My thoughts and ramblings about adventures in software development and entreprenuership.http://localhost:3000/en-CAhttp://localhost:3000/blog/2014-11-09-startup-catalyst/http://localhost:3000/blog/2014-11-09-startup-catalyst/In approximately a weeks time, myself and 19 other people will be heading to Silicon ValleySun, 09 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2014-11-16-arriving-in-san-francisco/http://localhost:3000/blog/2014-11-16-arriving-in-san-francisco/After almost a day of travel, I have finally arrived in San Francisco, the city by the bay.Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2018-05-20-arduino-xbox-one/http://localhost:3000/blog/2018-05-20-arduino-xbox-one/Recently we used an Xbox One Controller to send commands to an Arduino, this is how we did it.Sun, 20 May 2018 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2019-01-21-lessons-learnt-from-working-remotely/http://localhost:3000/blog/2019-01-21-lessons-learnt-from-working-remotely/Lessons I learnt whilst working remotely in Canada.Mon, 21 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2019-04-29-terraform-learnings/http://localhost:3000/blog/2019-04-29-terraform-learnings/The things I've learnt from using TerraformMon, 29 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2020-11-05-getting-around-printing-and-scanning/http://localhost:3000/blog/2020-11-05-getting-around-printing-and-scanning/Stop having to print, sign and scan documentsThu, 05 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2021-01-19-lambda-custom-authorizer/http://localhost:3000/blog/2021-01-19-lambda-custom-authorizer/How to use Auth0 and Lambda Custom Authorizer using Serverless Framework and the AWS CDKTue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2022-06-20-moving-aws-cf-resources/http://localhost:3000/blog/2022-06-20-moving-aws-cf-resources/How to move AWS CloudFormation resources between stacks using SSTMon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2022-08-17-starting-the-12-startups-challenge/http://localhost:3000/blog/2022-08-17-starting-the-12-startups-challenge/Keep up with how I am going with my attempt at the 12 startups challengeWed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2022-08-22-beaco/http://localhost:3000/blog/2022-08-22-beaco/A debrief on Beaco, a physical presence tracker for Canadian Permanent Residents.Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2022-09-24-festack/http://localhost:3000/blog/2022-09-24-festack/A debrief on Festack, a list of different music festivals in CanadaSat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2022-10-11-ifoundthis/http://localhost:3000/blog/2022-10-11-ifoundthis/A debrief on ifoundthis, a low-tech and low-cost replacement to AirTags and TileTue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2022-11-01-linkedin/http://localhost:3000/blog/2022-11-01-linkedin/The steps I took to improve my LinkedIn profile by talking to my "customers"Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2022-11-09-egami/http://localhost:3000/blog/2022-11-09-egami/A debrief on egami.io, a social media sharing image generatorWed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2022-11-30-launch-process/http://localhost:3000/blog/2022-11-30-launch-process/My process on how I go from an idea to launch within a monthWed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2022-12-31-one-epk/http://localhost:3000/blog/2022-12-31-one-epk/A debrief on OneEPK, a platform for artist to create, manage and share their EPKSat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2023-01-15-hitting-pause-on-the-challenge/http://localhost:3000/blog/2023-01-15-hitting-pause-on-the-challenge/My reasonings behind hitting the pause button on my challenge.Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2023-03-03-interview-process/http://localhost:3000/blog/2023-03-03-interview-process/The interview process for an SF startupFri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2023-03-19-mfm-agreement/http://localhost:3000/blog/2023-03-19-mfm-agreement/I describe my process on building and launching my idea in 1 daySun, 19 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2023-04-10-ruru-chat/http://localhost:3000/blog/2023-04-10-ruru-chat/A debrief on Ruru, an AI chat-bot that answers all your pet-related questionsMon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2023-04-15-ocr-open-ai/http://localhost:3000/blog/2023-04-15-ocr-open-ai/An experiment in using AWS Rekognition and OpenAI to extract structured dataSat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2023-05-01-langchain-understanding-map-reduce/http://localhost:3000/blog/2023-05-01-langchain-understanding-map-reduce/A breakdown of the MapReduceChain function in LangChainMon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2023-12-19-target-evaluator-for-ynab/http://localhost:3000/blog/2023-12-19-target-evaluator-for-ynab/Using the YNAB API to evaluate my monthly spending targetsTue, 19 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2023-12-27-2023-in-review/http://localhost:3000/blog/2023-12-27-2023-in-review/A review of what I've accomplished in 2023Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2024-06-27-mushroom-picking/http://localhost:3000/blog/2024-06-27-mushroom-picking/How I've sparked my creativity by breaking my routineThu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2024-08-22-prompt-evaluation/http://localhost:3000/blog/2024-08-22-prompt-evaluation/How to measure and improve accuracy for your use caseThu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2025-11-20-building-for-community/http://localhost:3000/blog/2025-11-20-building-for-community/How a small non-profit ISP demonstrates a better way to build technology by serving people, not shareholders.Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttp://localhost:3000/blog/2026-04-30-designing-memory-for-ai-agents/http://localhost:3000/blog/2026-04-30-designing-memory-for-ai-agents/A practical guide to building memory systems for AI agents that are useful, private, and trustworthy without trying to mimic human memoryThu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT