Howdy %Name%,

The last month has been a 💯% game changer for me!

While I’ve been using AI to assist me for nearly 4 years now I hadn’t completely embraced it in my workflow.

But now I can tell you this.

Claude code is insanely good❗

But don’t let the name scare you.  

I’m using Claude Code via the VS Code Extension and I’m almost never looking at the CLI (Command Line Interface).  And you can set up the extension in about 1 minute.

But don’t stop there.   Learn how to create your own Claude commands and then create skills.  

Both are game changers!  

After that MCPs and Agents will blow your mind!

Now on with the show…

Help Your Wife Get You Something YOU Want

This summer will mark our 19th anniversary.

That means it will be 19 years of my wife guessing what she should get me for birthdays, Christmas,  Father’s Day, etc.

I thought this was a very fun opportunity for me to use AI and help her have a better idea of what I would love to get.

Check out how I fed AI what I’d like and then sent to my wife (Buttercup)

Why Every Husband Needs This AI Gift List Strategy 💪

Help Preserve your Digital Whiteboard

Are you burning through your tokens faster than you need to be?

This video helps walk through some of the best quick lessons in how to get far more out of your subscription than you currently are.

I’ll bet you you get at least 10X more prompt time if you follow half of these.

💸 Why Your AI Chatbot Hits Daily Limits So Fast (Hidden Costs Revealed)

Discussing How to Access Claude Code

I’ve been using the Claude model for quite a while now.  Both Opus and Sonnett are insanely good at programming in AutoHotkey.

About 2 months ago I stopped accessing Claude from Chrome and switched to the Claude VS Code extension.  This was a complete game changer!   You can hear more about my decision in this video.

⚡ Why I DITCHED Claude Desktop for This VS Code Setup (Mind-Blown!) | AHK Hero Extract

If you are intimidated by VS Code don’t worry we got you covered!   Check out our Intro to VS Code course that walks you through setting up and using VS Code with AutoHotkey.   If you purchase by next Tuesday April 21st you can use VSCode50P during checkout you’ll get 50% off

Don’t forget all of our courses come with a Double your Money back guarnatee!

Steal other people’s GUIs in Seconds

Borrowing other people’s GUIs may feel wrong (at first) but, as long as your changing it (and give attribution) most programmers accept it as a compliment.

Using Canva’s new Magic Layers it makes it super easy to borrow any GUI and isolate the elements. 

Check out how easy it is to do in this video.

This AI Tool Turns ANY Screenshot Into Editable Layers 📸 | AHK Hero Extract

Improving People’s Lives: Story #91

Last week I called a good friend of mine, Bob, on his birthday. 

During the call I mentioned he was using AI to help his work at a casino where he oversees 604 employees.

I of course gave him some simple to use ideas how he can make his usage of AI 10X more productive (mainly by using projects but I did mention how easy it is to create custom tools)

To show him the power of Notebook LM I asked him for a topic he wanted to learn to which he chose Romans 9 from the bible.

I then recorded this video walkthrough how I used it to generate a custom video, infographic, Podcast, Slide deck, etc.

🤖 I Asked AI to Study Romans 9 – The Results Will SHOCK You!

📚 What we’re reading

• 5 surprising Registry hacks that will corrupt your files
• Your DNS knows every website you visit and how Google 8.8.8.8 is different
• Why three buttons beats Android’s gestures every time!
• How to disable Win 11 features that are violating your privacy

🤖 AI News that you Need to Know

• Vibe Coding is leaving a lot of broken apps behind
• Using Claude Computer Use
• Save up to 49X tokens by building a Tree of your code

⚡️Productivity tips:  

In Microsoft Excel

• Control+Page+ Up/Down – Move between sheets
• Alt+Page+ Up/Down – Move one screen left/right

🤣 A spot of Humor:

Admit it, you’d love one of these! 🤣🤣🤣

What we 🅰utomated this week with AutoHotkey #129

In this week’s video I walk you through how, in the Hero group,

we’ve shifted from teaching AutoHotkey coding to teaching how to use AI to code for us (usually but not always in AutoHotkey)

And the results are kind of insane❗

I show off 62+ Claude skills we’ve built, a Ultimate macro recorder that automatically picks the best automation method for you, transcription with Handy and a foot pedal, video processing tools, and a whole lot more.

If you’ve been curious about what happens when you stop fighting AI and start partnering with it, this one’s for you.

129 What we Automated with AI and AutoHotkey

Clients say…

You guys are awesome — Allen Horn

AHK Hero 🦸

Consider joining the 🦸AHK Hero club! Members receive 25% off courses, consultations, tutoring, done for you project work, etc.    Currently we have over 548 hours of recordings teaching AutoHotkey that is exclusive to AHK Hero members❗

You can watch 1 hour a day for a year and not repeat content! That’s a lot of AHK Learning!

During this Friday’s call we’re planning to discuss:

• Help Hero Members with their Questions & Code
• AHK Script Maker: Fixed tooltips
• Setting default values in an ini file
• WMI Explorer and Dmp function for peeking inside Objects
• ProgressBar class
• Updated UIA Inspector
• Zoom Mic Notifier
• Using Agents in Claude Code
• NotebookLM-py AHK Wrapper
• Claude Scheduler (maybe not needed because of Claude Routines?)
• Creating your own Claude Code Commands
• Using Try/Catch in your code

They also have access to exclusive & pre-released content and 3 hours a week where we help people with their AHK issues (the Saturday calls are geared towards people new to AutoHotkey.)

🗣️ 💭 Quotable quotes

• Automation is not about replacing humans. It’s about amplifying humans. — Satya Nadella
• Right now is a good time to stop the bullshit. Get real. Take a painful review of yourself, and be honest. Face your faults, and begin the fix — John Carlton
• What people think of you is irrelevant. But how you leave this world matters. Even if it’s all futile in the end, play your part as well as you can. Real courage is fear, in action. Play your hand — John Carlton

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P.S. If you’re learning AI by yourself I can 💯% guarantee you’re missing out😥  

There’s so much to learn it’s insane❗

In our Hero group we share what we’ve done lately and help each other with best practices.  

Just like with AutoHotkey, with AI often it’s just seeing how other people are using it that gives us amazing ideas!