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AI Experiment

Experimenting with OpenAI’s Swarm Framework

I’ve been experimenting with multi-agent setups for a few months now. Mostly in Rivet but more recently within some WordPress and NodeJs projects. So I thought it was about time I experimented with the OpenAI Swarm framework. OpenAI’s Swarm is an experimental educational framework designed to simplify the development and orchestration of multi-agent systems. It […]

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AI Experiment Web Development

Creating My New Home Page Experience

There’s something captivating about a homepage that feels alive, personal and interactive. When I set out to update my home page, I wanted to create an experience that engaged users right from the moment they landed. I wanted to blend animation, personalization and AI-driven content into a seamless, immersive journey that feels like a conversation […]

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AI Web Development

Lessons Learned Using ChatGPT to Code from 3.5 to o1

I’ve been using ChatGPT to write code since 3.5 and most recently have been leaning heavily on the 4o model. I’ve also experimented with o1-preview and 4o with canvas. Whether it’s setting up build pipelines, generating code from scratch or refactoring large blocks of code, ChatGPT has changed everything about how I work and write […]

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AI

How AI is Changing the Way We Play

As a lifelong gamer, I’ve seen the evolution of gaming firsthand. From those early days playing Counter-Strike 1.6, back when LAN parties and dial-up internet were the norm, to now, where most of my gaming hours are spent in Rocket League and Call of Duty: Warzone. While my heart lies with competitive gaming, I also […]

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Digital Marketing

Personalized Landing Pages 3.0

I got my start in marketing about 20 years ago building personalized landing pages for direct marketing campaigns. Print materials were dynamically generated with the user’s information embedded creatively somewhere into the cover photo. A customized URL (we called them pURLS), drove the user to a personalized landing page where I used Flash to carry […]

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WordPress

WordPress 6+ and the Gutenberg Site Editor

WordPress 5.9 officially made Gutenberg the backbone of the platform, transforming how users manage content and build websites. No longer just a tool for posts and pages, the Gutenberg block editor now allows you to design entire sites visually, from headers to footers. With this shift, the role of page templates, custom post types and […]

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Digital Marketing Web Development

5 Must-Have Features in a Business CMS

I’ve been implementing content management systems (CMS) for over two decades. One of my favorite things to do is to build websites for large businesses with complex requirements. Most of the time, not all of the time, the complexity rises from an understanding of internal processes and workflows that need to be extended to the […]

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AI

An Entire Post About Delimiters in AI Prompts

When I began exploring AI prompt engineering, I quickly realized that how I structured my prompts significantly impacted the quality of the AI’s output. A crucial aspect of this structuring was the use of delimiters, specific sequences of characters like —, ### and |||, to organize and clarify the instructions given to AI models like […]

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AI Experiment Web Development

Getting Structured Data from OpenAI API

I’ve been prompting ChatGPT for structured data since before it was an officially supported feature. The idea of an API endpoint that can morph and adapt to whatever purpose it needs to fill is incredible. Ever since I figured out how to do it, I’ve been building little apps that make use of GPT under […]

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AI Experiment WordPress

Experimenting with GPT-4 API for Automated Web Design in WordPress

I still try and keep up with all things WordPress, so I was eager to review the current state of generative AI integrations. I was ultimately surprised to see that a majority of the integrations revolved around copywriting and image asset creation. So, in my ongoing exploration of AI technologies, I’ve developed a WordPress plugin […]