Wonder Tools š Best of 2022
Wonder Tools š Best of 2022
The most useful new sites & most-shared posts. Plus tools to watch in 2023
š The most useful new tools of 2022
Readwise Reader is the best new service for saving, organizing, highlighting and sharing articles, newsletters, & blog posts. Why I love this reading hub.
iA Writer offers the cleanest starting point for writing without distractions. Why I recommend it as the simplest writing app.
iA Presenter lets you make elegant slides easily from a text script. Why itās worth trying.
Arc is the first browser that persuaded me to shift away from Chrome. Here are the best things about it and a few caveats.
Proxi makes sharing customized maps of your favorite places fast, easy and fun. Why youāll want to try it in 2023.
7Taps is a delightful service for teaching a 5-minute lesson whether youāre leading regular classes, an online workshop or anything else. Why I recommend it.
š„ The most shared posts of 2022
Try these Google Docs Tricks šŖ
11 useful features to try, from live word count and voice typing to automatic translation.
Most clicked-On link: Cat Lorem Ipsum demo and What the Font = figure out what font something is
Try these AI writing tools in 2023š®
What AI can do for you, where the hype goes too far, and a few recommended tools to try.
Most clicked-on link: Lex.page = free new AI-powered writing app
Pinpoint - free for transcribing recordings + analyzing documents
Making the most of Google Journalist Studioās free digital hub for storing and analyzing giant collections of documents, emails, audio files, handwritten notes and more.
Most clicked-on link: Google Journalist Studio = suite of free tools, including Google Trends and Data Gif Maker
Free resources for expanding the diversity of the images you use.
Most clicked-on link: Black Illustrations = "I wanted to create more
diversity in design,'ā wrote designer & founder John D. Saunders.
š Tools to watch in 2023
Hereās a sneak peek at emerging services Iāll write about next year.
Tana is an intriguing new notes app that combines elements of Roam and Notion, two of the most innovative apps for organizing info and ideas.
Descript recently launched a superb update to its video & audio editing tool. Itās now easy to polish multimedia pieces by editing the transcript.
Scrintal makes note-taking into a visual process by incorporating whiteboarding and mind-mapping.
Mem is a flexible alternative to Evernote for organizing notes that incorporates AI to help you connect new ideas to older ones.
š 3 things that made me smile in 2022
Reddit Uplifting News - featured positive stories like these:
This 33-year-old made more than 1,000 Wikipedia bios for unknown women scientists - link
Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company - Profits will now go towards climate action ā link
Belgium approves four-day week and gives employees the right to ignore their bosses after work - link
Coral makes comeback on Great Barrier Reef - link
Google Arts and Culture Experiments - enabling creativity
Puzzle party ā put a puzzle together when youāre physically apart
Sculpt your own historical pot ā surprisingly fun to play with clay this way
š© Kottkeās Best of 2022
Best headlines of the year, from a Twitter thread by Paul Fairie, including:
Calgary sculpture less likely to burn clothing, now accepts text messages
āHow to Murder Your Husbandā writer guilty of murdering her husband
Monkey that was flushed down toilet, fed cocaine now has a boyfriend
Best Comedy Wildlife photos of the year including:
Iāve been using Descript for over a year -- itās an amazing app! Canāt wait to hear what you think of it.
I LOVE your newsletters - such a useful recap. Thank you!