How to un-Big Tech your online life
TL;DR
This edition of Installer explores alternatives to major tech platforms, highlighting tools like Dot for calendars and Steal, while discussing broader internet trends and personal tech choices.
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 116, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy National Ferris Wheel Day to all those who celebrate, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)
This week, I've been reading about Letterboxd and Mike Vrabel and AI influencers and daytime talk show economics, taking copious notes on Ezra Klein's terrific podcast on the state of the internet, buying just about every lamp in this excellent office tour, making Dot my main Mac calendar app, telling everyone I know how good Steal is, re-reading Tim Wu's excellent book The Master S …