About

G'day, I'm Chippo. I'm an older tradie living in the Yarra Valley, east of Melbourne. Thirty-five years of carpentry, a stint running a recording studio, a decent blues guitar habit, and a body that's starting to send me the bill for all of it.

A while back I started building my own AI assistant. It runs on a little computer at home, keeps my notes, and I talk to it from my phone. Some days it's brilliant. Some days it's the most frustrating thing I own. Either way, it's changed how I live.

Peak Inspire is where I write that up. "Peak" as in the top of being inspired, and "peak" as in the mountains, because half of this is about getting out the door, and the Yarra Valley has no shortage of hills to get out the door to.

What you'll find here:

• AI Life: how I actually use AI, warts and all.
• Adventures: places my AI trip planner picks, with the history and an honest verdict.
• Tradie Tech: job and quoting software tested by someone who's actually written a quote on the tailgate.

No hype, no "ten AI hacks that will change your life". Just what I tried and what happened.

Get in touch

Got a question, a place I should check out, or an app you want me to test? Email me at peakinspire123@gmail.com.