Naomi Chao

Naomi Chao

GammaGamma
early tech enthusiast
435 points
html.to.design
Just used it on the Product Hunt site and it replicated it really well. My only complaint is that it took a while to load and some launches spilled over past the page border, with only the main page fully in white (I know I explained that horribly lol). Otherwise, it worked like a charm! Pretty cool plugin!

What needs improvement

slow performance (1)incomplete imports (1)
uBlock Origin
Not as good as ABP, but it does what it says it'll do. Can't argue with results, and I appreciate the pop-up blocker as well.

What's great

pop-up blocker (2)
Spotify
Song discovery could maybe be better, but Spotify is definitely my go-to music app. The UX/UI is so freaking clean it can't be beaten. They've made some terrific feature additions to the mobile app as well, so that's a huge plus.
Albus Beta
For a beta version, this is pretty sweet. I love the Pinterest x Google approach. I've made multiple boards now and use them as low-level research into different plant care routines. Love how each block can be used to generate more in-depth blocks and that images are so easy to place on each board, like a free-style Pinterest. Overall, this thing has potential and I can't wait to see what future iterations can do!

What's great

research tool (1)image integration (2)board creation (3)beta version potential (2)
3 views
Workspaces
Amazing product for desk inspo. I've definitely stolen a few ideas for my own setup and I'll probably continue to stalk through the site for even more makeover ideas...

What's great

inspirational content (3)
3 views
Damn Good Tools
What can I say - it lives up to its name. Damn easy to use too. The font finder and URL summarizer are pretty sweet in particular.
1 view
AutoDraw
Ok this is pretty cool, especially if you just want a simple icon. It reminds me of Pictionary, but if my random scribbles could magically look like what I'm actually trying to describe. I mean, I did try and draw a dog but it looked more like a pig. This thing actually made it look like a dog.

What's great

innovative (2)simple icon creation (1)
5 views
Playbook
Dropbox X Pinterest is an accurate description. As someone who loves using Pinterest but doesn't like posting (I prefer to store my stuff privately), Playbook is awesome! Easy way to browse all my random AI-generated images.

What's great

image hosting (1)visual layout (2)
Zoo
So fun to play with! It's nice to be able to pick out which model will give me results closer to what I want because then I can just go further down that rabbit hole instead of trying them all one after another. I also like how you can see everything you generated in the past, that's kinda fun. Gotta say - the animals in this zoo are beauts and I'm looking forward to seeing the next iteration ;)
Rooms
It honestly exceeded my expectations. It reminds me of Minecraft but for adults. As someone who has never played Minecraft for recreation, I surprisingly found rooms.xyz to be super cool. Really customizable and you can code whatever you want in Lua. It's a cool product I can't wait to see be expanded upon. I get the sense that there're so many ways to use it that it's only a matter of time before something mindblowing is done with it.

What's great

customizable (2)creative platform (2)Lua scripting (2)
Huberman Hub
As someone who's heard of the Huberman Lab podcast before but never listened to it, this is a great collection of quick bites. I hate having to listen to long podcasts and this is just the perfect summary of the best bits, no extra fluff included. I've already learned quite a bit about how bad my sleeping habits are...
The Pudding
One of the funniest, yet seriously informative newsletters I've read in a while...and I read a lot of newsletters. Their Ali Wong article really knocked it out of the park for me and I've been hooked ever since. One of the best blends of humor and nitty gritty data visualizations. 10/10 would recommend
This is my first time really trying out an AR product and I'll admit - I'm impressed. The design is superb and you can tell a lot of work went into making them both visually beautiful and technically brilliant (each "Dot" is genetically unique and learns as they grow). It feels like a Pixar character came to life. I only wish they prompted you to create an account asap, otherwise if you uninstall the app you lose your Dot. Happened to me once and now you can bet I'm never uninstalling it again. Lesson learned lol and rip my first Dot.

What's great

augmented reality (3)genetically unique AI pets (2)character design (2)

What needs improvement

account management (1)
7 views
Stable Diffusion - DreamStudio
Like most AI-generated art, it's not perfect, but for what it costs (nothing - it's free!) it's awesome. I was able to generate some nice art to put in a deck and was quite pleased with the result.

What's great

free credits (3)
1 view
Merlin Bird ID
Haven't had the chance to test the sound id on any birds yet, but I've downloaded a few packs (their directory of local birds basically) and I love listening to all the call variations. I love how each call comes with the name and date someone recorded it. Feels more personal and crowdsourced. I don't know how new calls are added but hopefully I'll be able to record something and get my recording in there. Overall, it's a nice quick spark of joy in my day.
I started using Sidekick because I really wanted to try out Arc but wasn't a Mac user. Even if Arc does come out with a Windows version, I may still stick with Sidekick. It's made me far more productive in school (plus students get free pro accounts). It's like my brain works differently in Sidekick compared to any other browser. The discord is super active, which is helpful. Overall, it definitely lives up to its "distraction-free" marketing.

What's great

distraction blocker (4)free pro accounts for students (1)
3 views
Lex
I mainly use this to get me started on written content, and the +++ command is super intuitive. The AI assistant is a tad unintuitive. It can't yet make changes to your writing, or export your doc automatically, but it can give you suggestions and feedback. If you need on-the-fly research, it can also act as a built-in google search. Compared to google docs or word it's a very minimalistic, clean build, but the design choices are confusing, at least to me. I do love the active feedback/roadmap updates though. Nathan makes it super easy to leave feedback and stay engaged in what he's building next.

What's great

minimalistic design (1)AI autocomplete (1)built-in search (1)active feedback/roadmap updates (1)

What needs improvement

limited editing capabilities (2)no automatic export (1)confusing design choices (1)
6 views
Sometimes I just need an image edited quickly and I'm always a mess when it comes to Adobe stuff. Pixlr is just easier for me. It's in the browser and it has that sweet patch fixer that makes small tweaks to AI-generated art, for example, way easier than heavy-duty editing software. That said, Pixlr does have a whole bunch of other editing stuff so if you need heavy-duty editing, it could probably do that to some extent.

What's great

easy to use (29)photo editing (11)AI features (4)browser based (4)patch fixer (1)
2 views
Graphy
As a student who hates Excel but sometimes needs to make graphs for the occasional written report, this is a lifesaver. It's aesthetically pleasing, makes it easy to paste in your data, and you can change your chart type with one click. If you're looking for something that can handle super complex data, you might need Excel for that. But if you just need something clean and on the fly - this is it. Exporting/sharing is super easy too so there's no need for screenshotting anything either.
12 views
Microsoft Designer
For what it's meant to do, it's not bad. It does what it sets out to do - create on-the-fly graphics, mostly for social media. Once it generates a design, you might have to tinker with it a bit to get what you want though.

What's great

social media graphics (1)
1 view