Tag: productivity

Stop burning expensive AI tokens on boring grunt work. The overseer/workhorse pattern routes mechanical tasks to a cheap model and saves more than you'd think.

Wire a self-hosted SearXNG instance into Claude Code via a Bash wrapper for private, scriptable web search, and when to use it vs the built-in tool.

fd has sane defaults, parallel walking, and respects .gitignore. find is gnarly but ships everywhere. Here's when each one wins.

Open-source screencast pipeline: record with OBS using the right settings, edit in Kdenlive, ship 1080p MP4. The combo that replaces Camtasia.

Kdenlive cheat-sheet for the effects you actually reach for every edit: blur for privacy, audio ducking, titles, transitions, and the render dialog.

Migrate your Zim Wiki notes to Obsidian using zim2obsidian, escape a dated GTK app for modern sync, mobile access, and a thriving plugin ecosystem.

Obsidian Sync costs $10 a month to move Markdown files you already own. Set up the free alternative instead: LiveSync, CouchDB, and Docker, encryption included.

You think v1.1.0 is backward compatible. Your users think breaking changes are v2.0.0. Both of you are wrong about something.

Oh My Zsh had its moment. Here's the 2026 shell setup: Starship prompt, three killer plugins, and when to consider Fish or Nushell.

Stop leaking secrets, dependencies, and OS garbage into git. Here are the .gitignore patterns that save you from disaster.

System prompts are your secret weapon. How they work, why they matter more than you think, and 5 patterns that actually change model behavior.

Stop committing broken code. Git hooks catch mistakes before they hit CI, save hours of debugging, and make your team love you.