GrizzlyRay Notes Is in Public Beta: Here's How to Try It
GrizzlyRay Notes is now in public beta on iPhone through TestFlight. Plain Markdown notes in iCloud, [[links]], a graph of your notes, and AI that stays out of your personal notes.
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PHP2Shell: What Small Business Owners Should Do Today to Protect Their Website
PHP2Shell is a critical flaw in the software behind most websites, including WordPress. Here's what small business owners should do today, in plain English.
Meet GrizzlyRay Notes: The Notes App I'm Building for Myself (and Maybe You)
GrizzlyRay Notes is an iOS notes app built on plain Markdown files in iCloud, linked notes, and one firm rule: AI only writes where it's allowed.
Most Small Businesses Don't Need an AI Strategy. They Need to Fix Their Email.
Most small businesses don't need an AI strategy yet. They need to fix their email.
OpenComponentCards: Real Tolerance Data for the Parts You Already Use
I'm not an electronics engineer. I want to say that up front.
But I spotted a gap, and I wanted to see if it was real. So I used Grok and AI assistants to research it, including two Grok DeepSearch runs. The gap held up. This is my
Local AI vs. Cloud AI: When Each One Makes Sense
There's no one answer that fits every business or every hobbyist. Anyone who says local AI is always better is probably selling you something. So is anyone who says cloud is always better.
Technology is a tool. It isn't good or bad on its own. The
I Gave My Small Business a Team of AI Bots. Here's What Actually Works
Everyone on X is talking about Grok Bot right now. Some of it's real. Some of it's hype.
Short answer: it's useful, but it isn't magic.
Long answer: here's what I'm actually doing with it.
What It Is
The Case for Local AI
Most people never asked themselves why they are paying per token to think with someone else's machine. A small shop owner writes 30 emails to vendors a day. Each one goes through a cloud model. At a few cents per prompt, that is about $12 a week, more
Hermes Helps You Stop Starting From Zero
Most AI tools reset the moment you close the tab.
You spend twenty minutes explaining the project, the constraints, what “done” looks like. You get something useful. Then you become the copy-paste layer. The email still has to go into your mail. The draft still has to go into
What is GrizzlyRay
GrizzlyRay is an independent publication and idea lab. I write about using technology as a practical tool for better lives and businesses, especially for veterans, small businesses, and creators. That work stays grounded in faith, curiosity, and a desire to help others succeed.
I write GrizzlyRay, and I run it.
Learning to Share My Faith Honestly
I’ve been feeling something pressed on my heart more and more lately: the call to be willing to share my faith and my walk with Christ.
Not the polished, highlight-reel version. The real one.
One of the main reasons this keeps coming up is the need to be
How to Clear Digital Clutter and Boost Your Focus Fast
One of the biggest barriers to getting meaningful work done is invisible: digital clutter. A messy desktop, overflowing folders, and endless notifications quietly drain focus before you even start.
I run into this constantly in my own work. After years in IT systems administration, running several businesses, and managing life
Sometimes You Just Need to Take Notes
Sometimes you just need to take notes, even when they do not feel polished or immediately useful. I am not talking about scribbling gibberish. I mean capturing ideas in a concise way, with as much detail as is flooding your mind in that moment.
I will be honest: this does
Atomic Blogging Strategies: One Idea at a Time
I’ve been building my own Zettelkasten for a while now; atomic notes, links, the works. But turning that into regular blog posts has for some reason given me a bit of a brain freeze. I was stuck thinking every post needed to be a full essay.
Here’s what