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Set Up CapsWriter Offline on Windows: Local Voice Typing with Qwen3-ASR

As more people turn to coding with AI, entering prompts quickly has become a new challenge. When people have an idea, they want to quickly explain it to an AI agent. I have tried ChatGPT’s built-in voice input, but it Read more

By Alvin Liu, 1 day2026-11-10 ago
Recovering Docker PostgreSQL Data from an Disabled OCI Free ARM Instance
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Recovering Docker PostgreSQL Data from an Disabled OCI Free ARM Instance

An Oracle Cloud free ARM instance that had been running for years was disabled by Oracle and could not start again. The boot volume was still healthy, but I tested all three Availability Domains in the Frankfurt region. None had Read more

By Alvin Liu, 3 months2026-08-21 ago
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Build Chinese input method RIME from source

Third-party keyboards may have access to what users type. I’m not suggesting that any particular keyboard is collecting or misusing this data, but I prefer to verify the software myself. Rime is one of the most popular open-source Chinese input Read more

By Alvin Liu, 4 months2026-07-29 ago
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Big Day Alarm iOS app released

I created this app based on my personal needs. I often miss important events because the calendar reminder is too weak. I want to create a long-term, one-time alarm, but iOS only allows alarms to be created within one day Read more

By Alvin Liu, 4 months2026-07-11 ago
Free Oracle MCP Server, The Latest Updates
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Free Oracle MCP Server, The Latest Updates

Here is the latest updates at 2026/05/01 for my free Oracle MCP server. Enabling AI assistants like Claude, Codex and Cursor to execute SQL statements safely against Oracle databases. Release Notes: There are many minor enhancements and bug fixes to Read more

By Alvin Liu, 6 months ago
AI

AI Is Smarter Than You Might Expect

When you enjoy the benefits of AI, please keep an eye on what it is doing. The way AI tries to reach the goal may not be what you wanted. I built a Database MCP service to help AI agents Read more

By Alvin Liu, 7 months2026-04-14 ago
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so long, my friends

Everything happened so fast. Yesterday, we were still discussing technical design, meeting with customers, and racing against the deadline. Then, overnight, everything changed. When I opened Slack again, their avatars no longer glowed. Our chat history is now forever frozen Read more

By Alvin Liu, 7 months2026-04-01 ago
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Guide: How to Copy Your Mac Data When USB Write Access Is Restricted

This is human typing: I manually tested the process, and prompt AI to generate the post. If your Mac does not allow direct USB write access in normal mode, you can copy your data through macOS Recovery Mode by using Read more

By Alvin Liu, 8 months2026-03-30 ago
AI

Claude Code/OpenClaw access Database MCP service

I am proud to announce that my Database MCP Server now supports most AI IDEs, enabling seamless connections to a wide range of databases. A general-purpose MCP server that lets any MCP-compatible AI client (Cursor, Claude Code, OpenClaw, etc.) connect to any JDBC-supported database (Oracle, MySQL, Read more

By Alvin Liu, 8 months ago
How to add MCP to Claude Code for VS Code
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How to add MCP to Claude Code for VS Code

Claude Code and Claude Code IDE (VS Code) not share the same configuration. Especially if you configure the VS code version to use customized LLM API. This guide tell you how to configure local MCP service for the Claude Code Read more

By Alvin Liu, 8 months2026-03-14 ago

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  • Free Oracle MCP Server, The Latest Updates
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