Alfred

Alfred is a productivity tool that I’ve been using for years to quickly launch applications, search the web, execute custom workflows and many other things without using mouse or trackpad. Mac Reminders is a simple and free to-do list app that I’ve always used to track my daily work. Install Download…

Alfred is one of my favourite Mac apps. It’s become a must-have ever since I first installed it about 5 years ago. When I set up a new Mac from scratch, it’s the first thing I install. In its most basic terms, it’s an extended version of Spotlight, the macOS…

They’re best not being kept. — So even though I’m only 14, I’ve had enough life in me to realize that “secrets” is a tricky topic. A long-kept secret by my mom caused me a lot of pain. It made me angry and still does when I think about it. But I am following Hannah’s advice…

And a lesson from Coach that helped — Ok, just to remind you, I am fourteen and only now really developing some social skills. On the positive side, I am way ahead of my age in solving math problems and interpreting numbers which I believe tell the real story. I now understand that the soft squishy basket of…

We still care to give — Are we a generous people? It sounds like a silly question, but I’ve asked many similar questions over the last few years. For example: Why is our attention span the size of a goldfish? Why have we become meaner, which is often exhibited in very public places like airplanes? Perhaps…

It’s harder than you think — Ok, so you know that Coach has given me all kinds of “rules” to help me make friends. I think it’s working because I have friends now. Specifically Hannah, Mitchell, and Joey. Joey came late to the game, but he’s definitely there. In other words, a lot of what Coach…

In the previous article, I wrote about how to use OpenAPI and Chatbot GPT in an Alfred workflow. Recently, I added more features and upgraded OpenAI to Chatbot GPT 3.5. Here is how I used GPT 3.5 in Python to be a part of my Alfred Workflow: import json import urllib.request OPENAI_KEY…

In my previous articles, I shared how to use Alfred to write code, rephrase the paragraph, check spelling, etc. The workflow in Alfred look like There are two modes to trigger: Use the keyword “ai”, then it will list the preset options like refactor the code, rephrase, summarize, etc

As much as I love using cloud services, in these days I cannot trust them to continue working. I rely on Google Drive and Gmail, but Google’s reputation in keeping services alive is not exactly stellar. I have a qnap NAS at home to backup all my clouds in case…