Resources
Notes from real client work.
Tutorials, teardowns, and tool notes — everything here comes from systems I actually built and run.
Do AI Notetakers Train on Your Meeting Data? I Checked 8 Privacy Policies
Three of the eight train on your meeting content by default, four say they do not, and one is clean with a qualification. The exact wording, the opt-outs, and what de-identified actually leaves exposed on a client call.
Will Customers Hang Up on an AI Receptionist?
Some will. The question is how many, and why. What caller surveys and one large observed call set actually say, what makes people hang up, and the setup that keeps a labelled assistant from becoming a fake human with no way out.
AI Notetaker Without a Bot Joining the Call
MeetGeek promises recording without a bot through its Chrome extension and desktop app. I tested it on Zoom. A notetaker still showed up, and I think I allowed it. Here is how to actually get a call without one.
Leaving cPanel for DirectAdmin, Plesk, or a Free Panel: the Migration Cost Nobody Quotes
The license math says switching off cPanel saves $300 a year or more. The move itself is the cost nobody quotes: double billing, a verification weekend, and the settings no migration tool carries over.
Your Business Is Losing Calls After Hours. I Looked at the AI Fix.
I build online systems for local service businesses. The biggest leak I see isn't the website, it's the unanswered phone. Here's my honest take on AI answering services like LucroVox.
cPanel Raised Prices Again (Dec 16, 2026): What It Actually Costs a Freelancer, and What I'd Switch To
cPanel license prices go up again on December 16, 2026. Here are the new tier prices, what they cost a freelancer per year, how Plesk compares after its own January increase, and the honest math on switching.