David Gewirtz
@davidgewirtz.com
ZDNet columnist, ZATZ founder, puppy daddy, host of Advanced Geekery. Former UC Berkeley instructor, Mercer professor, CNN and Economist alum
I now have a fairly low-cost structure for an enormously powerful creative stack. www.zdnet.com/article/im-a...
I'm a Photoshop diehard, but Canva's free tools won me over - and saved me money
Adobe's subscription limits and AI stinginess pushed me over the edge. Canva offers freedom, flexibility, and serious savings. See if switching makes sense for you, too.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I now have a fairly low-cost structure for an enormously powerful creative stack. www.zdnet.com/article/im-a...
Do you think you'd trust an AI agent to shop or make purchases on your behalf? www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
How small businesses can survive AI shopping: 7 essential steps
With AI shopping agents quietly changing how we buy stuff, SMBs must adapt quickly or risk becoming invisible online.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Do you think you'd trust an AI agent to shop or make purchases on your behalf? www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
My latest video is only a little bit of a rant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBkv...
Don't do this one thing if your 3D printer arrives dead-on-arrival
Ever unboxed a brand-new 3D printer only to find it's badly broken? You’re not alone. Plus, there’s one critical mistake you should never make when that happens. In this episode, David Gewirtz shares…
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November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
My latest video is only a little bit of a rant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBkv...
Want to save money on cloud expenses. Here are my tips. www.zdnet.com/article/5-mu...
5 must-have cloud tools for small businesses in 2025 (and my top 10 money-saving secrets)
Are you overpaying for cloud tools? Here's what you actually need and how small changes can save you thousands a year.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Want to save money on cloud expenses. Here are my tips. www.zdnet.com/article/5-mu...
What have I learned while using AI? Here are 10 lessons.
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
What have I learned while using AI? Here are 10 lessons.
How do I use AI? Here's a pretty good list. www.zdnet.com/article/i-ru...
I run a very small business. Here are 21 simple ways AI saves me time every day
From coding to marketing to YouTube production, here's how a two-person company harnesses AI to outperform teams ten times their size, all while spending less than their QuickBooks subscription.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
How do I use AI? Here's a pretty good list. www.zdnet.com/article/i-ru...
Catching up on articles I posted this week. Here's the first. www.zdnet.com/article/what...
What Bill Gates really said about AI replacing coding jobs
Everyone's quoting Bill Gates saying AI can't replace programmers - but he never actually said that. Here's what he really said, and what it means for your tech career.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Catching up on articles I posted this week. Here's the first. www.zdnet.com/article/what...
I think today's piece is particularly interesting (and worrisome). www.zdnet.com/article/why-...
Why open source may not survive the rise of generative AI
Generative AI may be eroding the foundation of open source software. Provenance, licensing, and reciprocity are breaking down.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I think today's piece is particularly interesting (and worrisome). www.zdnet.com/article/why-...
Here's my take on all the big chatbots. www.zdnet.com/article/best...
The best AI chatbots of 2025: ChatGPT, Copilot, and others worth trying
We pushed eight free AI chatbots to their limits, from writing stories to generating images. See which ones scored high marks and which failed to keep up.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Here's my take on all the big chatbots. www.zdnet.com/article/best...
This free 4-module course that begins next week. www.zdnet.com/article/this...
This free Google AI course could transform how you research and write - but act fast
The Knight Center and Google are launching a free AI course aimed at journalists, but if you're a student or a writer, you could learn a lot, too. It starts Monday.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This free 4-module course that begins next week. www.zdnet.com/article/this...
Have you tried using AI tools to help you code? www.zdnet.com/article/ive-...
I've tested free vs. paid AI coding tools - here's which one I'd actually use
Some developers pay big for AI coding tools. Others stick with free. Here's how to know when to spend - and when to save.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Have you tried using AI tools to help you code? www.zdnet.com/article/ive-...
Here's my latest deep dive. www.zdnet.com/article/is-a...
Is art dead? What Sora 2 means for your rights, creativity, and legal risk
OpenAI's Sora 2 gives anyone the power to make realistic AI videos - but what happens when creativity, copyright, and deepfakes collide in ways we can't control?
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October 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Here's my latest deep dive. www.zdnet.com/article/is-a...
I'm super-annoyed at Apple for removing Launchpad. But here's a workaround. www.zdnet.com/article/miss...
Miss Launchpad in MacOS 26? I found a way to restore it for free - here's how
Two free utilities can recreate Apple's removed feature and restore your workflow faster than Spotlight's messy app grid ever could.
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October 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I'm super-annoyed at Apple for removing Launchpad. But here's a workaround. www.zdnet.com/article/miss...
Did I mention I put out a new video this weekend? Well, I did. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9k8...
