A zero-cost Google Apps Script automation that sweeps a Drive folder (and all of its subfolders), extracts every piece of text from every Google Slides deck it finds—slide content, tables, grouped shapes, and speaker notes—and compiles it into a single, structured Google Doc ready for analysis.
If small builds interest … Read the rest
Exploring vector databases, you’ll quickly bump into terms that sound mathematical and abstract. But with the right analogy, the concepts click into place. Let’s explore how vector databases work by using kids in a park, pointing arms, and a trusty protractor.
Imagine this.
Two kids are … Read the rest
Chunking and overlapping are important terms in vector and RAG search systems. They impact retrieval reliability (i.e. search return quality). Gotta understand them.
It’s helpful to start with a book analogy. Say you have intro to microeconomics textbook. It’s a large and heavy. Maybe 1000 pages divided into 30 chapters.… Read the rest
That’s the question I have to answer, but a twist. Explain it like I’m talking with someone who cares little about tech.
Let me begin with an analogy. You walk into a big liquor store filled with rows and rows of beer. Some domestic but most imported. You’re looking for … Read the rest
Skill level: Beginner to IrfanView
Time: 15 minutes to set up, seconds per screenshot
Platform: Windows only
Cost: Free (donationware)
IrfanView is a free, lightweight image viewer and editor for Windows that has been a quiet favourite among technical writers for over two decades. If you already … Read the rest
A mother sits in a Korean coffee shop. Phone in one hand, mug in the other. Her infant is in a high chair beside her, a bottle held in one tiny hand, eyes fixed on an iPad propped on the table.
Two screens. Two people. No one looking at anyone.… Read the rest
I’ve been exploring a question that started as a personal frustration.
I wanted a way to turn voice memos into high-level thought leadership content. Not just raw transcripts, but actual formatted LinkedIn posts, deep-dive blog articles, punchy threads. As a career technical writer pivoting into AI consulting, I knew I … Read the rest
In March 2026, Snowflake, a data analytics company, cut its technical writing team.
The tech writing space on LinkedIn lit up. Colleagues expressed solidarity. Someone asked what would happen to the customers. Someone asked … Read the rest