Category: programming
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Repetitive emails? Let AI reply for you (part 2)
IMPORTANT NOTE: This script will analyze the email, determine which reply from a set of templates is most appropriate, then customize that reply as needed for that particular customer/inquiry, adding in the customer’s name and adding your desired email signature. Then it will forward that generated reply back to you at the same address, for…
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Repetitive emails? Have your AI craft replies
Do you have one or more types of emails that you need to reply to, but that you are sick and tired of handling? “If I have to answer the same question ONE more time I’ll snap” -type of emails? Now let’s say you are not the administrator of your corporate or business email account…
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Fun with Streamlit apps and LM Studio
Taking a fun course with Lonely Octopus, I’ve been learning how to use pandas to clean data for analysis, and also how to quickly build a proof of concept/MVP using Streamlit. Installing Streamlit locally on Windows in Gitbash threw an error: $ pip install streamlit WARNING: Failed to write executable – trying to use .deleteme…
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JobsTrek app – new dashboard and styling
A big issue with my job tracking app for jobseekers was the terrible colors. “Just build an MVP, don’t worry about aesthetics,” was the vibe that led me to the weird green background color. But that’s gone, now that a slick new ‘skin’ has been applied — the Argon dashboard for Django, an open-source package.…
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Side project, JobsTrek, YouTube channel
Oh yes, I am officially a YouTuber (cue fanfare.wav). In case you missed it: here’s a video walkthrough of the JobsTrek app. (Discussion of the code starts here.) I was a bit sleepy when I made this one, so let’s just says it’s not exactly electrifying YouTube. But I did enjoy making it! Someday I’ll…
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Trying out Ignite with a new Android project
Because I have some free time this evening (wow!) I thought I’d burrito-ify myself in front of the computer and finally make a photo viewer Android app for myself. Let me back up a bit — since LG stopped making phones, I was forced to get a Motorola phone recently. It’s nice and all, but…
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From jQuery to JavaScript Without Tears
Un-possible? Looking for a cute set of progress bars for my app, I searched around and found a great blog post with a few examples. Originally I had zero intention of using animated progress bars, but they seemed to fit well enough for my needs and actually added a bit of, dare I say, pizazz,…
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Testing in Django, or “How long has that been broken?”
When the phrase, “how long has that been broken?” enters into your vocabulary, it’s probably past time to add tests to your project. Finally got my tests going with some momentum. I’ve also adjusted the dashboard view a bit over at JobTrek; although I’m lacking time to design a UI, at least it looks a…
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The J.O.B. search continues — is there an app for that?
The fun-employed phase has lost its luster; I’m not quite at the soy-sauce-over-rice-for-dinner stage, but let’s just say it’s crunch time. Now firing off apps left and right, sending LinkedIn DMs, and contacting recruiters and former co-workers is the daily grind. In side project news, I’ve abandoned SelfWars and all those Vuetify components. Also, I’m…
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Downshift: Transitioning and the Career Twisties
My online presence currently projects as a Web Developer, and my current resume still rings more communications- and marketing-heavy. Really though, I am more of a learner, trying to find learning opportunities which will also pay my bills. But transitioning for the career-changer is not for the faint of heart. Why did I feel the…