5 ways I use Claude Code that don't involve coding
Mahnoor Faisal Apr 17, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . She…
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The tools each system uses actually tell a story of the philosophy behind the design. Take Tines, for example. Its 16 batched tools cover the whole story lifecycle in one place, with validate and execute_action sitting alongside the create and update operations, along with the aforementioned scratchpad so that the model can talk to itself before doing anything. n8n's 24 tools are mostly graph editing primitives, with a handful of helpers for fetching documentation, examples, and execution logs. Both work, but Tines' set lets the AI keep its grip on the work for longer in a single context witho
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I tried VS Code, Google Antigravity, and Claude Code for a month and one clearly dominated
…Not quite — VS Code is a Microsoft product, first unveiled at Build 2015. While GitHub is also owned by Microsoft, VS Code predates that acquisition and is maintained by a dedicated team…
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Mahnoor Faisal Apr 29, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . She…
Claude Code's creator keeps sharing tips, and they all made my experience better
Mahnoor Faisal Apr 13, 2026, 10:31 AM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . She…
Claude does more for my workflow than all other AI tools combined — these 3 features are why
…window big enough to just throw the whole document at. Used right, it removes a lot of the friction that makes AI-assisted work feel like more work. Claude OS Windows, macOS…
I built an offline research system, and cloud AI doesn't feel necessary anymore
Nolen Jonker Apr 2, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT Nolen began their writing career in 2019, with three years dedicated to editing the Creative section at MakeUseOf . Their expertise lies at the…
I used Claude wrong for months, here’s the setup that actually works
…I can create a dedicated project, give relevant instructions, upload files, documents, and client requirements, and build a specialized mini-AI that lives in that folder. It’s like building a NotebookLM…
Gemini for Home sounds impressive until you realize Home Assistant already does it better
Jasmine Mannan Apr 17, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
I use Claude Code to set up Claude Code better, and I wouldn't have it any other way
Mahnoor Faisal Apr 27, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . She…
Self-hosted LLM took my personal knowledge management system to the next level
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