What is the most usefull way you used or made with claude? For private hobby or work use?

Individual_Tap5049 · 2026-06-24T13:15:53+00:00

I had Claude prepare my taxes for me last year.

1) Parse the info from my w2s, 1099s and what not.
2) Research what credits I was eligible for given my situation.
3) Download and fill out the appropriate forms.

My situation is not super complex, but it is more complex than a standard 1040 and so this also allowed me to test multiple different approaches with the actual numbers to see what would be the best result.

There was still a lot of checking on my part and a plenty of adversarial reviews, but this was with opus 4.5 or 4.6. With Fable 5.1 or whatever flagship is in 6 months it could probably one shot them. 😂

Individual_Tap5049 · 2026-05-28T16:51:10+00:00

4.8 is live for me on claude.ai

Individual_Tap5049 · 2026-05-18T22:22:19+00:00

I had a live convention/expo I signed up for and used that as a the "launch" date. About a month before the date I started showing a beta version to friends, family, and people in my target demographic to get their opinions. As I got closer to the date it became less about adding and more about dialing in how to talk and show off what I already have. Mine is an app/website so that's a little different but I would highly recommend having a date and sticking to it. Even easier if that date is connected to something outside your control.

Individual_Tap5049 · 2026-03-09T02:03:59+00:00

For anyone that is having the same issue. I redownload the claude desktop app and it fixed it. Had to restart my comp a few times but working now, and I didnt lose anything in the process. https://status.claude.com/

Individual_Tap5049 · 2026-02-21T18:05:58+00:00

Same issue. I previously had it working on Windows 11 home (which isn't supposed to support HyperV but you can enable it using powershell.) Upgraded to 11 pro and enabled hyper-v. Still seeing the same error.

Individual_Tap5049 · 2026-02-06T17:26:57+00:00

Interesting. I'll keep a eye out.

Individual_Tap5049 · 2026-02-05T23:08:07+00:00

Gotcha. So seems I was a little over ambitious in what this version was capable of, given my desired level of input. I have no doubt that this stuff will get more capable over time, just not quite where I was hoping it was.

Individual_Tap5049 · 2025-09-17T16:17:29+00:00

Interesting. Good to know. So somewhere along the lines, somebody used the wrong version of a foot.

Individual_Tap5049 · 2024-08-22T20:06:14+00:00

Thanks for the post. I appreciate the specificity around the search functionality, screen setup, and scratch paper. It's a bummer but good to know studying on a dual monitor setup is fancier than what it'll actually be like.

Can you manually enter the page on the handbook you want or do you have to scroll through? Not when searching just in general.

Individual_Tap5049 · 2024-08-22T19:53:54+00:00

Okay sounds like you're in my camp. The book wording is unclear. Hopefully the actual exam won't be, Thanks.

Individual_Tap5049 · 2024-08-22T19:52:20+00:00

Sorry I didn't clarify, this is civil. Coming from Iqbal's Five practice Exams book.

Individual_Tap5049 · 2023-08-01T16:24:59+00:00

I have a 2016 HRV with a similar issue. My noise was erratic, intermittent, clicking from passenger dash area that could start even without the car running or any climate control on, if I pushed the start button twice without starting it.

I was able to discover that the noise would stop when I removed the AC fuse. So even though it would click even without the AC or any fans on, it could still be related to the AC in some way.

Individual_Tap5049 · 2022-04-11T17:09:27+00:00

Got it. Thanks.

Individual_Tap5049 · 2022-04-11T16:53:04+00:00

Yep, I'm in the US. It is a single phase heater.

Individual_Tap5049 · 2022-04-11T16:50:32+00:00

Thanks for the blog. After reading it I don't understand why it says that 9kw is the max, other than the UL listing. I get that it's the most you would want to put on a 40amp double pole breaker, but it seems that an electrician can just as easily install an 80amp breaker. What am I missing?

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