How to Set Up a Scheduled Task in PythonAnywhere with a Virtual Environment

So, I wanted to set up a scheduled task in PythonAnywhere and make sure it used my virtual environment. This way, all the packages I installed would be available to the task. Here’s how I figured it out, broken into steps. Step 1: Set Up the Virtual Environment The

Managing Environment Variables on PythonAnywhere with python-dotenv

So, I wanted to quickly jot down how to use python-dotenv on PythonAnywhere for managing environment variables. This is one of those things that’s super handy when you’re dealing with API keys, tokens, or anything sensitive in your Python projects. Let’s break it down step by step.

How I Built a Quick Apple Shortcut to Send Emails with Resend’s API

I’ve been playing around with Apple Shortcuts for a while now, setting up little automations here and there. Sometimes, it's convenient to send the results of these shortcuts as an email—maybe to log a reminder, share a link, or just send a quick update. So, I

Building a Simple Alfred Workflow to Show What’s Playing on Spotify

I wanted a quick way to see the song playing on Spotify without switching apps. So, I built an Alfred workflow to handle it. The idea was simple: press a key, see the song info. To do this, you need Alfred's Powerpack—it’s the add-on that lets

Setting Up Inbound Email Processing with Postmark

So, I wanted to set up inbound email processing using Postmark, where I could send an email and have my app do something with it. Here’s a quick guide on how I did it, with all the steps laid out for future me (or anyone else who's