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- Using AI ToolsHow to Create a Gemini Skill or Import SKILL.mdCreate a Gemini Skill from Customize → Skills or upload a folder or ZIP with SKILL.md at its root. Covers requirements, the / and @ shortcuts, the 100MB limit, supported file types and files to remove first.
- Using AI ToolsGemini Gems to Skills: What to Save Before November 17For personal Google Accounts (18+), Gems transition to Skills and old Gems become read-only on November 17, 2026. Save your instructions and files first; GitHub files, audio, video, legacy Office files and archives don't transfer.
- Using AI ToolsKarpathy AI Courses: A Learning Roadmap from micrograd to nanochatFind the right order for Karpathy’s AI courses, from micrograd and makemore to GPT and nanochat, with prerequisites and paths for beginners and programmers.
- Getting Started with AITransformer Explainer Tutorial: 3 Exercises for Tokens and TemperatureLearn how to use Transformer Explainer with three GPT-2 exercises. Compare token boundaries, context and temperature while keeping sampling conditions controlled.
- Using AI ToolsHow to Build HTML Tools with AI: Start with a Reusable Text CleanerBuild a single-file HTML tool with AI. Learn from Simon Willison, write a clear text-cleaner prompt, test the output, and review local-file safety limits.
- AI Workflows & TeamsHow to Use OpenAI dot for Work: Lessons from Real TasksLessons from using OpenAI dot for research, content and website work, with a reusable task brief, decision handoff and guidance for reviewing deliverables.
- Getting Started with AICodex Tutorial for Beginners: From Choosing an Interface to Finishing Your First TaskChoose a Codex interface, prepare a local folder, and turn fictional feedback into a checked handoff table. Includes practice files and translations of verified Chinese outputs.
- AI at WorkWhen you hand work to Codex, what can you deliver—and what must you still decide yourself?Choose manual work, chat, or Codex file-based work. Check sources, revisions, and handoffs while keeping unapproved decisions and commitments with the right people.
- Using AI Toolsvideo-use subtitle burn-in failed? Check the FFmpeg subtitles filterPreserve your generated SRT, identify the FFmpeg executable video-use actually uses, and check its subtitles filter before changing builds.
- Using AI ToolsChatGPT Attachments Missing from Project Sources After Moving a Chat?Find the correct original, check for duplicates, add it through Project Sources, and verify the contents. Know what to record if the process still fails.
- AI at WorkNarration and Scene Timing: A Manual Audio-First WorksheetPlan scene cuts from audio durations, distinguish separate chapter files from one continuous track, and review transitions. Includes a copyable blank worksheet and a fictional worked example.
- AI at WorkPPT Master: Edit Selected Slides While Preserving the DesignScope a selected-slide update with PPT Master’s documented Edit Native PPTX workflow. Confirm the plan and check untouched slides, shared resources, and export records.
- Using AI ToolsPresenton Custom Template 504: Separate Timeouts from Processing FailuresDiagnose a 504 during Presenton custom PPTX template import. Match browser and backend records, test a sanitized one-slide copy, and prepare a useful issue report.
- Using AI Toolshtml-video Exports Default Text? Compare the Preview and Render InputsTrace html-video preview and export mismatches in Studio or the CLI. Check saved HTML, template variables, versions, and output files, then collect a minimal report.
- Using AI ToolsChatGPT missed PDF table rows? Check pages, row counts, and fieldsBefore totaling a PDF table in ChatGPT, compare expected rows, source locations, and field values. Use a six-row example and a copyable prompt to check gaps.
- Using AI ToolsJianying Skill: Diagnose Missing Media in DraftsA source-based guide to missing media in Jianying Skill drafts: check paths, IDs, cloud music and macOS errors, then prepare a useful issue report.
- Using AI ToolsLibrary vs. SDK vs. Framework vs. API: Who Calls Whom?Compare libraries, SDKs, frameworks, and APIs by tracing who calls whom, how data moves, and where errors occur in a runnable Python exercise.
- Using AI ToolsFrom a Python Script to a Small Project You Can RerunStructure a small rerunnable Python project with an entry point, input, helper module, JSON persistence, and README, then verify the result from a fresh process.