https://bradystroud.dev Latest posts from Brady Stroud https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/private-docs-vault https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/private-docs-vault Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT My work throws off short-lived write-ups - investigations, plans, reports - and an AI agent turns each into an HTML page I publish with one command. Then I realised some were client work sitting on public URLs, so I rebuilt it into a private-by-default vault with passkeys and expiring share links. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/mac-ipv6-toggle https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/mac-ipv6-toggle Tue, 05 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT I built a small Swift menu bar application that lets you quickly turn IPv6 on or off for Wi-Fi. It's a lifesaver if you deal with VPNs that dont work with IPv6. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/ai-model-benchmarking https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/ai-model-benchmarking Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT I built a reusable agent skill that discovers how your project uses AI, writes targeted benchmarks, runs them across providers, and produces a comparison report. Here's how it works. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/agents-config-spaghetti https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/agents-config-spaghetti Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT I got sick of duplicating skills and agent instructions across tools, so I made .agents the source of truth and mapped everything else back to it. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/opencode-ate-my-storage https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/opencode-ate-my-storage Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT My Mac ran out of storage overnight. macOS blamed "Documents" but the real culprit was a runaway AI coding tool snapshot. Here's how I tracked it down. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/n8n-ai-content-generator https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/n8n-ai-content-generator Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:30:00 GMT A practical n8n automation that researches topics, analyzes recent blogs, generates new post ideas, drafts social content, and emails everything in one clean digest. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/show-ai-the-bug https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/show-ai-the-bug Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT UI bugs are hard for AI agents to reproduce directly, but you can still debug fast by logging user actions to a file and letting AI inspect the evidence. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/context-locality https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/context-locality Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT AI coding tools don't remove the need for good architecture - they amplify the cost of bad architecture. Vertical slices and clean boundaries matter more than ever. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/copilot-usage-raycast https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/copilot-usage-raycast Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT GitHub Copilot has no public API for usage tracking. Here's how I built a 2-keystroke solution using Raycast Script Commands to avoid burning quota early in the month. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/easy-ai-refactors https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/easy-ai-refactors Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Learn how to turn week-long refactors into 20-minute tasks using 15 AI agents working in parallel. A practical guide to distributed AI orchestration for large-scale code changes. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/word-doc-to-pdf https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/word-doc-to-pdf Sun, 19 Oct 2025 17:30:00 GMT Automated Word to PDF conversion is harder than it looks. Learn from our trials with Foxit PDF and IronPDF, and why Microsoft Power Automate won for pixel-perfect fidelity. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/openai-model-cheatsheet https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/openai-model-cheatsheet Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT OpenAI model names are confusing. Quick reference guide to GPT-5.2/5.1/5, Codex models, GPT-4.1, GPT-4o, o-series (o3/o4-mini), mini/nano/pro, and legacy models. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/vscode-powershell-session-fix https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/vscode-powershell-session-fix Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Fix the 'PowerShell session not found' error in VS Code by manually setting the PowerShell executable path. Quick solution for macOS users with Homebrew installations. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/connect-windows-vm-to-mac-apis https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/connect-windows-vm-to-mac-apis Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Securely connect Windows VM apps to Mac-hosted APIs using SSH tunnels and dev certificates. Complete guide for Parallels development with .NET and IdentityServer. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/aspire-windows-vm https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/aspire-windows-vm Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Run .NET Aspire in a Windows VM while leveraging macOS Docker daemon via SSH context. Avoid nested virtualization and Docker duplication on Apple Silicon Macs. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/cocona-console-apps https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/cocona-console-apps Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT Build clean .NET CLI apps with Cocona framework. Automatic help pages, dependency injection, and command parsing make console applications simple and maintainable. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/maui-setup-macos https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/maui-setup-macos Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT Complete .NET MAUI setup guide for macOS. Install workload, Xcode, and Android Studio to build cross-platform apps for iOS, Android, and Mac with one codebase. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/your-data-is-power https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/your-data-is-power Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:30:00 GMT Companies combine your data for insights. Learn how to take back control by tracking your own Safari browser history with a simple macOS script and SQLite queries. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/raid https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/raid Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT Use AI to build features fast, then replace with optimized code later. RAID approach lets you ship quickly while managing technical debt strategically. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/loading-guards-in-blazor https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/loading-guards-in-blazor Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT Eliminate scattered null-checks in Blazor with loading guard components. Clean pattern for handling async data loading with skeletons and progressive UI rendering. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/app-framework-decision-tree https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/app-framework-decision-tree Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:30:00 GMT Choose the right mobile framework with this decision tree. Compare PWA, React Native, Flutter, .NET MAUI, and native development based on your team and requirements. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/professional-growth https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/professional-growth Sun, 28 Jul 2024 14:30:00 GMT Transition from developer to management with 4 proven strategies. Be visible, understand company goals, be memorable, and do the job you want before you have it. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/cultural-exchange https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/cultural-exchange Sat, 27 Jul 2024 14:30:00 GMT Two months living and working in Strasbourg with SSW France. First solo travel experience across 5 European countries with valuable lessons in independence and adaptability. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/maui-blazor https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/maui-blazor Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:30:00 GMT Build cross-platform apps with one shared Blazor UI codebase. Run on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and web using .NET MAUI and Blazor hybrid architecture. https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/maui-vs-flutter https://bradystroud.dev/blogs/maui-vs-flutter Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:30:00 GMT A hands-on comparison of .NET MAUI and Flutter for cross-platform development. Compare native UI, markup languages, and developer experience to choose the right framework.