Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This week, Federico and John explain how they go about creating personal productivity tools with the assistance of AI and walk through some of what they have created.

On AppStories+, we talk about our Black Friday tech purchases.

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Links and Show Notes

Vibe Coding Personal Productivity Tools
- Simon Willison's blog — simonwillison.net
- Harper Reed — https://harper.blog
- Vibe coding apps and startups:
- Vibecode — apps.apple.com/us/app/vibecode-ai-app-builder/id6742912146
- Wabi — wabi.ai
- Bitrig — bitrig.com

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Our Black Friday Purchases
- Federico
- 77 Inch Class LG OLED evo AI G5 4K Smart TV 2025 — amzn.to/4iLxhfm
- Beelink SER9 Pro Mini PC — amzn.to/4iHT2fS
- John
- Anker SOLIX C300 Portable Power Station — amzn.to/3KHKGIN
- GMKtec AI Mini PC Ryzen Al Max+ 395 — amzn.to/48G4GU0
- ASUS ROG Swift 32" 4K OLED Gaming Monitor — amzn.to/3MlddEw

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Vibe Coding Personal Productivity Tools with AI
12:23 - Vibe Coding Middleware
16:14 - A New Generation of App Stores
17:43 - How We Approach A Vibe Coding Project
21:50 - What We've Built