Tools we trust
Tools We Use & Recommend
A short list of services we actually rate — for staying private online, taking payments, and getting more done with AI.
Most of the main links below are referral links: sign up through them and we both receive a bonus or reward, at no extra cost to you. Each one is labelled.
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VPN & Privacy Browse privately with NordVPN
Encrypt your connection, stay private on public Wi-Fi, and keep your browsing your own — on all your devices.
- Encrypt your connection and browse privately on any Wi-Fi
- Fast servers worldwide, with apps for all your devices
- Sign up with our link and you get up to 3 months free
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Claude AI Assistant Get more done with Claude
Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, research, coding and everyday tasks — genuinely useful, and what we use ourselves.
- Draft emails, documents and plans in seconds
- Research, summarise and brainstorm with a smart assistant
- Help with coding, spreadsheets and everyday tasks
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Payments & Bookings Take payments & bookings with Square
What we use to take card payments and run online appointment bookings — easy to set up, with a tidy dashboard for a small business.
- Take card payments in person, online or by invoice
- Online booking for appointments
- Simple POS, dashboard and reporting for small business
More privacy tools
Other tools worth knowing about
Each helps protect a different part of your digital life. These link to the official sites — they aren't referral links.
The links for NordVPN, Square, Anthropic are referral links: if you sign up or buy through them, we may both receive a bonus, reward or credit at no extra cost to you. Rewards are set by each provider and can change at any time. The other privacy tools link to their official sites and earn us nothing.
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