Life, experiments & what’s next
What I’m doing now.
A look at what’s taking shape — at work, on the workbench, and in everyday life.
I’m currently deep in the trenches of cloud architecture, AI workflows, and building the future I want to see — one piece at a time.
01 / Focus
Where my attention is
- Increasing the adoption of AI to augment human capability all day
- Driving cloud-native architecture and strategy
- Scaling my use of AI to achieve more than I could alone
- Building voice-first AI workflows to make humans more effective (and happier)
- Designing DevSecOps systems that actually improve delivery speed and reliability
02 / Building
On the workbench
- Overhauling
tracemcquaig.com with Astro, Tailwind, and custom AI workflows
- Building voice-first AI workflows improving my home experience and efficiency
- Helping clients architect cloud systems with less friction and more strategy
- Home Assistant integrations with custom AI ESP32-S3 hardware for natural home AI experience
03 / Curiosity
Things I’m learning
- Practical AI-enabled integrations that actually complete a task
- esp-idf, Astro, n8n, Python, JSON, YAML
- Minimalist productivity systems that don’t suck
- Developing my understanding of myself and others through listening, reading, and reflection
- How to incorpate AI into my daily life to increase my free time
04 / Life
Life beyond the screen
- Spending time with my boys and Alicia
- Working on HOA improvements and reinvesting in my neighborhood
- Riding my Ducati Scrambler 1100 SP and Yamaha MT-10 SP across Texas backroads
- Increasing my capability to reject solar radiation and enhance evaporative cooling
- Exploring the intersection of technology, philosophy, and human potential
This is my Now page, inspired by nownownow.com.