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2026
Outlook Rules
The TO field is for action, the CC field is not.
Big Pickle Is Fine
You don't need a chainsaw to carve a roast.
AI Field Notes from September 2026
On Augure, Meta's Muse, and discovering it's Hermes all the way down.
Check Your Pockets
It's the cat's ass, the bee's knees, and the elephant's elbows.
The App Apocalypse Starter Kit
Obsidian works everywhere. Install it. Right now.
Be a Useful Cog
On loss, layoffs, and doing good work while the gears keep turning anyway
Claude-Washed
On dictation, AI detectors, and why my own words beat Claude's
Put Your Legos on the Table
On Generalists, AI, and Abundance Thinking
Papering Over the Void
You Don't Have to Finish the Internet
Articulate Bullshit Artists
NEW! Robot-Approved Fence Bracing!
Equity Through Uniformity
The tab nobody reads.
Human at the Helm
What a legislature and my own writing workflow have in common this week.
The Four-Day Week Is a Question, Not a Policy
Which day would you drop?
Dr. Strangebot
Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Markdown
Elbows Up and AI
What the Fable 5 shutdown actually taught me about digital sovereignty, and why "buy Canadian" is messier than the slogan.
Fashionably Late
Shadow AI Meets Governance
Make It So. Make It Stop.
On flow, AI, and who's holding the wheel.
You Can’t Prompt Your Way Around Culture
Institutions don't know how to listen. They've been trained not to.
The Overhead of Being Known
What do you call it when your AI knows about your aunt?
AI Is More Horse Than Plough
On willful beasts.
Eight Bullet Journals
Some notes about note-taking.
The Monday Morning Reset
Survival mode is a choice. Skip this and find out.
The Storyteller’s Dilemma
The AI question isn't about kudos and disclosure.
Hire the Analyst, Not the Oracle
Nobody is an AI expert.
We Killed the Places Where Ideas Could Be Dumb
The rough draft isn't a document. It's a cognitive state.
We Are Comfort-Seeking Monkeys
On AI, Judgment and Shame
Everyone Knows AI Is Transformative
Nobody Admits They're Scared.
The Mix Tape
On creativity, curation, and what it means to be the human in the loop
AI Is Just A Tool
Stop Pretending It Ain't
Intent Engineering
Bob was reheating stale coffee on Monday. By Friday, he was drinking cafe Americano.
The IT Student AI Stack
GitHub Education Edition
Identity Shifting > Goal Setting
Stop waiting to be legitimate.
A Tale of Two Chatbots
It was the best of bots, it was the worst of bots.
Stop Losing Your Thread
Your gaslighting robot has amnesia.
Beyond the Grimoire
Why AI Mastery Is Wisdom, Not (Just) Spell Collection
You Don’t Need Another Wellness System
Being Okay Ain't Religion
Platforms Make the Worst Landlords
Why I'm leaving Substack for owned infrastructure, and what platform independence actually looks like.
Stop Petting the AI!
How to Use ChatGPT Without Becoming Its Emotional Support Human
Three AI Tricks I Use (That Actually Work)
I’m a procrastinator. I put presentations off until the day before.
2025
Everything Is Brown
When I was a kid, I had four colours of Play-Doh: blue, yellow, red, and white.
The Joy of Missing Out: An Email Manifesto for December
December is a weird month for productivity.
The Accidental Notetaker
Taking notes is easy. Making sense of them later?
1 + 1 = 3: Building a Tech Career on What You Already Know
For anyone who keeps thinking “maybe it’s time to pivot.”
Digital Craftsmanship
The Map is Not the Terrain
Thinking Like an Ecosystem
The leaves are mostly down now. Frost rims the grass at dawn, mud by noon.
The Liminal Workplace
Change is hard. Bring snacks.
The Rhetorical Machine
My father used to say every conversation is a sale.
The Weekly Reset: Process Over Artifact
A Philosophy of Making
We live in a strange creative century. The tools got louder while the work stayed the same.
Five Minutes Ahead
We were in a meeting with one of the higher-ups from a peer department.
Confidently Wrong
Workslop looks good, says nothing, and wastes your time.
Slaying the Algorithm Dragon
Hoards your attention, breathes outrage fire.
AI Harmonizes with My Ideas
Every rabbit hole needs style.
The Workbench Is Not the Work
Clearing space for what matters.
AI Is the New Literacy.
Why Nova Scotia needs to treat AI like public infrastructure.
This Is How I’m Using Generative AI
From Files to Flow: Looping into the Future
Let's be honest, how many times have you found yourself drowning in a sea of email attachments, desperately searching for the "final" version of a document?
2024
Microsoft Classic Vs 365 Ecosystem
Change is hard.
How I Plan My Week
I am messy.
Taming the Chaos
Let’s face it, the digital age has brought a double-edged sword.
Technology Self-Help
It’s a strange time we live in.
Some Goblins Are Kinda Cute.
I’m always on the lookout for tools and technologies that can help our teams be more productive, focused, and effective in our work.
A Couple LLM Prompt Tips…
I’ve been tooling around with some LLMs.
Digital Wellness: Working Smarter, Happier, and More Playfully
**Digital life got you feeling like a hamster on a wheel?
Digital Fluency in 2024
Technology is an integral part of our lives.
2020
How to Break Up with Adobe
Adobe Systems is a Monopoly; acts like one.
How Not to Be a Jerk Online
It goes without saying that being active on the Internet requires a thick skin.
Doug’s Rules of Work (At Home)
A few of you have seen Doug’s Rules of Work before.
PSA: Take Care of Your Eyes
We are all spending a bunch of time in front of our computers.
When to Use What with Office 365
As I mentioned two weeks ago, I was challenged with creating an infographic.
Down the Infographic Rabbit Hole
I’m the Office 365 guy. I don’t twist all the knobs, turn the dials and pull the levers.
Is the Stylus Mightier than the Keyboard?
I have this weird obsession.
Bing!
Fight me. I'll be at the bike racks after school.
Format Your Style
Long live Comic Papyrus
I ♥ Markdown
Back in high school, many moons ago, we had a single computer lab full of Commodore PCs.
Plain Text Rebellion
Let me tell you a story.
Projects Vs Operations
Knock knock, Neo
Focus with Music
Can ya feel the beat?
2019
Your Inbox Is Thine Enemy
Last week, I made the case that email was the dominant communication tool in business and would remain so.
Why Email?
So, email has been around for more than 50 years.
Plan the Planny Plan in Planner
Microsoft simultaneously frustrates and inspires me.
Unproject Management – Part 2
After the last post, we need to talk about some things before we can really get a handle on what Microsoft Planner can do.
Unproject Management – Part 1
I certified as a project manager several years ago.
Minimalist Phone
Rage against the Machine
Don’t Change That Channel
So, yeah, I love Microsoft Teams.
Making Teams Work
Hulk is too hulky.
Let’s Get Sticky!
I love sticky notes.
Just Do It
In my last post, I waxed upon personal task management in general.
Tasks and Lists
I’m generally quite terrible at getting stuff done.
What I Use to Make It Through the Day
Whiskey, probably
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