COOL TECH // APPS // PRODUCTIVITY HACKS
Cool tech, app picks, and
productivity hacks I actually use
By J.A.M. — researched obsessively so you don’t have to. No sponsorships. No fluff.
Researched obsessively.
Hours of comparison shopping, condensed into a 5-minute read.
No sponsorships.
Nobody sends me gear. I buy what I review with my own money.
Real-money picks.
I’ll tell you what’s worth it — and what to skip.
Latest
Four Years With the Logitech MX Master 3S: An Honest Long-Term Review
I bought the Logitech MX Master 3S the week it launched in May 2022. I’m writing this in May 2026. The mouse is sitting on my deskmat to the right of this draft, four years and however-many-clicks later, and it still works exactly like it did out of the box. That’s the whole post, in…
How Mem Became My Capture App (I Just Ramble and It Does the Rest)
Okay, so the feature that actually sold me on Mem isn’t a notes feature at all. It’s a button. The button on the side of my iPhone 17 Pro, to be specific. And the fact that I can press it, talk for ninety seconds like a person thinking out loud, and end up with a…
Anker Prime TB5 vs Caldigit TS5 Plus: 5 Months In (My Pick)
If you read the launch post, you saw me complain about spending five hours researching a docking station back in December. Not buying it. Researching it. This is what I actually bought. Heads up: this post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click through and buy something, I earn a small commission at no cost…
Why I Started The Tech JAM
Back in December, I spent 5 hours researching a docking station. Not buying it. Researching it. The job was simple: one cable into my screen and peripherals, swap between my work laptop and my personal laptop without re-plugging six things every morning. Ten minutes of research, tops. Right? Reading reviews. Watching YouTube videos at 1.5x….
