One of the longest held items on my wish list was to replace the Forum. It was a blog, a calendar, and the site's user identity. It was never used for what it was designed for. Why did this take so long? Availability of a light-weight, integrated solution that does everything I want it to, without significant overhead. It did not exist.

A progression powered by AI: create a new user identity manager, add MFA and Passkey support; create a calendar, add fun facts; create a blogging platform, include tag support. Somewhere in the middle:

• Re-write Links as a modern app with a familiar design
• Reformat Quotes to make it more fun and readable; add more quotes
• Integrate the calendar and refreshed quotes look on Home
• Update the style with new opening text and a tweaked header

It wouldn't be a site update without "load faster and improve the experience". Optimization has touched everything. The work has been more thought, less coding. Replacing dozens of "Why doesn't this work?" with a few "You didn't understand the requirement, try again."

These changes clear my list. The next web development adventure... make a new list? Probably not. New ideas will become real within days or weeks. Leveraging AI has proven to be the ultimate accelerator.

A modern replacement to the gallery, Piwigo, is live. AI assisted in fully integrating the look and authentication from day one. This had been on my "to do" list for years, but I did not have the time to implement. Go live took less than a day. Within a week, the minor bugs were killed…

Weather has had another overhaul, though less significant. Everything below the big graph can be moved. Positions are remembered per browser. A location header stays on top with the most important details. Have a large display? Up to 3 columns for viewing the data. A Hazards card added to show the most concerning weather conditions in one place…