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Architecture Notes

Architecture decisions from building a personal AI operating system — context, decision, alternatives rejected, consequences.

A timeline of this series — oldest on the left, newest on the right. 2 posts.

  1. Why I am writing this

    I have spent a long career in IT, designing operating models and running transformations where systems and organisations meet. Since October 2025 I do that independently, with my own small company.

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  2. Four inboxes, one vault — and an assistant inside it

    In January my day started with a checklist: clear the OneNote inbox, the OneDrive inbox, Google Drive, iCloud. Four places where notes, receipts and half-finished thoughts landed, all to be visited before I could think about anything else.

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