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I write about AI, the future of work, low-code/no-code, collaboration, communication, platforms, technology, and other topics. I pepper my posts with humor and pop-culture references. Oh, and I freakin’ despise jargon. Since 2008, I’ve penned thousands of posts, more than 1,500 of which live on this site.

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What Every Software Vendor Should Learn From This Glorious Ghost Alert

Recent notifications from Google Gemini and Notion prove that they are generally a hot mess. There's hope, though: it's a fixable problem.

08/05/25

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The Generative AI Tool That's Blowing My Mind

Citizen developers' toolboxes just exploded. Arthur C. Clarke's words are ringing truer than ever.

07/31/25

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I Asked AI How My Writing Has Evolved Since 2009. Here's What It Found.

Claude weighs in on my nearly 1,500 blog my posts. Its findings were scary accurate.

07/30/25

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How AI Eased My Recent Website Migration

A long post about how our robot overlords saved me considerable time and money.

07/29/25

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Why Most Niche Software Vendors Will Soon Perish

AI is making many execs at smaller companies nervous. They should be.

07/25/25

Admin

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20 Percent Off the Plus Plan

A little promotion to celebrate the new site.

07/24/25

Announcements

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Moving Day

Some thoughts on where I'm taking my website—and what it means to you.

07/24/25

Notion

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New Notion Template: Venture Capital & Investment Tracker

A simple way to track investments, funding rounds, valuations, and much more.

05/09/25

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AI's Continued Lack of Transparency and Consistency

Adventures in truly amazing, opaque software that makes basic errors.

02/10/25

The Joy of Diversification and New Endeavors

Communication

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The Joy of Diversification and New Endeavors

I reflect on my decision to leave my teaching position and channel my inner Billy Beane.

02/05/25

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Why You Should Read Ghostwriters' Previous Books Before Hiring Them

Date before you get married.

01/08/25

New Notion Template: Manuscript Word-Count Tracker

Publishing

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New Notion Template: Manuscript Word-Count Tracker

A simple way to track your progress as you write. Oh, and it's free.

01/01/25

Collaboration

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The Better Collaboration Question

A short post on a nuance of working together today.

11/01/24

Notion

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Now Available: Two New Notion Templates

A detailed travel/packing tracker and a better notifications mousetrap are my latest creations.

10/27/24

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October Tech Tips

A way to combat iPhone spam and some ways to save a few minutes every day.

10/22/24

Communication

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Thank You for Spamming Me, Nobull

The company's incessant spam made me make a long-overdue change.

10/07/24

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Can AI Write in My Voice?

An experiment that conjures up images of teleported steak.

09/27/24

Now Available: New Speaking Gig Task Database

Announcements

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Now Available: New Speaking Gig Task Database

I'm pleased to announce my fifth Notion product. Public speakers rejoice.

09/01/24