The author argues that tools aren’t just passive instruments but active participants in shaping how we think, work, and create. Whether it’s a minimalist text editor or a robust design app, the tools we use guide our behaviors and the way we approach problems.

As someone who experiments with tools, I definitely agree with him, and that’s why preventing the “shiny new tool syndrome” is critical.

For Android users who want to switch to Open source alternatives to stock apps, Fossify has a great set of apps.

I started using this excellent tool by Sindre Sorhus to improve the overall Mac experience, with several small improvements super easy to enable!

Check the efficiency of your ad blocker with Toolz. A simple website to correctly setup your ad blocker.

A French government website sharing various maps and infographics. Found thanks to Louis Derrac.

"Software that’s speedy usually means it’s focused. Like a good tool, it often means that it’s simple, but that’s not necessarily true."

"To me, speedy software is the difference between an application smoothly integrating into your life, and one called upon with great reluctance."

"Fast software is not always good software, but slow software is rarely able to rise to greatness."

Privacy Guides is a useful non-profit website to find privacy tools and learn about protecting your digital life.

Follow people's guest appearances on podcasts instead of just following a podcast

Open-source tool made by the French National Education minister to blur people's faces for privacy