Justin Pot is a writer and journalist based in Hillsboro, Oregon. He loves technology, people, and nature, not necessarily in that order. Learn more:Â justinpot.com.
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App comparisons
Slack vs. Discord: Which should you use? [2025]
Comparing Slack to Discord doesn't, at first glance, make sense. It's apples to oranges—or, more accurately, conference room to arcade—in terms of branding.
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Zapier tutorials
How to format a Slack message in Zapier
A lot of people use Zapier to send information over to Slack, which makes sense: It's a great way to automatically share information with the team. But that information is only going to make sense if it's formatted cleanly.
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Best apps
The 4 best read it later apps to save content in 2025
Reading things online is more interesting than most jobs. It's a big problem, and read it later apps are the solution. If you stumble upon an interesting article, or if someone sends one to you, you can send the article to a reading queue.
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App tips
How to play white noise on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac have white noise built in. Here's how to enable it.
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