Hand-Picked Content
The Good Enough Prompter
Blog post, 15min
“Master prompt engineering” is a common but potentially overwhelming piece of advice for AI beginners. This refreshing blog post takes a more practical approach: just spend 10 hours using AI for tasks that actually matter to you. Through this hands-on experience, you’ll naturally develop an understanding of how AI fits into your workflow. The post offers actionable advice and useful resources for getting started with AI without getting caught up in the complexities of advanced prompting techniques.
Bluesky Beginner Guide
Blog post, 10min
Bluesky is having another moment as X/Twitter continues transforming into what many see as an echo chamber for Musk supporters. While previously invite-only, the platform is now open to everyone, experiencing a fresh wave of account migrations. This guide walks you through the platform.
Hack your workflow
Audio Transcription Superpowers
The voice recorder app on Pixel Android phones recently got a major upgrade: It now automatically creates transcripts, detects different speakers, and can export directly to Google Docs, cloud sync optional.
Potential use cases:
- Meeting recorder in your pocket
- Turn thoughts on the go into written content
- Record interviews with automatic speaker detection
- Capture ideas while driving (hands-free)
- Create quick content drafts by speaking
- Document brainstorming sessions
Caveat: Currently, it is only available on Google Pixel phones.
Tools & Apps
An AI Chat Assistant, working offline
AI
LMStudio is a desktop application that lets you run large language models locally on your computer. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, it’s remarkably efficient – even running smoothly on a 2021 MacBook M1. For those concerned about privacy or wanting to experiment with different AI models without cloud dependencies, this tool offers a practical solution for offline AI interactions. (Screenshot)
Scrollytelling with AI-Powers
Design
Chronicle is a fresh take on presentation software that moves beyond traditional slide decks like PowerPoint and Google Slides. Built for interactive online storytelling, it combines smooth scroll-based navigation with AI assistance throughout the creation process. Currently in beta and free to use, the tool already comes with an impressive set of features. (Example)
Into the Blue Blue(sky)
Social
Missing your Twitter friends on Bluesky? The Sky Follower Bridge Chrome extension scans your Twitter followers and shows you who’s already made the jump to Bluesky, making it easier to rebuild your social network. (I also re-activated my account).
Fresh Reflections
Wireframes with AI
Wireframing has traditionally been a time-consuming first step in design, requiring specialized tools and skills. Now, AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT enable any creator to generate, iterate, and share wireframes in minutes instead of hours. Read our step-by-step guide on how to get started.
Mistral has entered the chat
You have heard about Mistral, the leading European competitor to ChatGPT, Claude, and others. We took it for a detailed test, examining its reasoning capabilities and recently announced features like vision AI and image creation capabilities.
The BEST AI Chat Assistant
I often get asked this question, and my answer is simple: “The Best” doesn’t exist. Or more practically: it’s probably the one you’re already comfortable using.
Off-Topic Links
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Saving you a few minutes – no entertaining link this time.