These are the projects I am currently working on or planning for the coming months. Each project requires ongoing effort. My main goal is to enhance my digital tools or workflows. Follow my blog for updates on these projects.

1️⃣ Fine tune my reading workflow — In Progress ▶️

Why? My reading workflow is always in flux, thanks in part by the moving landscape of read later services and to my desire to reduce the number of services and subscriptions that I use. What? I recently started using ChatGPT Atlas and worked on a very specific workflow for articles summarizing and analysis and I must say that I’m liking what I’m seeing so far. Also, Craft is about to add a much-improved Assistant which could further help me find the right solution for my reading needs. Stay tuned for me. Challenges: Trying to keep costs down and the number of tools that I use to the core minimum. Did you know that I have a website dedicated to my workflows and toolset?

2️⃣ Learn to build workflows with n8n — In Progress ▶️

Why? I’ve been using IFTTT for many years but recently started to notice that the platform seemed to lose its appeal. Other platforms are gaining in popularity like n8n. I decided to get rid of IFTTT and build my own automation environment in a self hosted instance in the cloud. Challenges: LEarning n8n is one thing but integrating it with other tools is another. While there are many tutorials available, I’ll probably rely on Claude and ChatGPT to accelerate my learning on n8n.

3️⃣ Revamp my YouTube video production workflow — In Progress ▶️

Why? I want to be more proficient and accelerate video editing process. What? At the center of this project is the plan to buy and learn to use the RODECaster video. It’s not cheap by any mean, and I’m not sure the low number of videos created over a year warrants such expenditure. Beyond buying new hardware, I must revisit my supporting documents in Craft which includes adding Craft tags, updating video description, building a Craft collections. An alternative to this device is to use Screen Studio an app that is gaining in popularity. It is a challenger to Screenflow, an app that I already use. So far, I created a few videos with it and works perfectly well with Screenflow. Challenges: the device is expansive with no guarantee to recoup my investment. Steep learning curve and additional expenses might me required lkike a compatible webcam. For the other tasks, I expect to have completed the process by early fall 2025.

4️⃣ Replace Mailbrew with a viable alternative — On Pause ⏸️

What? When Mailbrew came out, the world was so different, Twitter was still all the rage and I was looking for a way to gather content from all digital corners of the web. Mailbrew was filling that need by allowing me to build tailered email summaries. Why? Sadly, Mailbrew was sold and the new owner failed to deliver on its promise of improving the service. It’s now the time to look for an alternative. Challenges: This project depends on my learning of the automation platform, n8n. This use case could well be one of my first project with n8n.

5️⃣ Experiment with MCP and API in Craft — In Progress ▶️

What? Craft is adding support to APIs and MCP, a nascent standard for interacting with apps with AI requests using a standard mechanism. Why? AI can add another dimension to using Craft via MCP and APIs. I can see some potential use cases like summarizing my writing activities in recent weeks or asking for ideas about potential new articles based on my recent readings. Challenges: MCP is still in its infancy and not especially easy to understand. Also, Apple Shortcuts will probably be involved and I don’t like writing Shortcuts. I made a video about this Craft release.

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