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GCP Next26

I just got back from a week in Vegas for Google Cloud Next26. It was about AI and Agents (and that's about it). I really enjoyed meeting other GDE's, and some of the Developer Expo hall talks on Gemini CLI and MCP setups. I'll cover some of the more interesting uses of MCP and Skils in the coming weeks
Misc Apps: Moocup and Krita

Misc Apps: Moocup and Krita

Published Feb 24, 2026 by Isaac Johnson

Marius posted about Moocup a while ago. I have found as I’m moving to Linux across my stacks, I need a good Greenshot replacement.

Google Stitch

Google Stitch

Published Feb 19, 2026 by Isaac Johnson

What is Google Stitch? I feel I’ve been so distracted by either news or AI updates that I completely missed this very interesting design suite Google recently rolled out that is similar to Figma.

GCP ADK

GCP ADK

Published Feb 17, 2026 by Isaac Johnson

Recently I decided to take some time and really try to understand AI Agents, specifically creating them with Google’s Agent Development Kit (ADK) using their learning path. I know it’s open-source...

GCP OpenTelemetry

GCP OpenTelemetry

Published Feb 12, 2026 by Isaac Johnson

Google is now starting to roll out native OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) endpoints for logs, spans and traces. From a recent email, it will be the preferred unified endpoint starting in early March.

OS Apps: Atlantis (diagrams), Azure Diagrams Skill

OS Apps: Atlantis (diagrams), Azure Diagrams Skill

Published Feb 10, 2026 by Isaac Johnson

I saw a recent Marius post on Atlantis which is a containerized Mermaid diagram suite. It can actually do quite a lot as we’ll see below.

MCP Servers: PowerPoint, Google Maps, Azure Maps

MCP Servers: PowerPoint, Google Maps, Azure Maps

Published Feb 5, 2026 by Isaac Johnson

I came across a PowerPoint MCP Server recently and really wanted an excuse to try it out. I often have to make presentations and was curious if this MCP server could help with that initial blank p...

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