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Field notes on building practical AI apps, ADHD-friendly product design, and what we're learning shipping All Things AI.
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How to find and cancel the subscriptions you forgot about
The exact places subscriptions hide on iPhone, Android, PayPal and your card statement, plus a 15-minute quarterly audit that keeps them from piling up again.
Pickleball rules you actually need for your first game
The serve, the two-bounce rule, the kitchen and the three-number score call. Everything a beginner needs to walk on court without holding up the game.
How to meal plan from what's already in your pantry
A 10-minute kitchen scan, meals ordered by what expires first, one anchor ingredient per night, and a grocery list that only covers the gaps.
Lost the TV remote? How to control your TV from your phone
Your phone can run a smart TV over Wi-Fi in minutes. The settings to check on Roku, Samsung, LG and Vizio, what to do if the TV is fully off, and the last resort.
What we mean by practical AI
Four rules we build by: AI that does one specific job, runs on your phone, respects the person using it, and costs nothing to keep using.
How to spot the errors hiding on a hospital bill
Why the summary bill tells you almost nothing, how to get the itemized one, the four errors worth hunting for, and what to say on the phone.
How Apprent turns a mentor's voice into a searchable trade note
Inside Apprent: one-tap recording, on-device transcription, technique cards tagged by trade and tool, and full-text search across everything.
Shipping the same on-device app on iOS and Android without a cloud
Building an on-device app for both phone platforms means sharing the rules, rewriting the machine learning, and being honest about what genuinely differs.
How Tableside keeps score and settles up at the end of the night
Inside Tableside: two scoring modes, a contacts-first roster, a fewest-transfers settle-up, and why none of it needs an account or a network.
How to prepare for a parent's doctor appointment in three weeks
The packet a doctor actually wants from a family caregiver, how to gather it a few seconds at a time, and why it should arrive there on paper.