STEPHEN
STILWELL
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THE USEFUL IN PRACTICE LIBRARY / 55 FIELD NOTES

Good questions.
Useful discoveries.

Explore AI and software by product, task, or topic. Practical use cases, tradeoffs, and a clearer next step.

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55 articles

FutrproofIndependent analysis

Your expertise deserves a reputation.

Presence Plumb, the quiet giants of tech, and the work of making expertise visible. Includes an interactive Authority Canvas.

PaletteIndependent analysis

One idea. Every format.

Build a coordinated campaign, explore creative model routing, and examine Palette’s unified media studio.

OpenAIIndependent analysis

Make something click.

A hands-on GTM studio: campaign remixes, advertiser conversations, and a portfolio built for the next chapter.

KalshiSpec concept

New York has opinions. Build what’s next.

An interactive recruiting and growth lab: campaign creative, talent strategy, and the product behind the conversation.

RampSpec concept

Your finance team has plans.

An interactive campaign: remix the pitch, pick a market, and see the GTM thinking.

ZendeskIndependent analysis

Zendesk AI: beyond the support conversation

A practical review of Zendesk Specialized Agents, Custom Agents and Copilot: workflow fit, pricing questions, early-access limits and a refund test plan.

CanvaIndependent analysis

Canva AI 2.0: what actually changed?

What changed, which workflows fit, and what to check before paying for conversational design.

CanvaIndependent analysis

Test Canva AI with a five-slide proposal

A ready-to-run prompt, acceptance criteria and cleanup scorecard for a real professional task. Results pending.

CanvaIndependent analysis

Canva Code 2.0: beyond the first demo

Learn how to edit Canva Code, what needs an AI prompt, how copying code differs from editing it, and what to check before publishing.

MetaIndependent analysis

Connect 2026: what matters for your work

Meta Connect 2026 announcements in one guide: VR Glasses, Ray-Ban Gen 3, Muse and Horizon. Compare announced prices, availability and practical use cases.

Meta VR GlassesIndependent analysis

VR Glasses: a workspace worth waiting for?

Meta VR Glasses price, planned release date and announced specs, plus the puck, battery and workspace tradeoffs to check before buying.

Ray-Ban Meta AudioIndependent analysis

Audio glasses: who needs the camera?

For people who want calls, listening and voice assistance in their glasses. Start by deciding whether a camera is useful to you.

Ray-Ban MetaIndependent analysis

Gen 3 vs Gen 2: the upgrade decision

Compare Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 vs Gen 2 on price, battery, camera, calls and fit. A documentation-led upgrade guide, with hands-on questions still open.

Meta MuseIndependent analysis

Muse: useful delegation starts with limits

What is Meta Muse? Understand its AI agent, connectors, privacy controls, announced features and the limits to check before delegating work.

HorizonIndependent analysis

Create vs Studio: from idea to playable test

Compare Horizon Create and Horizon Studio: phone versus browser game creation, editing, early access, publishing and unanswered pricing questions.

n8nIndependent analysis

n8n for company research

When automation is worth its setup and maintenance.

SynthesiaIndependent analysis

Teach the exception, too

Build training around decisions and escalation.

ClayIndependent analysis

A reason for every prospect

Research audience fit before drafting outreach.

Useful in PracticeSite design note

A form people can actually use

The missing field, the unclear button, and the correction.

Product analyses examine documented capabilities and proposed tests. They do not claim firsthand test results. The site design note describes work on this website.

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NEW / SEPTEMBER 2026

Make sense of Meta Connect.

Six guides to the glasses, agents and creation tools, with availability, tradeoffs and questions worth asking.

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