Tech & Tools: AI Video, No-Code Builders, and How Things Work

This category is the toolkit drawer — hands-on looks at the software and services I actually use to make content and ship small things faster, tested against a real workflow instead of a press release.

Recurring themes: turning AI video tools (script generation, B-roll, thumbnails) into an actual production pipeline instead of a novelty demo, what tools like NotebookLM are good for once the hype settles, plain-language breakdowns of how the underlying models actually work, and head-to-head comparisons of no-code and AI app builders using the same prompt so the differences are visible instead of asserted.

If you want to know whether a new tool is worth your time before you spend an afternoon on it, this is the category that answers that.