From time to time we need content in a template to show from a certain date. An example would be a news article that needs to go live from the 4th of July, 2023. Here’s how to do it simply… Read More »Displaying Content Based on Date in Django
I was asked how I write Policy and Procedure documents quickly. In the old days (like, last year!) I would access government departments like the Privacy Commissioner to get advice on privacy policies – or go to one of these… Read More »Writing Policies and Procedures Quickly
I was asked by Disrupt Magazine to provide a couple of paragraphs on what inspired me to become an entrepreneur. I took this knowledge and my love of horses and coded HorseRecords. You can read the story here. What will… Read More »What Inspired Me to Become an Entrepreneur?
ChatGPT is one of the new breed of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that has hit the internet hard in 2023. ChatGPT is very popular with software engineers like myself and it can be used for generating code – but what can… Read More »ChatGPT: Your Non-Tech Guide to AI Awesomeness!
I was featured in this article discussing entrepreneurship. Give it a read!
A few days ago, Cloudflare began stopping Retool from accessing the API endpoints on my website. It had been allowing them for nearly two years but it decided to do the bot challenge. My Retool dashboard had all of my… Read More »How to fix Cloudflare challenging your Retool dashboard API calls
I was recently interviewed to give my thoughts on SaaS products. SaaS products have a number of advantages such as: Check out the post from Qarea here.
ChatGPT was released 30th November 2022 and since then it has taken the world by storm. I have been using it to build some Django code and I thought it would be nice to show you the prompts I’m working… Read More »How I am using ChatGPT to increase my productivity coding Django
Instead of striving for perfection, which is often unattainable, it is important to focus on making progress toward your goals. This means setting attainable objectives and consistently working toward them, even if you encounter setbacks along the way. It is better to celebrate small wins and progress along the way, rather than getting discouraged by the pursuit of an unrealistic ideal. By focusing on progress, you can build momentum and confidence, and eventually achieve the success that you desire.
Consider the case where you need the emails of all your customers. You might be doing this to set up a mailing list for your newsletter or as part of a marketing campaign. Here is the simplest way I’ve found.… Read More »How to quickly get a list of all users and their emails in Django using django-extensions