3 open source creative apps that convinced me to ditch Photoshop
…And despite my gripes with the UI/UX of the app, it’s not a bad call. I’ve also discovered plenty of other open-source apps throughout this past year or…
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I used Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT to create my personal website, and there was a clear winner
…act as a senior web developer and UI/UX designer to build a high-end, multi-page portfolio that reflects my specific brand as a tech analyst and productivity expert. I didn…
I used Claude to code an entire website, and it worked better than I expected
…Most of the time went into polishing the UI, taking feedback, and making small adjustments. I’ve hosted it on Vercel for now, mostly for convenience. It’s still a very lightweight…
6 Docker containers I always use on any new home lab workstation
…Instead of constantly running terminal commands to troubleshoot, Portainer gives me a clean, lightweight web UI that lets me manage my entire container ecosystem at a glance. When a new container refuses…
I replaced my core Windows 11 apps with open-source alternatives — and I don't regret it
…Windows’ Photos, Films & TV apps looked polished, but delays and incompatibility with formats were frequent. There were also unnecessary UI layers that felt bloated during regular use. I gradually moved to VLC…
I tested Claude Code, Codex, Lovable, and Replit side by side, and only one felt ready for real work
…Replit just had the edge in UI polish! Claude Code and Codex both produced impressive apps. I want to be clear about that. The reason they fell behind in my testing was…
I tried Cursor 3.0 and I’m not going back to VS Code or Claude Code anytime soon
…Visual validation The integrated browser Now, when a cloud agent finishes building a frontend feature or fixing a UI bug, it doesn’t just show me raw lines of code. It actually…
Microsoft's best workflow tools are free, but you won't find all of them installed on Windows
…Microsoft has a catalog of polished software that simply doesn't make it into Windows 11 for one reason or another, and some of them are great workflow tools. Once you've…
Steam's Big Picture Mode finally has competition, and it's from Microsoft
…Controls like the on-screen keyboard is polished, the Settings overlay keeps all the essential controls at your fingertips (regardless of whichever controller you're using), and the Gamepad Cursor works as…
The only reason I still recommend Synology is DSM, but even that's falling behind
…Synology's NAS operating system is polished, astonishingly stable, and easy to get started with. If someone wants a first NAS, or even a NAS that just works without too much figuring…