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Blog posts and ramblings to chronicle my adventures in life. This may contain technology, family, business or products that I enjoy.
About
Hi, I’m Jim. A father, husband, business owner, entrepreneur, and a person who loves technology. I semi-often update this blog.
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Feel free to reach out to me with questions, contact, business ideas, projects or just a random Hello. Located in the Mitten state.
Recent Posts
How I Use n8n for Business and Personal Automation
I’ve been using n8n for over three years, and it has become an essential tool for both my work and personal life. Whether it’s automating business workflows or managing my daily tasks, n8n has been my go-to solution for seamless automation. I am always amazed at what can be done…
Why I’m All In on Cloudflare (And You Should Be Too)
I know firsthand the importance of security, speed, and reliability when managing online services—whether it’s websites, applications, or home and business security. That’s why Cloudflare is an essential part of my toolkit. From domain registration to security and performance optimization, Cloudflare provides everything I need to keep my projects running…
Running an AI LLM locally – Testing out DeepSeek
I have been working and experimenting with AI in all diffrerent aspects of my life. I have changed the way I work with AI around stratagey and busienss. However one of the benefits of being in technology is both using the technology and teaching others about the technology. Many people…
Macbook Upgrade and challenges
I recently updated my main computer, a MacBook Pro, to a more current version. I appreciate how easy Apple makes the migration process. You reset the Mac, and then you migrate from one Mac to another. The entire process of migrating from my old Mac to the new one…
Long Overdue Update – 2025
I won’t even check the date of my last blog post because, honestly, I don’t need that kind of negativity in my life. Let’s just say it’s been a while. But instead of dwelling on that, let me jump right into what I’ve been up to and where I’m headed….
Python 3 on MacOS
Python 3 on MacOS
I recently had the need to create a small python script to run a process. I quickly looked up a process I could utilize to read a Rest API then do some work based on that content.
I fired up Visual Studio code and wrote out the framework of the program I needed in about 10 min. (NOTE: I have not used Python in a long time and it was fun to quickly put something together).
Once I was done writing the code I jumped into a term terminal and ran the program “python GetAPIData.py”. It worked well – opened a file of records added to an array and displayed the line items and did a count.
I then added some code that referenced how to call an API and it used the “requests”, knowing I needed to run “pip install requests” before I ran the program, I was rewarded with an error.
zsh: command not found: pip
How to find your Wifi Password on a Mac
I recently had an issue where I wanted to re-broadcast a wifi network using my own router. This allowed me to use an existing wifi network that I had a password for a few years ago and my MAC remembered it automatically. The location I was at – my…
NFT Craziness – What is an NFT
The Crypto world has changed a lot in the last few years. One new and upcoming topic is NFT (Non-Fungible Tokens). In the last few weeks, we have seen a significant increase in the volume of NFT purchases. If you follow cryptocurrency you have probably heard about NFT’s in the…
Working from Home Suggestions – Comfort
I started my journey working from home about a year ago. Our company has been 100% remote for the last 4 years, and the team has built up a great process to be able to efficiently working from home. During this COVID-19 Pandemic, I have read a lot of really…