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When the Model Shifts Under You: AI’s Reliability Problem Is an Economic Problem
Keep your data and workflows grounded at the edge, because the cloud economics behind your favorite models are anything but stable.
Jul 10
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Matt Cronin
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Article #8 — Claude in Chrome
Facts current as of July 2026. This tool is moving fast, so a few things below are marked "as of now."
Jul 7
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Matt Cronin
1
June 2026
Cowork: handing real work to my mother.
How I taught my mother to hand her morning to an AI agent, and how you can do the same.
Jun 30
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Matt Cronin
Turn a weekly task into a repeatable workflow
One task, five steps, and you never start from zero again.
Jun 25
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Matt Cronin
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ARTICLE 5: Your Desk Is the Setup
Three screens. Two agents working on the sides, the real work in the middle. A standing desk, and a watch that tells me to sit down.
Jun 16
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Matt Cronin
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Which tool for which job (4 of 10 part series)
Anthropic now has four ways to use Claude. Almost nobody explains the difference to non-engineers. This is the map.
Jun 11
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Matt Cronin
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Set up Claude in 15 minutes
A no-jargon walkthrough for people who don't set up software. It won't bite, and you can put guardrails on it.
Jun 11
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Matt Cronin
1
Three weeks in. Let's catch our breath.
We've covered three things, and they stack on purpose.
Jun 6
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Matt Cronin
2
Which Tool for Which Job
"Claude" is not one thing. It is four. Here is which one to actually open.
Jun 3
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Matt Cronin
2
May 2026
How to Write a Prompt That Actually Works
Part 2 of a 10-part series.
May 26
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Matt Cronin
1
What the heck is a token?
A LavaHopper field guide. The thing every AI tool counts, charges for, and runs out of. Explained without the jargon.
May 22
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Matt Cronin
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The Difference Between Asking AI a Question and Putting It to Work
Part 1 of a 10-part series. Start here.
May 21
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Matt Cronin
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