Guides

Practical, tested methods to get the substance out of long documents — with or without AI.

5 methods compared — AI tools, chatbots, phone, desktop, by hand.

Prompts that work, limits, and when to use a dedicated tool.

The 3-pass method, a template, and how to use AI safely.

The 10 clauses to check first, red flags, and an AI checklist.

How OCR works, how to scan well, and how to summarize in one step.

Context windows, chunking, map-reduce — and a practical workflow.

The no-app browser method, built-in options, and tips for scans.

Browser method, Preview/Acrobat/Edge options, desktop tips.

7 rules, a 5-step method, length guidelines and examples.

Typical errors, why they happen, and a 2-minute check.

Purpose, audience, length and structure of each — with examples.

Cornell, outline, question-based notes — and where AI fits.

Broken lines, garbled characters, no text — causes and fixes.

requests, streaming, batch processing and error handling.

Node.js fetch, streaming, an Express endpoint, errors.