I was recently asked by a dear friend to extract some text from a PDF. I was sure that Python could do it via the pdfminer.six library. This is the code: I just put the pdf in the same directory… Read More »Extracting Text from a PDF using Python
Are you using ChatGPT for your business and wondering if there are some more tricks out there to get the most out of it? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Let’s dive into some exciting ways to take ChatGPT… Read More »Taking ChatGPT to the Next Level: A Guide for Business People using ChatGPT
From time to time I need to read the text within an image. Lets convert this meme to text: Firstly – this is a top quality Dad Joke pun. If you don’t find this funny, I am truly wasted here.… Read More »Read the text in an image with Python
I was asked for some tips on how to start a tech blog like the one you are reading now. I have replied with what I think is the most important thing to think about when formulating a post. And… Read More »How to start a tech blog
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!
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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