The tools I actually use.

My daily driver. I use Claude for thinking, drafting, rewriting, and running agent workflows. The output sounds less like a robot than anything else I've tried. It's the reason this website exists.

My second opinion. I use ChatGPT when I want to see how a different model handles the same prompt. Good for image generation and quick research. Not my first stop, but earns a seat on the stack.

Voice-to-text that actually works with AI. I can talk out a thought, and it cleans up the transcript so I can paste it straight into Claude or a doc. Cut my typing time by a huge margin. Underrated tool.

For agent workflows and research tasks that need the model to go do something. I don't use it every day, but when I need deep research or a multi-step task, it's a shortcut.

Mac-only video studio for streams and recordings. Multi-cam, overlays, guests, the whole thing in one app. Way more flexible than OBS if you're on a Mac and hate fiddling with plugins.

My email platform. Handles broadcasts, automations, and the subscriber list across a few of my businesses. Not the prettiest out of the box, but the automation builder is strong.

Meeting scheduling. Dead simple, works well with Google Calendar. The kind of tool I install, set up in 20 minutes, and never think about again. That's a compliment.

Still the best CMS if you want to own your site and its content. I've been running WordPress sites for years. If you're building a blog, start here. Not the flashy choice. Still the right one.