My Writing

Explore my reflections on personal finance and technology—where introspection meets innovation. Stay tuned for fresh perspectives and updates.

The Hidden Risk of Lovable, Bolt, and Replit That No One Talks About

AI dev tools like Lovable and Bolt make you fast—but can trap you. Learn how indie makers can use them without losing control of their codebase.

Posted on November 21, 2025

How I Connected Ollama to Cursor and What It Taught Me About the Future of AI Coding Tools

Last month, I decided to see what would happen if I replaced Cursor’s backend with my own. So I spun up Ollama, exposed the chat completions endpoint with ngrok, and connected it straight to Cursor. It was clunky. My laptop groaned under the weight of Codellama. But when it finally responded — I realized something bigger - You don’t need OpenAI to build your own AI coding assistant.

Posted on November 4, 2025

The AI-Powered Zen Master - How to Outsmart Overwhelm, Multitask Like a Pro, and Still Find Time to Breathe

In today’s fast-moving world, it often feels like our to-do lists are racing ahead of us. Between work obligations, personal commitments, and the constant flood of information, balancing productivity and creativity while staying grounded in mindfulness can seem like a daunting task. I get it! Overwhelm is a familiar companion. But what if we could leverage technology, specifically AI tools, to ease that pressure? Let's explore how integrating these innovative solutions into our daily lives can create a more harmonious balance, allowing space for productivity, creativity, and a moment of mindfulness.

Posted on October 3, 2025

Learn Prompting - The Right Way!

Prompting AI assistants isn't just about asking questions—it's about asking the right questions with the right amount of detail. Most people struggle with finding that sweet spot where their AI helper has enough information to be accurate but not so much that it becomes rigid and uncreative.

Posted on October 3, 2025

Automating Gold & Diamond Jewelry Pricing in Shopify - A Smarter Approach for Indian Retailers

Automate gold & diamond jewelry pricing in Shopify for Indian retailers. Real-time gold rates, custom formulas & offers with 80%+ cost savings.

Posted on August 18, 2025

Coimbatore Investors Meetup – 27th July 2025

Leading investors discuss NTPC Green Energy, Aurionpro Solutions, and IGI covering each company’s business model, financials (with key charts), industry standing, and growth plans—giving readers actionable insights into India’s renewable energy, logistics tech, and diamond certification markets.

Posted on July 31, 2025

India's Solar Story

India’s “solar story” is one of the most compelling narratives in global energy transformation. From a modest 1.6 GW in 2013, India has surged to over 116 GW of installed solar capacity by mid-2025, approaching half its total renewable energy mix and sprinting towards its ambitious goal of 500 GW non-fossil capacity by 2030.

Posted on July 22, 2025

A Deep Dive into Argo CD and Paralus

Learn about advanced zero trust security principles within Kubernetes and how it can be integrated into Argo CD gitops pipeline to automate your kubernetes cluster access management.

Posted on Nov 01, 2023

Zero Trust Security for Kubernetes Access with Paralus

Learn about advanced zero trust security principles within Kubernetes including authorization and authentication with the help of a demonstration using Paralus.

Posted on Aug 08, 2023
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