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The Prove-It Economy and the New Rules of Credibility
Audio version: I have been thinking a lot about this in the past few months. also been helping some friends in the massive change we are undergoing at the moment. What made me finally get to writing this piece was a particular YouTube video by Nate Jones which came after seeing several over the weekend…
Forward Deployment Engineer
I have been selling, managing and doing technology consulting for years, and I have to confess this term makes me tickle a little… “Forward Deployment Engineer” sounds like the kind of title invented in a meeting where someone wanted to make consulting sound cooler, newer, and more tactical. But behind the buzzword, there is a…
The Rise of Local AI in the Modern Workplace
I love that Workplace AI is finally getting the attention it deserves. For years, most conversations focused on experimentation, novelty, and chat interfaces. Meanwhile, a quieter shift was already underway: intelligence moving closer to the user, the device, and the workflow itself. Please see Small Local Models: Why Tiny AI Is Having a Big Moment…
The Future of Work: Microsoft Copilot Cowork
It is funny how things change… a couple of days ago I posted about: Microsoft Copilot Growing Up – How to remove Copilot from your Device , and today… At a recent showcase in Sydney, Microsoft unveiled a glimpse into the next evolution of productivity: Agentic AI. This isn’t just about a chatbot answering questions;…
Microsoft Copilot Growing Up
My own relationship with Microsoft Copilot started with high hopes, followed by the “trough of disillusionment.” Like many, I grudgingly launched it yesterday only because I needed to handle confidential data within our enterprise security layer. I went through my standard procedure to manually override the default—and then I saw it: Claude Opus in the…
Microsoft Enables Copilot App Removal
For the past year, Microsoft Copilot has felt like the uninvited guest that wouldn’t leave. Forced onto taskbars and integrated into nearly every corner of Windows 11, the AI assistant was met with mixed reviews—and significant pushback from enterprise IT departments concerned about data privacy and “AI bloat.” Following the April 2026 Patch Tuesday update,…
The Denver Omelette: A Breakfast Mystery with Four Origin Stories
I was recently in Denver, Colorado speaking at an event for my company, and I always try to find something of a simple icebreaker story or my audience, and just that morning, I had a Denver omelet for breakfast. Having eaten this all of my life, and not knowing anything about its origins, I decided…
The Economics of Free and Infinite Knowledge
How the End of Information Scarcity is Redefining Human Value. For centuries, progress has been driven by closing gaps—between effort and output, knowledge and decision, intention and execution. But a new dynamic is emerging: Artificial Intelligence isn’t just erasing the gap in what we know; it’s erasing the gap in what we can do. We’ve…
Meet Gemma 4: Architecture, Origins, and What It Means for Open AI Models
I just posted yesterday Local AI Sovereignty: Deploying Ollama, Gemma 4, OpenWebUI, and n8n and I used Gemma 4 locally on Ollama. Someone asked me a good question: What and Why Gemma 4 Large language models (LLMs) have rapidly evolved from research concepts into foundational tools for modern work. Gemma 4 represents one of the…
Claude What Changed and What It Means
Did Anthropic just send a warning shot to all Agent builders? Impacts to OpenRouter, Cursor, Agent Zero, and OpenClaw For a while, many people used Claude models through third-party tools as if a normal subscription was enough to power everything. That is changing fast. Anthropic has now clarified that Claude subscription access is meant for…
What Kind of Computer Do I need to run Gemma 4 Locally
I just posted yesterday Local AI Sovereignty: Deploying Ollama, Gemma 4, OpenWebUI, and n8n and I used Gemma 4 locally on Ollama. Someone asked me a good question: What size computer (Windows PC) do I need tor it? What size computer do you need for Gemma 4? Google’s April 2026 release of Gemma 4 changed…
Local AI Sovereignty: Deploying Ollama, Gemma 4, OpenWebUI, and n8n
With 64GB of RAM and the latest Ryzen AI silicon, you are no longer a mere consumer of AI—you are a host. This setup leverages AMD’s XDNA architecture to run Gemma 4 and / or and Qwen 3.5 locally, ensuring your data never leaves your machine while providing a professional-grade automation suite via Docker. This…
Journey into AI-Generated Audiobooks
The Milestone: I Published My Book. Now What? – There is no feeling quite like seeing your book live on Amazon. But as soon as my eBook and print versions were available, the same suggestion kept popping up: “Where is the audiobook?” In today’s fast-paced world, readers are often actually “listeners.” They consume stories during…
KDP Advertising Blueprint (2026)
Launching High-Margin “Short Reads” In the current KDP market, AI-assisted “Short Reads” (25–50 pages) are a high-efficiency play. However, because these books are shorter, your advertising strategy must be mathematically perfect to ensure the cost of the click doesn’t swallow your profit. This guide outlines a 19-day “Launch & Learn” phase designed to find your…
Managing IT Services in the AI Era
You’ve probably sat through the pitch. Every IT services vendor you work with — or are evaluating — now leads with AI. Faster delivery. Smarter automation. Outcome-based everything. Some of it is real. A lot of it is repackaging. And as the person responsible for making these relationships actually work, the pressure is on you…
Streamlining Agent Zero: Skill Errors Back to Basics
When I first started experimenting with Agent Zero, I wanted to keep things totally “temporary” and isolated from my own data. My mindset was simple: I didn’t want the Docker container saving any clutter to my computer. I wanted it to start fresh every time. For a few days, this worked well. Agent Zero was…
LinkedIn vs Substack: Where Should You Publish Your Content?
