Audio & video
My experiments with creating a digital avatar
From photos of my office to a convincing digital version of me: the images, voice clones, local failures and paid video tests that led me to Aurora.
The full storySIDEPERK, BY TYLER CASEYTools I use and
Tools I use and
sites worth sharing.
I’m Tyler, a marketer who builds websites and digital projects. Sideperk is where I share the AI and digital tools I use, alongside other useful websites I come across.
Notes on what each tool does, what it costs and anything useful to know before trying it.
AI avatar demo
A 30-second look at the avatar I made from my own image and cloned voice.
How I made it →NOTES FROM MY PROJECTS
All project stories ↗The work behind the tools.
What I built, what went wrong and what I learned along the way.
Building & APIs
Building GreenOS: what went wrong with my evidence corpus
The seven-minute research run, source-checking mistakes and broken restore that shaped how I am building a traceable cannabis research corpus.
The full story
Building & APIs
A green build is not a finished product
I tested the code, then found the wrong version, a weak demo and a confusing checkout. What my own product releases taught me about finishing the whole journey.
The full story
Building & APIs
How I keep an 8 GB Mac useful for building
What happened when my 8 GB Mac ran out of space: Fedora builds, a service migration, an unused VM and a storage guard that leaves live work alone.
The full storyTYLER’S PICKS
How I use these tools ↗The tools I use for work and my own projects.
My picks are in preparation.
THE COLLECTION
All tools ↗Browse the collection.
The tools I use in my own work.
How my setup fits together →
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How I use AI in my own work.
OpenClaw, Notion and a Second Brain: the tools, the connections and the checks that help me build and run my projects.
My setup ↗ABOUT SIDEPERK
A personal collection, shared with notes.
I work in marketing and build my own digital projects, so I’m often trying different tools and coming across useful websites. Sideperk gives me somewhere to share them, along with the details I would have wanted to know before using them.
Tyler’s Picks are the tools I use myself. Other listings are there for reference and aren’t necessarily personal recommendations.
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