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Reviews, recommendations, and guides for various digital tools, applications, and resources that enhance productivity, creativity, or technical capabilities.

6ab1acf61a6b1b06a8395af5 2026-09-22

Jev took AI in a direction I wasn't expecting

Staying current with AI pays off when you can test a new model against real work and get it into a live trial over a weekend. That's what I did with Jev in a client's email workflow, at about a quarter of the cost per call.

6aac5cae6988a746c0d6f73c 2026-09-17

I Retired Raycast

As AI moves into every app, users are being asked to pay again for intelligence they already buy elsewhere. My move from Raycast to Tinycast shows how that changes software pricing, adoption, and moats.

6a8c8e528943d306909399c6 2026-08-24

I Don't Use Wispr Flow. I Understand Why People Pay for It.

As AI makes capable software easier to build, choosing among good options becomes work. A familiar product can be worth a small premium when it gives you a reasonable place to stop looking.

6a7dfd416c617fce83f87a47 2026-08-13

The Workflow Breakthrough I Had to Delete

Companies are building workflows around what today’s AI can’t do. As the technology improves, those workarounds can preserve unnecessary labor and keep better models working like the ones they replaced. A notification hook I depended on showed me how useful scaffolding becomes a constraint.

6a73b0556c617fce83f878af 2026-08-05

I'm Going to Have to Say Goodbye to Granola

After years with Granola, I'm assembling a replacement around my own workflow. That personal decision reflects a larger shift in software as AI makes bespoke tools practical and changes what makes a software business defensible.

6a584ae4c0edf6e7182f32a0 2026-07-16

You Don't Need an Agent. You Need a Librarian.

I run my consulting pipeline, content calendar, family logistics, workouts, and sourdough experiments from a folder of text files. The useful part is not an autonomous agent. It is a system that keeps the journal.

6a4d83da6ad51f06f489e5c2 2026-07-07

AI is bigger than vibe coding

Coding tools are the best AI interfaces we have. Their overlooked value isn't just building software, but handling messy work at the moment of need.

69f7d36af78e5b4c9406b708 2026-05-03

Don't pinch pennies on your AI sub

If you work in tech and you're rationing your AI sub, you're optimizing the wrong line item. The model you're running sets the ceiling on what you think is possible.

69f4f3ddf78e5b4c9406b684 2026-05-01

You don't need to know what an agent is to use one

Two things matter, context and tools. Here's how to walk yourself from a one-shot prompt to a scheduled task that runs your morning, using a kid's school inbox and tomorrow's calendar.

69e8c6b8c9e3630642d753c6 2026-04-19

First look at Claude Design: the grind goes away

A weekend with Claude Design. Your job is safe. Most of it. The production-line work belongs to the robots now, same as it did for PMs and engineers. Figma should be worried, and designers should be ready to reclaim the strategic seat.