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AI Basics & Prompting
New to AI, or tired of getting answers that miss the mark? These guides start at the very beginning, with how to open your first conversation, ask better questions, and tell AI exactly how you want its answers formatted. No jargon and no technical background needed. Start with “Where do I even start?” and work your way up at your own pace.
How Using Gemini Gems Improves Your Use of AI: A Beginner's Guide
Tired of re-explaining yourself to AI? Gemini Gems remember your preferences and context. Here's how to use them in everyday life.
Jun 258 min read
How to Tell AI Exactly How to Format Its Answers (RTF Formula)
Stop getting walls of text from AI. Learn the six most useful FORMAT instructions that make every AI answer actually usable in real life.
Jun 213 min read
Why Your AI is "Thinking" Before It Speaks and Why That's a Game Changer
I remember the exact moment I stopped trusting fast AI answers. I was debugging a payment processing issue, asked ChatGPT for help, and got a beautifully confident, completely wrong response back in about two seconds. No hesitation. No caveats. Just wrong, delivered with full authority. That's the old model. Instant answer. Confident tone. Occasionally terrible output. Here's what I've learned after 25+ years of building software: fast is not always better. The best engineers
May 197 min read
How to create your first Gemini Gem
Step-by-step guide showing you how to create your first Gemini Gem
Nov 21, 20254 min read
Stop Repeating Yourself: How to Build Your Own Custom AI Project (No Coding Required)
Why AI Projects? Learn how to create custom AI workspaces in Claude and ChatGPT that remember your preferences, store important files, and automate repetitive tasks without any coding knowledge. Remember when we taught you the Role + Task formula? You've been using it. Maybe even loving it. But if you're anything like me, you're getting tired of typing the same instructions over and over. "Wait, didn't I already tell you my dietary restrictions?" "Why do I have to explain my
Nov 21, 20257 min read
How to Talk to AI: Asking Questions That Get Great Answers
Learn the simple Role + Task formula that gets you better AI responses every time. You'll learn how to stop getting generic answers from AI and start getting results you can actually use.
Nov 5, 20259 min read
"Where do I even start? " Your First AI Conversation (A Beginner's Guide)
Feeling like everyone's using AI except you? You're not alone. This beginner's guide shows you exactly how to have your first conversation with an AI chatbot. No tech skills required.
Nov 4, 20256 min read
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