My son is a computer smarty and lives away.  Whenever he comes to visit and I want him to “fix” my computer or problems that I was having doing computer stuff, he would do a Google search, show me the options and proceed to put in the fix.  His parting advice would always be the same, “Use the search page to find answers”.  In other words, do it myself with other “experts” help on Google.

On his recent visit this week, I had some chores for him to do.  Dig out the overgrown aloe plants in the front that were overtaken with wild grass, clean up my website and add just one Google adsense ad to the bottom footer of my pages.  He did all three jobs, much to my grateful surprise heart.

Intro to Claude

Instead of searching on Google for answers to coding and the steps to follow for my website, he used Claude.  Claude?  Yep, Claude – my new artificial intelligence friend.  Claude asked me how he could help.  My son typed in clear, concise, and detailed questions, after which Claude sent back a list of steps to take in clear, concise, and detailed explanations.  WHOA!  Nothing like the Google searches with pages and pages of possible “experts” that usually don’t really address my specific situations.  Just Claude and his answer.  A thoughtful and patient AI friend with solutions and instructions just for me.

Within minutes, my computer savvy son made my website less redundant with unnecessary sidebars and duplicate search bars, deleted my old Adsense widget that had multiple irritating ads; replacing it with one that allowed for just a single ad at the bottom of my pages.

My turn

My son (my crown prince) left today with his lovely wife and I was on my own.  I just recently started having a chalky feeling in my mouth, like cotton without the fuzz.  I thought it could be because of Dr. Ellie’s protocol with Xylitol and sodium fluoride rinses that make my teeth so smooth and clean, so I asked Claude.

Claude responded that Xylitol could be a possibility for dry mouth but also asked if I was hydrated, injured, or what other drugs or supplements I was taking.  It could also be mouth thrush.  Claude asked how long I had the chalky mouth symptoms.  I said 3 days.

Claude got a little excited (well it felt like that to me) and asked what new thing I started in the last few days.  It was Super Berberine from Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby for blood sugar control and healthy metabolism.  I listed the ingredients, and bingo!  Berberine can cause dry mouth and alter a change in taste temporarily as a side effect, Magnesium (one of the ingredients) can produce a metallic or unusual taste in the mouth.  It was suggested to stop taking it for 1-2 days and see if the chalky mouth subsides.

This I will do and am glad that it is could be just a temporary symptom from this product that I plan to restart after the 2 days.

Claude.ai

Claude is free for simple users like me, depending on usage limits.  It is very private, easy to access and easy to use.  Go to Claude.ai and create an account.  Start a new conversation by clicking on the chat button and type in your questions or request. This really does become a conversation and follow up questions and responses flow.  I like him, a lot!  One of these days I will ask him the meaning of life, or if he likes older women.  LOL.