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Notes on putting AI assistants to work, from forty years of helping businesses run better.
Agent at work, part 3: I rebuilt my website in a day
In part 2, my AI assistants helped me improve a phone app I had already written. This time, the patient was my own website.
Agent at work, part 2: three assistants, one app
In Agent at work, I described my first experiment with Grok Bot: a helper that cleaned thousands of duplicate photos from my Amazon Photos library without me writing a single…
Agent at work
In July 2026, I wrote The Rising AI Sea. Today, I want to share my first trivial use of a “bot”. More precisely, Grok Bot, which comes free with an X Premium+ subscription. Grok…
The Rising AI Sea
Finding Rich Niches in the Flood of Capital. How to stop feeling daunted by Big AI and start discovering the human expertise, services, and micro-businesses the wave leaves…
AI is Moving at the Speed of Light
Two weeks ago I caught myself saying something I never expected to hear from my own mouth: ‘ I just got an extra 30–40 productive hours this week.’ I wasn’t working longer. I was…
AI - The Man from Mars
AI created: prompting any AI with a "Man from Mars" (or equivalent) perspective is actually one of the strongest techniques you can use when asking for rewrites, upgrades,…
Founding Principles
Simple Interface was founded in 1995 by Jerome Boyer with a clear, straightforward mission: simplify data integration across diverse systems so businesses could focus on what they…
The Rise of AI in Data Integration
Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping how businesses approach data integration, the critical process of connecting, synchronizing, and making sense of information…
The Benefits of SqlLens for SQL Management
SqlLens is an innovative tool designed to optimize SQL object dependency analysis. By automating complex tasks, it allows businesses to identify dependencies quickly and…
Optimizing E-commerce with ERP Solutions:
In today's fast-paced e-commerce landscape — particularly within the promotional products industry — businesses face unique challenges: sourcing from diverse suppliers, managing…
Introducing SqlLens:
In my ongoing journey through the evolving world of technology — from custom database systems in the '90s to today's AI-driven integrations — I've always believed in the power of…
From Steam Power to AI:
Over the centuries, transformative technologies have reshaped society and commerce — from the steam engine that powered the First Industrial Revolution, to electricity and mass…
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