If you’re creating content online, one question shows up almost immediately: should you publish on LinkedIn or Substack? It sounds like a simple choice—but it isn’t. These platforms serve fundamentally different purposes, and understanding that difference can completely change how your content performs. The Core Difference At a glance, the distinction is straightforward: LinkedIn is…
WordPress Maintenance: Fleet Management Update 2026
f you’ve been following my journey for a while, you might remember my original post about managing multiple WordPress sites. Back then, having three or four sites felt like a lot. Fast forward to today, and if you’re a developer, agency owner, or even a serial hobbyist, that number has likely tripled. The problem remains…
Top-Performing Stocks: Historical Total Return Comparison
5-Year, 10-Year & 20-Year top Performing Stocks. Historical Total Return Comparison (As of March 2026) Data Note: Sourced from financecharts.com, YCharts, Visual Capitalist, and U.S. News. Returns include reinvested dividends. Exact figures vary slightly by source and measurement date. An update to my previous posts about Stock Performance Great addition. Comparing individual stock “moonshots” to…
My Journey to a Self-Hosted Web Search
For months, I’ve been refining my local AI lab. I had the hardware dialed in—my AMD Ryzen AI processor, 128GB of RAM, running Ollama and Open WebUI like a dream. But I kept hitting the “invisible wall.” Every time I asked my local agents for the morning’s technical headlines or a deep dive into a…
Starting a New Year — A Little Less Invincible
Originally posted on my JorgeDiaries Substack | This is a continuation of the journal of my recovery process, since my previous blog, “Doing Embarrassingly Well”. I sit here finally getting down to write about something I’ve been thinking about for a few days now — the start of a new year in my life. As…
How to Enable Email Sending in Agent Zero (Gmail Setup Guide)
Let your AI assistant send emails on your behalf — in minutes. Agent Zero is a powerful AI framework that can automate tasks, run code, browse the web, and much more. But one capability many users overlook is email sending — and it’s surprisingly easy to set up. This guide walks you through enabling Gmail-based…
Tonto National Forest Off Roading
We went to the Forest Service Tonto National Forest Cave Creek Ranger Station today to find out what we needed to discover the area’s off-road “amenities” So much to explore! Looking forward to it!
Don’t Mess with the Monkeys
A Childhood Memory from a Costa Rica That No Longer Exists Originally Published on my JorgeDiaries Substack here I know this is progress, but on a recent vacation to Costa Rica, I was shocked by how little of the old country remains. You can still catch glimpses of it here and there, but so much…
Who Owns Greenland?
The Surprising Truth About Land, Homes, and Money on the World’s Largest Island I’ve been following the news about Greenland lately and honestly; it’s been wild to watch. I wanted to speak more clearly about what’s actually happening, so I did a little deep dive into the facts. The results of my research were so…
How I Installed Agent Zero After My 2-Week Test
When I first started experimenting with Agent Zero, my goal was to keep everything temporary and isolated. I did not want the container leaving clutter on my computer, and I wanted a setup that could start fresh every time. For the first few days, that worked perfectly. Agent Zero was still new to me, and…
Balancing One-Click Access with Data Privacy
This is part of my continuous learning on my DevLog topic. When managing a private community directory—containing sensitive member details like names, home addresses, and personal emails—the biggest hurdle is access friction. You want your group members (whether they are on Facebook, WhatsApp, or Slack) to click a link and get in instantly. However, standard…
Getting to Know Your AgentZero Setup (After Installation)
You have AgentZero installed and running. Now what? Before you start delegating tasks and building automated workflows, it helps to understand what you actually installed and where everything lives. This guide walks through the file structure, explains how projects work, and shows you where to find the documentation you will inevitably need. What You Actually…