The Free Desk / Section 02
Everyday Tools
Judging software and knowing the categories. Everything in this section is written to still be true in ten years — no rankings, no “best of”, no dates.
In this section
4 pieces · 17 minutes of reading in total.
- GUIDE How to Judge a Program Before You Install ItA checklist you can actually run in five minutes.
- REFERENCE The Categories Worth KnowingBrowser, office, media, security, creative — what each is for and what to look for.
- ESSAY Free Versus Paid, Argued Both WaysThe honest trade, with the case for paying made properly.
- ESSAY When a Project Goes QuietHow to tell a finished tool from an abandoned one.