The ESP32 quietly became the most important chip in my smart home
…Instead, I bought one every time I undertook a smart home project to solve a problem. That number made me realize that ESP32 was no longer a hobbyist experiment for me. It…
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I tested Gemini Notebooks and Claude Projects side by side, and one didn't make the cut
…Related Claude's Projects feature replaced my notes, bookmarks, and browser tabs overnight Keeping the context, without the clutter The rundown of Projects vs Notebooks Familiar concept, different execution Claude Projects has…
Every good thing in Windows 11 started as a third-party tool Microsoft eventually bought or copied
…Not long after that, though, Microsoft bought the technology off of him and integrated it into Windows, where it remained virtually unchanged for decades. It was only recently that Microsoft expanded support…
Connecting Obsidian to Gemini transformed my notes from archive to actually useful
…Sign in to your XDA account Most of the Obsidian-AI integrations I’ve come across work the same way - only in one direction. You usually have to install a plugin in…
Home Assistant freed me from the smart home brand wars, and now I buy whatever works
…At some point, the smart home stopped feeling smart and started feeling like a group project where every participant brought a different rulebook. I’d rather manage a little complexity than keep…
I paid for Claude, ChatGPT, and Perplexity for a month but only one of them deserves my $20
…For my long-form writing and research pipelines, I rely heavily on Projects . I can create a project, upload project documents, and give Claude strict instructions. One subscription to rule them all…
OpenClaw promised a self-hosted AI assistant I could actually leave running, but Hermes Agent is the one that delivers it
…For most of the project's public life, that combination meant a lot of code landed with minimal review and without a mature security model underneath it, with the project's founder…
I finally started using Capacities, and I should have sooner
…Similarly, I have created a Project object with properties like Project Name, Status, Due date, Tasks, Documents, and Clients. My Capacities workspace also has a Book object with Title, Author, Key Concepts…
This PowerToys feature is the Windows Search upgrade I've always wanted
…more advanced like a color picker, a video downloader, or an integration with Visual Studio so you can access your projects more quickly. The ecosystem of extensions is still relatively small, but…
I ditched half my Obsidian plugins and my vault actually got better
…Related How I set up a local wiki for my projects using Obsidian My secret weapon for project mastery The productivity trap Building vs. writing I spent my first three weeks in…