Build notes
Notes from the work: technical decisions, implementation lessons and the calls behind shipping real systems.
Australia time to the rescue!
On Bravo, the US–Australia time difference became a longer working day for the product: decisions land while fresh, then development picks them up overnight.
Remote work, Engineering, Product
Claudva
Connecting Claude Cowork to Canva was useful for the awkward first pass, less so for fiddly edits, and most interesting for people who just need a decent start.
AI, Claude, Design
I'm just thinking out loud
Wispr Flow is surprisingly good at voice dictation, and the best uses so far are prompting AI and capturing the subtext after a meeting.
AI, Accessibility, Productivity
A strategist wearing a woollen jumper
A weekly Claude Cowork task reviews how I communicate across meetings and writing, then coaches me with real examples from my own week.
AI, Claude, Communication
Privacy check: is your organisation up to date?
What the 2024 Privacy Act reforms changed, and a checklist to keep your data practices current.
Privacy, Data Security, Compliance
Affordable GIS: ArcGIS discounts, QGIS and free mapping
Quality mapping without the cost, from discounted ArcGIS to free tools like QGIS and Google Maps.
GIS, ArcGIS, QGIS
AI visibility check: can AI find and represent you?
How to make sure AI tools surface and describe your organisation accurately.
AI
How to get started with AI, thoughtfully
A calm, secure way to explore AI with your team, one task at a time.
AI
Running low-cost automations locally with n8n and Ollama
How we built a private, automated newsletter workflow with no cloud and no cost.
Automation, n8n, Local AI
What it costs to automate your comms with n8n
The real cost of automation, and how to keep it under control.
Automation, n8n, AI
How we automated our digital comms with n8n
Turning one blog post into communications for several audiences, on a schedule.
Automation, n8n
The case for automation in your office
How automation lifts output and eases workload without exhausting the team.
Automation, Productivity, AI