I’ve been using Claude a lot to refine code, generate checklists, and just generally help me move faster. But I kept finding myself typing the same kinds of instructions over and over again. Eventually I thought, there’s got to be a better way to do this. Turns out, there is. Claude lets you...

I love that my personal site, ajot.me, runs on Hugo. Markdown keeps things simple, and the whole setup works well. But sometimes, I just want a UI to edit posts quickly without cracking open a text editor. I already have an email-to-post system running with Postmark and GitHub Actions. I send an email, and...

Here’s how to install virtualenv and troubleshoot if it doesn’t work initially. 1. Install virtualenv Using pip Run the following command to install virtualenv: pip install virtualenv You might see a message like: Defaulting to user installation because normal site-packages is not writeable This means virtualenv was installed in your user directory. 2....

Here’s how I quickly customized my terminal to make it colorful, useful, and fun with Oh My Zsh and Powerlevel10k. Step 1: Install Oh My Zsh Run this in your terminal to install Oh My Zsh: sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)" What it...

So, I wanted to install Homebrew on my new M3 Mac. After some hiccups and troubleshooting, these are the final steps that worked: Step 1: Install Command Line Tools: Open Terminal, and type: xcode-select --install Follow the prompts to install the required tools. Step 2: Install Homebrew /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw....

I’ve been running a Flask app on DigitalOcean that processes receipts sent via email and adds them to Airtable. While DigitalOcean provides basic live logging, it’s mostly useful for real-time debugging and doesn’t store logs for later use. To get more robust log storage and analysis, I decided to integrate PaperTrail, a...