AI
Stewy: wholesale reordering by text message
Buyers already text their reps to reorder. Stewy reads the message, drafts the order from history and contract pricing, and creates it in Shopify, QuickBooks, or Square once the buyer confirms.
Blog
Notes on building software, tools I'm using, and the occasional deep dive.
Software Development
The plumbing behind a one-person publishing shop
Email-reply publishing, automatic rollback, a Vercel token that failed this morning, and the two rules that keep three small sites from breaking each other.
AI
A cheap weekly check for price drift on an AI tools directory
How bestAIpacks flags stale prices with one web search and a model verdict per tool, why the first version cried wolf, and the pricing convention that made it work.
AI
Turning a book appendix into a prompt library
260 insurance prompts were stuck inside a Kindle book. A 60-line script and two Next.js routes made them a free, searchable library on FixMyPrompt.
Genealogy & Family History
Garver Surname Origin: Tracing Anglo-Saxon and German Roots Through History
The Garver surname carries a fascinating dual heritage, originating from both Anglo-Saxon wood-carving traditions and German leather-tanning professions, with documented history spanning over 750 years.
Software Development
The Reality Check: What AI-Assisted Software Development Actually Looks Like
I've spent months working with AI coding assistants, and the reality is far different from the "build an app in 4 hours" promises flooding social media. Here's what actually works, and what doesn't, when building real software with AI.
Development Tools
Building a Practical Claude Code Workflow: A Developer's Field Guide
Claude Code isn't magic, but it's powerful when you understand its boundaries. Here's how to build a workflow that leverages its agent-teams capability while managing the risks of direct file access.
AI
Local-first AI tools beat cloud chatbots for development
After a year of using both, the pattern is clear: integrated local tools win where it matters.
AI
What MCP servers actually do (and when they break)
A short field guide after a month of running MCP servers in production agent loops.
AI
Cutting my AI agent's token bill in half
Six things that actually moved the needle on a multi-agent pipeline running on OpenRouter.
Web Development
Where to start when learning to code
Uncover the best starting point for learning to code. Find guidance, tools, and strategies to help you begin your coding adventure.
AI
I built a tool to QA my own AI prompts. Then I shipped it.
How I rewrote the prompts in my KDP automation pipeline, dropped my OpenRouter bill, and accidentally launched a SaaS in the process.
ColdFusion
HTML to Image conversion
one possible way to capture a screen shot of your web page with cold fusion
AI
How to choose the right programming language for a beginner
Learn how to pick the perfect programming language as a beginner. Discover key factors to consider for a smooth start in coding.
ColdFusion
Building an email xmlrpc client
This is a post I sent to my blog via email. I know there are lots of blog clients out there, but a email editor I think would work just as good.
AI
Multi-Agent AI Systems: How Coordinated Intelligence is Reshaping Enterprise Operations
Enterprise AI is evolving from isolated models to coordinated networks of specialized agents. By 2030, nearly half of organizations will orchestrate AI agents at scale, fundamentally changing how businesses operate and compete.