AI Tools8 min read
The AI feature added to software you already use: what to check
Tools you have paid for are shipping assistants that read everything in them. Three questions decide whether that is a feature or a change to the deal you agreed to.
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6 articles tagged SaaS
Reviews8 min read
Spotting a tool that is about to squeeze its users
Price rises and tier reshuffles are announced late and signalled early. Five things change before the email arrives, and all of them are public.
Productivity Software8 min read
Note apps that record your meetings: the questions before you install one
A transcript of every conversation is genuinely useful and is also a recording of other people. Consent, storage and retention are settings, and the defaults were not chosen for you.
Web Apps8 min read
How to judge a web app in ten minutes
You cannot evaluate software properly in a free trial, but you can answer the questions that predict regret. Six checks, in the order that eliminates candidates fastest.
Software7 min read
Local-first software: what it means and how to tell if a tool actually is
The phrase is now marketing on products that are ordinary cloud apps with a cache. Three tests separate the two, and all of them can be run in a few minutes.
Apps9 min read
Will this app still exist in two years?
Most software you adopt will outlive its usefulness or die before it. The signals that predict which are public, and none of them are on the marketing site.