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From photography to graphic design and music production, this is where you’ll find tips, software, and tutorials related to the creative arts.

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ChatGPT Plus opened on Mac
ChatGPT turned me into the web developer I never planned to become

My coding degree is one prompt.

Two ESP32 boards on a table.
The best ESP32 board for any project isn't the original one

Buying the wrong ESP32 is easier than you'd think.

Blackmagic Camera running on an Android smartphone with a laptop in the background
My phone's camera was capable of pro-level footage the whole time; I just had the wrong app open

Turns out I've been under-using my phone's camera this whole time.

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Bambu Labs A1 Mini next to cutting mat.
I printed the internet's 5 favorite 3D models and ranked them all

Skip the miniatures. Your printer's real job is fixing your house.

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Claude Code running KiCAD on Windows 11 laptop.
PCB design is easier than ever for me, and it’s all thanks to Claude

Design a PCB by describing it.

grok ai image editing with layers.
Grok now gives AI images Photoshop-like layers — but there’s a catch

Segments act like automatic selection masks, allowing you to make changes to specific elements in an image.

Hand holding 3D printed PCB
I 3D printed a working PCB instead of ordering one — it's easier than you think

Your 3D printer can etch circuits now. Copper tape does the rest.

3D prints made from Bambu Labs A1 Mini
4 prints that tell you exactly what’s wrong with your 3D printer

Your printer has opinions about its settings.

Bambu Lab A1 Mini sitting on a desk during a print.
This strange 3D printing tool turns any photo into wall art that looks impossible

Turns out stacking plastic like a cheapskate Rembrandt actually works.

Claude Cowork opened on PC
I ran Claude Cowork against ChatGPT Work for a week — one clearly won

Someone's getting fired from my AI office.

3D printed NASA rover on 3D printer.
You can 3D-print NASA’s spacecraft at home for free

Over a hundred free, print-ready 3D models, straight from NASA.

Android phones in a pile
Your drawer phone is a free security camera, dashcam, and NAS

That cracked phone in your drawer can do so much more.

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Person holding the Google Pixel 9a showing the home screen.
4 Android home screen widgets that actually show you useful information

Pretty widgets that actually do stuff.

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Ikea Skadis with 3D printed trays.
5 sites packed with useful things you can 3D-print today

Never mind the dragons and skulls, these sites are full of brackets, bins, and broken-part fixes.

Man holding Android phone with Google Photos logo protruding out and search icons
Google Photos was wasting 15 gigabytes on things I never asked it to save

My photos weren't the problem — everything else was.

Aves gallery app home photos grid
My phone's gallery was a mess until I found this oddly satisfying app

Deleting 800 photos shouldn't feel this good, but here we are.

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Gemini Notebook app opened on iPhone
These Gemini Notebook features showed me I'd been using it all wrong

My brain loves these tricks.

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