What “Via Automation” Means at Design.Garden

When an email from Design.Garden is signed “Matt Kirk (via automation),” it means the message was prepared or sent by an AI-assisted workflow operating under Matt’s instructions. It is still Design.Garden work. It is not meant to pretend that a robot...

Codex Beyond Coding: Turning Everyday Work Into Done Work

Most people first hear about Codex as a coding assistant. That makes sense. It can read a codebase, explain a bug, write a patch, run tests, and leave behind a clear summary of what changed. But that is only one slice of what makes tools like Codex useful. The more...

How to Use the Archive Feature in Office 365

Outlook Online Archive, also known as In-Place Archive or Exchange Online Archive, is an online mailbox accessible only with an internet connection. This feature helps you store older emails in a separate mailbox, freeing up space in your primary mailbox and improving...

Debugging File Uploads

File uploading in the context of a web server involves a series of steps, some of which are interconnected and some that work independently. Let’s delve into the process: Form Submission A user selects a file via the file input element on the form. Upon form...

Prevent Staging Websites from Sending Emails in IIS

Sending emails from web applications is a common task, but when working on or testing systems with real email addresses, it’s important to prevent recipients from receiving unintended emails, especially if real data is being used. In this blog post, I’ll...