AI
Tech Tips and Other Musings #2
Six cool things to try and other potpourri.
Tag: Dataviz
Thoughts, observations, and occasional rants on the practice of turning raw data into interesting charts.
PMHW
Claude Design: Where Can and Should Collide
Put your audience's needs ahead of your desire to show off cool AI-generated infographics.
AI
Analyzing My Claude Code Usage
Some interesting insights from my past six-plus months of geeking out with Anthropic's insane AI tool.
Notion
What Else Can I Automate?
A simple question driving much of my work these days led to some useful Notion additions.
Enterprise Systems
The Acme of Tech Cluelessness
A recent interaction with an ancient organization reminded me of a longstanding truism.
AI
My Furniture Fiasco
Enshittification is everywhere today, especially in customer service.
AI
Anthropic's New Feature Frenzy
Can't keep up with the company's dizzying pace of innovation? Take some solace in the fact that you're hardly alone.
AI
Multimodal Miscues
As my recent interactions with Gemini proved, newfangled AI chatbots continue to find fascinating ways to drop the ball.
AI
Claude and Cardio
Apple Healthโs data visualizations are surprisingly basic, so I used AI to generate real insights into my workouts.
AI
AI Agents: A Reality Check
Are these autonomous actors ready for prime time? Let's look at some recent data.
AI
Proper Tools Optional: The AI Effect
I examine how today's chatbots have closed the gap between product experts and citizen developers while dropping an early MTV reference.
AI
I Asked Claude to Grade Its Recent Performance
The AI chatbot was refreshingly honest about its jaggedness.
AI
The Case for Mundane AI
Some of the most effective ways to use these newfangled tools are decidedly unsexy.
AI
AI Giveth and Taketh Away
I've seen oodles of statistics on AI this year, but one about productivity stands out.
AI
How AI Helps Me Understand My Author Royalty Statements
Thanks to today's tools, it's never been easier to derive insights from long, complicated PDFs and other unstructured data.
AI
One AI Tool, One Simple Question, Two Different Answers
A simple exercise undermines a fundamental, scary LLM limitation.
Dataviz
AI Dataviz Abominations
Claude knows a great many things, but it conveniently ignores the basics of creating simple charts.
AI
Why Most Niche Software Vendors Will Soon Perish
AI is making many execs at smaller companies nervous. They should be.