Good, Weird, and Ugly: Narwal Freo Z Ultra Review
Can a robot vacuum survive a real workshop? Most can’t. I’ve tested plenty, and every one failed within minutes. But the Narwal Freo Z Ultra is different. In this Advanced Geekery review, I take the…
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October 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Did I mention I put out a new video this weekend? Well, I did. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9k8...
OpenAI announces more Codex www.zdnet.com/article/chat...
ChatGPT's Codex just got a huge upgrade that makes it more powerful than ever - what's new
OpenAI has fully launched Codex, and it comes with new tools for developers, including Slack integration and more.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
OpenAI announces more Codex www.zdnet.com/article/chat...
Last week, Google announced Jules Tools, a command-line companion for Google's GitHub-centric coding agent. Wait, what? www.zdnet.com/article/goog...
Google's new Jules Tools is very cool - how I'm using it and other Gemini AI CLIs
Jules Tools has quietly joined Gemini CLI and GitHub Actions in Google's lineup. Here's how these command-line agents differ.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Last week, Google announced Jules Tools, a command-line companion for Google's GitHub-centric coding agent. Wait, what? www.zdnet.com/article/goog...
This thing does absolutely nothing. And that's good. www.zdnet.com/home-and-off...
The $99 gadget that prevents electrical fires by doing nothing
I tested a tiny device that plugs in, stays silent, and promises to stop electrical fires before they start. Here's my verdict.
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October 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This thing does absolutely nothing. And that's good. www.zdnet.com/home-and-off...
This was almost too much fun. www.zdnet.com/article/my-n...
My new favorite Photoshop AI tool lets me combine images in one click - and I can't stop
Photoshop Harmonize automatically adjusts an object's color, lighting, and shadows to match any background. It's very, very good - and addictive.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This was almost too much fun. www.zdnet.com/article/my-n...
The latest in my AI programming saga www.zdnet.com/article/i-te...
I teamed up two AI tools to solve a major bug - but they couldn't do it without me
When Codex failed to debug my plugin, Deep Research delivered - with my careful guidance. Here's how combining AI tools can solve problems faster and supercharge developer workflows.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The latest in my AI programming saga www.zdnet.com/article/i-te...
Paper is a river. Manage the flow, not the pile. www.zdnet.com/home-and-off...
How I turned an old laptop into a home document station - and cut down on paperwork chaos
This clever setup uses scanners, shredders, and custom 3D prints to stop paper and mail as soon it enters my house.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Paper is a river. Manage the flow, not the pile. www.zdnet.com/home-and-off...
New research says AI is an amplifier for organizational function. Good gets better. Bad gets worse. Interesting read. www.zdnet.com/article/ai-h...
AI helps strong dev teams and hurts weak ones, according to Google's 2025 DORA report
AI magnifies how well (or poorly) you already operate. The 2025 DORA report reveals seven practices that separate high-performing teams from struggling ones.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New research says AI is an amplifier for organizational function. Good gets better. Bad gets worse. Interesting read. www.zdnet.com/article/ai-h...
I'm going to share with you the most valuable lessons I learned. www.zdnet.com/article/10-c...
10 ChatGPT Codex secrets I only learned after 60 hours of pair programming with it
Pair programming with ChatGPT Codex for a week exposed hard-won lessons every developer should know before trying it.
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September 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I'm going to share with you the most valuable lessons I learned. www.zdnet.com/article/10-c...
I love me some timers. One of the secrets to how I manage my day is that I set timers for everything. www.zdnet.com/article/this...
This Apple Watch setting keeps me from annoying my partner during work sprints
Constant timers help me work faster, but they bother my partner, so I turned noisy alerts into private wrist taps. Here's how.
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September 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I love me some timers. One of the secrets to how I manage my day is that I set timers for everything. www.zdnet.com/article/this...
I need to offer some context to help you understand how I can make this claim and how it fits into my world of work. www.zdnet.com/article/i-go...
I got 4 years of product development done in 4 days for $200, and I'm still stunned
Can $200 buy years of productivity? My latest AI experiment turned side projects into full products almost overnight, and the possibilities suddenly seem endless.
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September 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I need to offer some context to help you understand how I can make this claim and how it fits into my world of work. www.zdnet.com/article/i-go...
OpenAI says they're seeing strong adoption of Codex among developers and saw usage grow by 10 times in just the past month. I can believe it. This is starting to get really real. www.zdnet.com/article/open...
OpenAI has new agentic coding partner for you now: GPT-5-Codex
From cloud hand-offs to GitHub reviews, GPT-5-Codex is optimized for agentic coding and designed to supercharge developer workflows.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
OpenAI says they're seeing strong adoption of Codex among developers and saw usage grow by 10 times in just the past month. I can believe it. This is starting to get really real. www.zdnet.com/article/open...