NOTE: This article contains referral links to various services I used in building my automated email system. Please consider using my links to explore these tools and support my ongoing projects. Embarking on the journey of building an automated email system with OpenAI AI has been a fascinating and rewarding experience. Through various challenges and iterations, I’ve gained valuable insights … Read More
Building an Automated Email System Using OpenAI
NOTE: This article contains referral links to various services I used in building my automated email system. Please consider using my links to explore these tools and support my ongoing projects. Embarking on the journey of building an automated email system with OpenAI AI has been a fascinating and rewarding experience. Through various challenges and iterations, I’ve gained valuable insights … Read More
Unlocking the Potential: The Power of App-Specific Passwords
NOTE: This article contains referral links Wealthfront. If you don’t already have a Wealthfront account, please consider using my link to give the app a try! When you use my link to sign up, and fund a Cash Account, we’ll both get a 0.50% APY boost for 3 months. If you’re an avid user of personal finance apps, you understand … Read More
Apple Shortcut: Capture/Save Receipt
NOTE: This article contains referral links to my personal finance app of choice, Monarch Money. Please consider using my link to give the app a try – you’ll get a 30-day trial instead of the standard 7-day trial! If you decide to pay to continue, I’ll get a small credit towards my own Monarch Money subscription. I do my best … Read More
Busy Barnacles: Find places to work remotely near you.
Recently, Abrigo provided all employees with a Wellness Week to recharge after a hectic period of time during Paycheck Protection Program activity. The Wellness Week allowed us to disconnect from work for a week. The company even provided all employees with a stipend to sweeten the deal. During my Wellness Week, I began Google’s UX Design Certificate Course on Coursera … Read More
iOS Shortcuts (made by yours truly)
iOS Shortcuts are incredibly useful tools for those of us that enjoy products made by Apple. I’ve made a handful of unique shortcuts that I use daily. I was able to refashion a couple of them in template form that you can download and add to your iOS/iPadOS device. See the shortcuts I’ve made so far below. You can expect … Read More
I designed a new logo for my personal brand
As the title suggests, I have created a new logo for my personal brand. It meets all of the same goals of the previous logo: it’s crisp and modern, its features lend themselves well to my motto/slogan – “well rounded,” it’s more scalable, and it incorporates all of my initials. Improvements Scalability The old logo had a scalability problem. This … Read More
Widescreen Wallpapers
I’ve got a jumbo monitor that takes my web design workflow to the next level. It’s similar to the 34″ CJ791 Thunderboltᵀᴹ 3 Ultra Wide Screen Curved Monitor by Samsung, but I’m not certain that my model matches exactly. After I got it, I went looking for high resolution wallpapers to take advantage of the screen size. I found a … Read More
Goodberry’s Flavor of the Day Calendar
In early 2020, I emailed Goodberry’s, the frozen custard shop in Raleigh, with an idea to improve how they shared their Flavor of the Day. At the time, the only ways to find out the daily Goodberry’s flavor were by checking their website, doing a quick Google search, or following their social media posts. My proposal was simple: create a … Read More