Greg Wilson's Tech Blog
I'm Greg Wilson. By day I lead the AWS Documentation and SDK/CLI teams — the people and tooling behind docs.aws.amazon.com and the official AWS SDKs and CLI. Here I write about whatever I'm currently fascinated by — lately that's AWS, hands-on Claude experiments, photography, and cars. All views my own.
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Every known way to reboot or reset a 2025 Volvo EX90
Every known way to reboot or reset a 2025 Volvo EX90 - The EX90 Survival Guide
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The Acceleration Obsession with Cars
I feel like we live in an age of automotive craziness. When I was a teenager, any car that could accelerate from 0 to 60 in under 6 seconds was considered extremely “sporty” (and out of reach). We’ve come a long ways — I recently had the opportunity ...
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What's new and what's next with AWS Docs
I have been at AWS for over 3 years now, leading the teams that build AWS Documentation and the AWS SDKs/CLI. It's been an incredibly fun ride, and I've learned a lot about the unique challenges of building and managing these types of systems at such...
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Stupid but useful AI tricks: Creating calendar entries for upcoming full moons using Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Create iCalendar entries for every full moon in the next 12 months using Claude 3.5 Sonnet
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Stupid but useful AI tricks: Creating calendar entries from an image using Anthropic Claude 3.5
Generate calendar entries from an image using Anthropic Claude 3.5. Convert lesson dates in an image to a calendar ICS file
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Bricking a Mars probe
Discover how NASA's Viking 1 and the Soviet Union's Phobos 1 missions encountered software mishaps and what engineers did to overcome these challenges
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How to Use Amazon Bedrock APIs for Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet in Python
A guide on using Amazon Bedrock APIs for Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet in Python, including setup, differences, and error handling
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Fun with Anthropic Claude and image file geo-location
Learn how to use Anthropic Claude AI to extract and utilize image file geo-locations in this detailed, real-world coding experiment
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How I Supercharged My Synology DS723+ for Adobe Lightroom
Supercharge your Synology DS723+ for professional photo editing with NVMe SSDs and a 10GbE network card.
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Playing with Claude 3.5 Sonnet for code generation and image alt-text descriptions
I had a little time to relax over the weekend, so I decided to try a small coding project with Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet. I wanted to test the new 3.5 Sonnet model and also explore the artifacts feature. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is very good at describing...
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Gmail shortcuts will quadruple your speed
Boost your efficiency with Gmail keyboard shortcuts and handle your inbox like a pro. Learn how to enable and master these shortcuts
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Unsend your mistake in Gmail
Learn how to configure Gmail settings to extend the time window for unsending emails beyond 5 seconds
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Chrome feature: Mute site
Mute annoying auto-playing content in Chrome with the new site mute feature
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Flying the new DJI Mavic 3 Pro
A review of flying the DJI Mavic 3 Pro, showcasing 4k/60fps HDR footage and minor color corrections
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Learning about video production and editing from ChatGPT and YouTube
Learn video production and editing with ChatGPT insights and YouTube tutorials. A new way to learn
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Play Chess via messaging apps
Create a serverless service to play chess via messaging apps using FEN notation and chessboard.js. Scalable, no backend data store needed