prosumer

Latest stories

20 posts

Notion review revisited: The $10B tool that bet on desktop-centricity and the left-hand nav

Notion's role in the 2024 notetaking and project management landscape.

Our 2023 tech stack

It’s the annual “here’s how I build content and research client work” tool stack issue. Peep The Content Technologist's tool stack in 2023.

Administration

When designer email software doesn't work out: My Gmail inbox tabs hack

What happened when I tried and failed to use Superhuman? I re-engineered my Gmail inbox. Here's how.

AI & Algorithms

A/V club for the autodidact content creator: Descript review

Descript is like Canva for video and podcasting: a plug-and-play recording and editing tool that can make a DIY experiment look semi-professional.

Finally I found an Evernote replacement: Craft docs review

Craft is a note-taking app built for digital creators, making structured content annotations and links among notes a snap. Read The Content Technologist review.

information architecture

The stubbornly persistent data management / CRM / content calendar tool for web-based businesses: Airtable review

If you think you may start a directory one day, Airtable is a great place for all that info, as well as anything else you could store in a jacked-up spreadsheet.