Hey friends, Back with another round of finds, thoughts, and tools that caught my attention this week. There's a lot happening in AI and tech, but I'm also trying to spotlight the kinds of things that are useful, not just loud. Let's jump into Issue #005.
🧠 Idea That Stuck With Me
If there's one thing I keep seeing in tools and trends lately, it's that local-first computing is coming back. People are tired of handing every keystroke to the cloud, and that's not just a privacy thing.
Running things locally means more control, more speed, and (ironically) better reliability. It also unlocks use cases where latency matters, and you don't want to be at the mercy of server downtime or API rate limits.
🛠 Tool I Used This Week
Not sure if you're like me, but sometimes I find myself needing two different setups or machines at once, especially when working on multiple projects, testing, or running isolated environments. That's where Apollo, a fork of the Sunshine project, comes in.
It lets you stream your desktop locally or across devices with really low latency. No cloud. No noise. It's like giving yourself a second machine, without buying another one. Still early, still a bit geeky to set up, but I've been impressed so far.
💬 Quick Thought
Last week, a friend of mine joined a hackathon hosted by Bolt.dev, and they had zero coding experience. Just ideas. And surprisingly? Their team actually built something usable.
The key was pairing no-code tools like Framer and Glide with ChatGPT to scaffold workflows, and relying on designers and prompt engineers instead of devs alone.
If you're curious about getting started with building, even without technical skills, definitely check it out.
Moral of the story: if you're waiting until you feel "ready," you'll wait forever. Start from where you are.
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Appreciate you reading again. If something here sparked an idea, or you want to share your own find, hit reply. Always curious to hear what others are building or discovering. Talk next Friday ✌️
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