Things I worked out the hard way, written down so you don’t have to.

Each finding is a complete recipe for handing repetitive work to AI and wiring it into the tools you already run. You get the problem, the dead ends, and the configuration that finally worked. Read the opening before you decide, and see every heading you are paying for.

In most cases you will need Claude or ChatGPT on a Pro plan to follow a finding.

Seven findings so far, the newest from 19 September 2026.

F-00411 min readVideoFree

Connect Claude to Google Calendar

Claude finds a free slot that respects the hours you protect and creates the event in the calendar you name, and claude.ai asks you before every change.

Free to read: 2,350 words and two videos, 2 minutes in total.Topics:claude, google-calendar, connectors, scheduling
F-00610 min readVideoFree

Connect Claude to Google Drive

Claude reads a folder of PDFs and documents and totals what is actually owed, currency by currency, and it says which files it could not read instead of guessing.

Free to read: 2,300 words and two videos, 2 minutes in total.Topics:claude, google-drive, connectors, invoices
F-0059 min readVideoFree

A morning brief from Gmail and Calendar

Claude joins your mail to your meetings on one page each day, and it reads only the label and calendar you name and never sends, drafts or books anything.

Free to read: 2,000 words and a 1-minute video.Topics:claude, gmail, google-calendar, connectors, productivity
F-00713 min readVideoFree

Remove product photo backgrounds with Claude

Every product is cut out, centered and sized the same for your shop grid, and Claude names the photos it is unsure about instead of hiding them.

Free to read: 2,900 words and a 2-minute video.Topics:claude, woocommerce, product-photos
F-00233 min readVideo$7

Promo video in 10 minutes with ChatGPT and Pexels

A finished promo in your brand colors in about 10 minutes, and nothing renders until you approve the storyboard.

Free intro, then 7,500 words and a 1-minute video.Topics:video, ads, chatgpt, pexels
F-00312 min readVideoFree

Connect Claude to Gmail and Booking.com

Claude reads your inbox and searches live hotel prices once two connectors are on, and it never sends or books anything without you pressing the button yourself.

Free to read: 2,700 words and two videos, 2 minutes in total.Topics:claude, gmail, booking, connectors
F-00136 min readVideo$12

Run your WordPress and WooCommerce site with Claude

Two keys, one rules file and a draft-first workflow let Claude build and change the whole site, from 20 products in 5 minutes to new pages and menus, and it never touches the site without a yes.

Free intro, then 8,200 words and two videos, 4 minutes in total.Topics:wordpress, woocommerce, claude