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Dave’s Toolbox -- April 14, 2026
Five picks: Cloudflare’s Tailscale competitor, the AI agent that runs your life, a multimodal CLI for agents, AI teammates on a project board, and why Mythos means you should audit your passwords.
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Dave’s Toolbox -- April 7, 2026
Five picks: OpenScreen for free screen recordings, Milla Jovovich’s MemPalace AI memory system, Google’s on-device dictation app, Gemma 4 under Apache 2.0, and Cloudflare’s EmDash CMS.
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Dave's Toolbox -- March 31, 2026
Cross-model code review from OpenAI, YC's CEO open-sources his Claude Code setup, an AI email client worth forking, a terminal that handles Claude Code, and a reminder to back up your data.
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Softr AI Co-Builder: Build a Full Business App From One Prompt
Softr just launched their AI Co-Builder, and it might be the most practical AI-powered app builder I've used. I built an entire agency operating system from a single prompt — complete with client management, project tracking, invoicing, and role-based permissions.
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Texting Claude Code From Your iPhone (iMessage Channel Setup + Always-On Daemon)
Anthropic's new iMessage channel lets you text Claude Code from your iPhone. Here's how to set it up, make it run 24/7 on a Mac Mini, and fix the macOS 15 bugs that break self-chat.
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BrandJet Review: Cold Outreach Meets Social Monitoring (2026)
BrandJet is a cold outreach platform on AppSumo that also includes social monitoring, a CRM, lead finder, and an AI assistant. I tested every feature to see if this all-in-one approach actually delivers.
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Building a Client Website with AI: Full Process Walkthrough
A complete behind-the-scenes walkthrough of building a real client website using AI. From client intake form to live 5-page site on Ghost CMS in about two hours, using Google Stitch for design and Claude Code for development.
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Dave’s Toolbox -- March 25, 2026
React motion graphics without After Effects, a self-hosted OSINT terminal, 37signals’ free kanban with AI-native CLI, Ghost’s new terminal tool, and an absurdly cheap social scraping API.
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Softr Databases Explained: Tables, Fields, Records & AI
Databases sound intimidating, but they don't have to be. Here's a practical breakdown of how Softr databases work — from the basic building blocks of tables, fields, and records to AI agents that automate your workflow — so you can build your own business tools without writing a single line of code.
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VoiceBox.sh: free local TTS with voice cloning
VoiceBox is a free, open-source text-to-speech engine that runs entirely on your local machine. I tested voice cloning, multiple TTS models, and sound effects to see how it stacks up against paid services like ElevenLabs.
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Dave's Toolbox -- March 17, 2026
Five picks this week: self-hosting tools, an AI agent with memory, and why Digg couldn't survive the modern internet.
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Emailit Review: Send 100K Emails/Month for a One-Time Fee
Emailit is an email sending platform for transactional and marketing emails via SMTP or API. I tested domain setup, deliverability (10/10!), WordPress integration, and the campaign builder. Final score: 8.1/10.