I Cloned My Own Voice. Now My Family Needs a Safe Word.
I cloned my own voice with open-source Voicebox. Hearing a computer sound like me changed how I think about family scam calls—and the simple rule that can stop them.
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Colin Michaels
Florida applications developer, FPV drone pilot, creative technologist, and writer sharing Angular/Firebase work, media projects, and patient-perspective recovery notes.
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5 Everyday ChatGPT Tasks I'd Actually Use as a Regular Person
ChatGPT scheduled tasks are not just for productivity nerds. Here are five normal reminders, check-ins, and simple monitoring ideas that could actually help a busy week feel less scattered.
I Have a Confession: AI Helps Write This Blog (Also, Cat Corner)
Yes, AI helps create a lot of what you read here. I am building the pipeline in public—and apparently the pipeline now has a hidden Cat Corner.
GOAT Guns Are Ridiculously Cool, and Now I Want Them All
I saw GOAT Guns in a Roman Atwood vlog, then turned the obsession into a retro commercial and a test of my idea-to-video creative pipeline.
10 Coolest Tech Gadgets of 2026 (So Far)
From a computer-packed LEGO brick to a 65,000-rpm pocket fan, these are ten of the most inventive and fun gadgets released in 2026 so far.
I Put My AI Blog Pipeline Through Google’s People-First Test
I tested my own AI writing pipeline against Google’s people-first guidance, then added a pre-generation questionnaire, review checks, visuals, and a reader scorecard.
2,500 Drones, One FPV Pilot, and America’s 250th Birthday
Sky Elements filled the Texas sky with 2,500 drones and a pyrotechnic eagle. Brian Woodward’s FPV collaboration made the spectacle feel close enough to fly through.
They Bought a Full-Size Temu Mega Drone. Of Course They Flew It.
Goonzquad bought a full-size human-carrying drone through Temu, assembled it from crates, translated the controls, and then did the only logical thing: they flew it.
7 Checks Before You Fly
Before buying, reviving, or flying a drone, check its weight, Remote ID record, serial number, registration path, module costs, and realistic places to fly.
Weekly Recovery Update — Week #14: Still Here, Still Healing, Still Tinkering
I missed last week’s update, but things are moving in the right direction. Pain is starting to ease in some areas, sleep is still a struggle, work and cardiac rehab are becoming routine, and the website continues to evolve.
What to Check in Google Search Console After Launching Your Website
A calm first-week checklist for new website owners who want to know if Google can find their site, read their pages, and start showing real search data.
OpenAI Just Put Codex and GPT-5.6 to Work
OpenAI released GPT-5.6, brought Codex deeper into ChatGPT, and turned the model race into a practical question: what can these agents actually finish for us?
ChatGPT Privacy for Beginners: When I Use Memory, When I Turn It Off, and When I Use Temporary Chat
ChatGPT's memory and Temporary Chat features are useful, but they can also confuse normal people who just want help without oversharing. Here is a plain-English way to decide what belongs in regular chat, what belongs in memory, and when to use Temporary Chat.
How to Use ChatGPT Study Mode Without Letting AI Do Your Homework
A plain-English guide for students, parents, homeschool families, and adult learners who want to use ChatGPT Study Mode for hints, quizzes, and real learning instead of copy-paste answers.
I Tried ChatGPT Live. Here's Why You Should Care.
ChatGPT Live makes AI feel less like filling out a form and more like talking through an idea. Here is why that matters for beginners, and how I am using it with Codex to turn a voice conversation into a real blog workflow.
How to Put Your First Web Page Online with Firebase Hosting
A friendly beginner walkthrough for publishing a personal website with Firebase Hosting, buying a domain, pointing DNS, and understanding what deploy actually means.
Building Biscuits: A Push-Your-Luck Dice Game Experiment
A development journal entry about Biscuits, a browser-based push-your-luck dice game project with scoring, difficulty modes, camera presets, achievements, leaderboards, replayable seeds, and a roadmap toward social multiplayer features.
Building Bounced: A Multi-Window Routing Game Concept
A project journal entry about Bounced, a multi-window browser game where real popup windows become the playfield and players route a live signal ball through START, RELAY, and GOAL rooms.
Before You Click, Pay, or Panic: A Simple Scam Checklist
AI can make fake messages, voices, emails, and support alerts feel more believable. Here is a simple family checklist for slowing down before anyone clicks, pays, or panics.
Digital Hoarding: When Saving Everything Means Finding Nothing
A practical and personal look at how email, documents, photos, videos, work files, old computers, cloud storage, and unfinished projects can quietly become overwhelming—and how to start deleting, archiving, organizing, and using AI to take control.