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OpenAI Is Leaving Cursor. I'm Fine With That.

OpenAI Is Leaving Cursor. I'm Fine With That.

OpenAI says it will stop serving models in Cursor after the SpaceX deal. I code personal projects on Composer 2.5 and will not use Claude for that work. Cursor has until November to find replacements.

Why I Prefer the Google Ecosystem Over Apple

Why I Prefer the Google Ecosystem Over Apple

I run a MacBook Pro M4 and an 11th-gen iPad - and I still live in Google's ecosystem. One Google account glues my Mac, Android, Linux, and TV together. No compelling reason to add an iPhone or Apple Watch on top.

Static Site or CMS? How I Pick the Stack

Static Site or CMS? How I Pick the Stack

I pick static or WordPress by who publishes, what changes live, and whether anyone needs a login - not by which one wins the argument online.

Why I Focused on Open Source Technologies

Why I Focused on Open Source Technologies

Open source wasn't a purity test. No license fee got me in the door; freedom to install, read the code, and move my files is what kept me for twenty years.

Sustainable Online Publishing

Sustainable Online Publishing

I already decided to own my site. This is how I keep publishing without treating social as my archive - domain, Git, push, share.

Consistent AI Output for WordPress Builds

Consistent AI Output for WordPress Builds

Month one with AI on WordPress builds I was thrilled. Month three I got consistent output - helpers, reference examples, and a short rules doc.

HugoPlate: The Theme Quietly Powering This Site

HugoPlate: The Theme Quietly Powering This Site

Live demos of every HugoPlate shortcode this site uses, plus why I still run the theme a year later - what I changed and where it bit me.

The Mouse Wheel Click: One Button, Three Operating Systems

The Mouse Wheel Click: One Button, Three Operating Systems

Most people right-click every link to open a new tab. There's a faster button under their finger - same gesture on every OS, and almost nobody uses it.

Why I Switched from Drupal to WordPress

Why I Switched From Drupal to WordPress

I fell hard for Drupal's architecture and still couldn't find work with it. WordPress had familiar building blocks and a community big enough to pay the bills.

What I Look For in Wireless Earphones

What I Look for in Wireless Earphones

After years of cycling through earbuds, neckbands, and over-ears, here's what I care about in wireless earphones - and the pair I keep reaching for.

How I Built JoRap Notes: After Losing PHP Hosting

How I Built JoRap Notes: After Losing PHP Hosting

I lost my old PHP hosting and a chunk of my work. A weekend later I landed on Hugo + GitHub + Cloudflare Pages - faster and better than what I was paying for.

RSS Feeds - What I Wish I'd Done Sooner

RSS Feeds - What I Wish I'd Done Sooner

I figured RSS quietly died around 2010. A friend pointed out it never actually did - it just stopped being trendy. Two weeks of using it later, I was a convert.

Facebook's Hidden Gem: The Favorites Feed

Facebook's Hidden Gem: The Favorites Feed

I still need Facebook for Messenger. I mostly stopped scrolling the main feed and use Favorites for the handful of people I actually picked.

Why I Still Keep a Desktop or Laptop

Why I Still Keep a Desktop or Laptop

Every couple of years someone goes mobile-only. I keep a laptop because real work happens faster there - upright, keyboard, full apps - not because I'm lending gear.

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