Dave's Toolbox
Dave's Toolbox -- June 23, 2026
Tools for agent-readable videos, local Mac dictation, searchable X bookmarks, fast PDF parsing, and learning the code your agent wrote.
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Dave's Toolbox
Dave's Toolbox -- June 16, 2026
Five practical tools for local agents: OCR on your Mac, synced auth, self-hosted files, durable research, and native Mac containers.
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Snoooz Review: AI Email Assistant for Your Inbox
Snoooz is an AI assistant for your inbox that can draft replies, route messages, categorize emails, and create follow-ups. I tested the AppSumo deal to see where it feels useful, where I would use guardrails, and which tiers actually make sense.
Dave's Toolbox
Dave's Toolbox -- June 9, 2026
A time-sensitive sale, a better home for local AI chat, mobile SSH that follows me, clipboard context for agents, and a WordPress escape hatch.
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Puzzle Workflow Mapping Review: Visual Business Documentation Tool
Discover Puzzle, the workflow mapping platform that helps businesses visually document processes, team structures, and software tools in one place.
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Pretty Prompt Review: AppSumo Prompt Tool Tested
Pretty Prompt is an AppSumo prompt improvement tool for people who want better AI results without becoming prompt engineers. I tested the improver, Chrome extension, prompt library, and context memory to see who it actually helps.
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AppSumo Sumo Day 2026: Deals I’ve Reviewed + What Else Is Available
Sumo Day is AppSumo’s Prime Day-style sale: a short window where AppSumo discounts featured software deals and stacks that with bigger savings for Plus members. AppSumo told creators that this year’s event includes 10% off sitewide and 19% off for Plus members. This post contains affiliate links.
Dave's Toolbox
Dave's Toolbox -- June 2, 2026
A hardware subscription challenge, local mouse controls, voice-first Mac agents, safer AI skills, and a website spec agents can read.
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Building a Simple Operator App with Softr AI
I built a simple operator app in Softr for a real home renovation company that is just getting started. The goal was a practical daily operations hub for leads, estimates, projects, schedules, files, PDFs, and follow-ups.
Dave's Toolbox
Dave's Toolbox -- May 26, 2026
Giving agents better interfaces: a phone number, local camera intelligence, safer commands, shared memory, and living code docs.
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Topical Map AI Review: SEO Planning on AppSumo
In this Topical Map AI review, I test the AppSumo SEO tool for sitemap analysis, topical authority planning, content briefs, exports, and AI content generation. The planning features are useful, but the UX and writing tools still need refinement.
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Notte Review: AI Browser Automation on AppSumo
Notte is an AI browser automation platform on AppSumo that can run browser sessions, save workflows, schedule functions, and expose actions as APIs. I tested where it works, where it feels slow, and who should actually consider the lifetime deal.