured training feedback into a structured Google Sheets dashboard. If you run workshops, training sessions, or any event where you col...
Switching From ChatGPT to Claude? Here’s How to Take Everything With You.
The ChatGPT exodus is real. Here’s how to make the jump without losing years of context. If you’ve been anywhere near social media the last few weeks,...
What Is Schema Markup? (And Why Google and Microsoft Say AI Needs It)
Schema markup is code that tells search engines and AI systems what your content means, not just what it says. Here's how it works and why it beca...
How Neural Networks Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Generative AI
Look, at this point we’ve all used ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or one of the other 85 billion AI tools that exist and thought “okay, how TF are these doin...
MoltBots Might Be Gossiping About You Right Now (and I’m not even kidding a little bit)
Ayo, when was the last time you thought about what your devices are saying when you’re not in the room? I know that sounds wild, but I’ve been down a...
I Turned My Resume Automation Into a Web App in Under an Hour (And I’m Not Even a tiny bit of a…
I Turned My Resume Automation Into a Web App in Under an Hour (And I’m Not Even a tiny bit of a Developer) I had this n8n automation that I was pretty...
Is AI Making Us Dumber? (And Other Questions I Ask Out Loud)
I was catching up with a friend recently, talking through the latest advancements in AI that have me in a chokehold of curiosity, and also some of wha...
ChatGPT vs Claude AI: Which Tool Writes Better Copy going into 2026
I’ve been working with Claude a lot lately, and I’m finding that I really like it. Like, really like it. And I’m not the only one noticing the differe...
n8n: The Automation Tool That Doesn’t Require a Computer Science Degree
Listen, automation isn’t just for tech companies with whole DevOps teams anymore. n8n (pronounced “n-eight-n”) is changing that conversation by giving...
Your Kid’s School is Using AI Now. Here’s What That Means for Black & Brown Students.
I know you’ve been seeing the headlines. AI this, ChatGPT that. Schools are rolling out these tools like they’re the answer to everything, and honestl...
Your First n8n Automation: A Step-by-Step Tutorial for Non-Programmers
If you’ve been reading about workflow automation and thinking “this sounds useful but complicated,” I get it. Most automation tutorials either assume...
AI Training for Public Sector Teams: What to Expect
AI training for a public sector team runs on different rules than the corporate version. Procurement processes, budget cycles, documentation requirements, an...
What Is Two-Factor Authentication? (And Why AI Phishing Is Catching Up to It)
Two-factor authentication blocks the vast majority of account takeovers. Here's how it works, and why AI-written phishing is starting to get past ...
In-House vs. Instructor-Led Power BI Training: Which Is Right for Your Team?
Choosing between self-paced and instructor-led Power BI training comes down to one question: does your team need to know Power BI, or does it need to build w...
How to Measure Whether AI Training Worked
To measure whether AI training worked, look past attendance and exit surveys to two things: whether people changed what they do on the job, and whether that...
Digital Literacy Training for Small Teams and Lean Budgets
Digital literacy training for a small team is worth doing, and most of what's on offer wasn't built for you. It's priced and packaged for organizations with...
What to Look for When Hiring an AI Training Consultant
When you hire an AI training consultant, three things predict whether the training works: real teaching ability, a curriculum built for your team in...
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