Tag: productivity

  • Confidence vs Correctness

    Confidence vs Correctness

    Confidence and correctness don’t correlate as often as we think. Whether you’re dealing with AI agents or humans, here’s how to tell the difference; and how to build real confidence in your own decisions.

  • Create an Image Slider using your WordPress Core Blocks

    Create an Image Slider using your WordPress Core Blocks

    Turn the core WordPress Columns block into a fully functional image slider — no plugins needed. With a simple CSS and JavaScript snippet inside an HTML block, you get smooth transitions, navigation arrows, dot indicators, swipe support, and keyboard accessibility. Just pure core blocks and a bit of creativity.

  • My 2026 Development Workflow: Claude Code Desktop + Cursor

    My 2026 Development Workflow: Claude Code Desktop + Cursor

    A practical guide to combining Claude Code’s desktop app for AI-powered code generation with Cursor’s excellent diff review interface, keeping you productive while staying in control.

  • Siri-controlled DND 🎧 for my office room

    Siri-controlled DND 🎧 for my office room

    A mini project using an ESP32-C3 to create a room DND system that integrates with Blynk and Siri Shortcuts, allowing toggling of lights and Do Not Disturb modes.

  • Falling in love with boredom

    Falling in love with boredom

    Embracing boredom as part of our working life is crucial to becoming a good computer programmer.

  • Social media as a means to an end

    Social media as a means to an end

    Embrace social media or shun it? Perhaps the answer is not a straight yes or no. Is there a balance between the two ends?

  • On Working Remote

    On Working Remote

    A few ideas on making remote-work work!

  • Evernote or Keep – or both?

    Evernote or Keep – or both?

    One of the first productivity apps I used on a smartphone was Evernote. Needless to say it blew my mind away – the simplicity, ease of use and the sophistication too. Then came along a product by Google called Keep. I tried this and never looked back – except when I needed to check for older notes on…