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Using Claude and other AI tools to do real ecommerce work, not demos.

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    AI & Automation

    Face unlock on a MacBook: setting up Glance, and what it actually does

    Glance is the free, open-source app behind the “Face ID on a MacBook” reels. It recognises your face with the webcam and types your password into the lock screen. Every s…

    5 min
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    AI & Automation

    Is Glance safe? Webcam face unlock on a Mac vs Face ID

    Face ID measures the shape of your head with thirty thousand infrared dots. A MacBook webcam takes a picture. Glance’s own README says it defeats a photo and not a video…

    5 min
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    AI & Automation

    We ran the LinkedIn agent skill’s humaniser on our own posts. Here is what it caught, and what it broke.

    Eleven free Claude Code skills that write LinkedIn posts, comments and replies and never post them. We read all eleven and ran the humaniser on a real draft and a deliber…

    6 min
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    AI & Automation

    Google and Meta opened their ad systems to AI. Here is what actually changed.

    Google and Meta both published official MCP servers for their ad platforms. That is the real change, and it is not the one being described in most posts about it.

    8 min
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    AI & Automation

    How to use Claude with Safari in 2026 (the workflow most people miss)

    Anthropic has not shipped an official Claude extension for Safari and has said it is not planned. But Mac users can still use Claude alongside Safari today through a laye…

    5 min
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    AI & Automation

    Why Anthropic has not built a Claude extension for Safari (and probably will not)

    A GitHub feature request asking Anthropic for an official Claude Safari extension was opened in March 2026 and closed as 'not planned.' Here is why that decision makes st…

    5 min
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    AI & Automation

    The macOS shell command that powers Claude + Safari workflows

    The `open -a Safari` shell command is the linchpin of using Claude with Safari on a Mac. It bypasses Computer Use's read-only restriction on Safari by routing navigation…

    5 min
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    AI & Automation

    curl vs screenshot: which is better for letting Claude read a webpage?

    When Claude needs to read a webpage, it has two main options: curl the raw text directly from the terminal, or take a screenshot via Computer Use. Both work. They cover d…

    5 min
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    AI & Automation

    Why Computer Use treats Safari as read-only (and what that means for Mac users)

    Claude's Computer Use feature on Mac assigns Safari to a 'read' tier where clicks and keystrokes are blocked but screenshots work. The restriction is deliberate. Here is…

    5 min
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    AI & Automation

    AlliHat review: the $29-per-year third-party Claude extension for Safari

    AlliHat is a third-party Safari extension that puts Claude into a sidebar inside Safari, filling the gap left by Anthropic's Chrome-only browser extension. It is not free…

    5 min
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    AI & Automation

    AlliHat vs the free shell workflow: which is the right Claude + Safari setup for you?

    Two Safari + Claude paths exist in 2026: pay $29/year for AlliHat, or use the free shell-based workflow (curl + open -a Safari + screenshot). Both work. They cover differ…

    5 min
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    AI & Automation

    Above the fold only: the Claude + Safari visibility limit and how to work around it

    When Claude takes a screenshot of Safari on a Mac, it only sees the above-the-fold viewport. Computer Use cannot scroll Safari, so anything below the fold is invisible to…

    4 min
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    AI & Automation

    How to audit a competitor Shopify store with Claude and Safari (Mac workflow)

    A step-by-step guide to using Claude with Safari to run a thorough audit of any competitor's Shopify store. Covers homepage, product pages, pricing, brand voice, and conv…

    5 min
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    AI & Automation

    Reading PDFs in Safari with Claude (no clicking, no downloading)

    When you encounter a PDF in Safari that you want Claude to read, the obvious approach (download and attach) is the slow one. The faster approach uses curl directly agains…

    4 min
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    AI & Automation

    Shopify store research with Claude + Safari + the terminal

    A practical guide to using Claude with Safari for Shopify store research: app stack analysis, theme detection, pricing comparison, and category mapping. Uses only macOS b…

    4 min
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    AI & Automation

    Reading long-form articles in Safari with Claude (without scrolling)

    Long-form articles in Safari are exactly the kind of content where the read-only Computer Use limitation feels frustrating. But there is a clean workaround that lets Clau…

    4 min
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    AI & Automation

    The complete map: Claude Desktop, Mac control, and Safari in 2026

    Three Anthropic-shipped Claude products on Mac in 2026 sit at different layers: Claude Desktop (native app), Mac control (Computer Use), and Claude in Chrome (browser ext…

    5 min
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    AI & Automation

    Power-user setup: keyboard shortcut for Claude + Safari workflows on Mac

    If you use the Claude + Safari shell workflow often, the friction of typing commands every time adds up. A simple keyboard-shortcut setup using Raycast, Alfred, or Keyboa…

    4 min
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    AI & Automation

    Will Safari ever get an official Claude extension? A reasoned forecast for 2027

    Anthropic has closed the Safari extension feature request as 'not planned.' But product roadmaps change, and the strategic logic has soft edges. Here is a reasoned foreca…

    5 min