a blog about (my) work ⚒️

My name is John. I made this blog to explore my business, work, and job needs and wants, as well as those of my clients and organizations I work with. Also, I believe there are others like me who can benefit from my questions, ideas, problems, solutions, setbacks, and overall experiences.

•Feb 18, 2024

Cooking: Local Web Pilot

I've been on a quest to find better apps and services to help local small businesses navigate and succeed with and on the web — for many years. This post is an intro of Local Web Pilot, a solution I have been cooking up for a few months.

Dec 19, 2025

Dec 17, 2025

Use which mountain 🏔️⛰️🗻 to title my Epics

Figma: Zoom to selected item (SHIFT 2) and more commands

how-to

•Dec 15, 2025

Figma: Zoom to selected item (SHIFT 2) and more commands

A quick guide to Figma’s most useful zoom and navigation shortcuts, starting with Shift+2 for zoom to selection.

Candy and Meat Layers to our web — and Bridges?

design answers

•Dec 15, 2025

Candy and Meat Layers to our web — and Bridges?

Notion AI: link to your chats for internal reference

question

•Dec 14, 2025

Notion AI: link to your chats for internal reference

In my latest blog post, I delve into the nuances of using Notion AI for internal references. I explore the need for a link to specific chats and clarify that, while there's no direct "Copy link" button for live conversations, it's still possible to access past chats through the History feature. I also share two effective patterns: one for linking directly to AI chats and another for promoting chat content to a regular Notion page for more permanent use. This way, I can easily reference important discussions later while maintaining a clear separation between live brainstorming and documented outputs.

app question

•Dec 6, 2025