Tools I Trust.

First stop for drafting, brainstorming, and quick answers. The one most people start with for good reason.

Where I go when the thinking needs to be sharper. Strong on long documents, careful writing, and anything that requires real nuance.

Google's entry that keeps getting better. Useful when you need something that plays well with the rest of the Google ecosystem.

Builds functional web apps and sites from a prompt. What I used to build this site.

Browser based coding environment that lets you build and run projects without setting anything up locally. Great for quick prototypes.

The suite most businesses already run on. Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams cover more ground than people give them credit for when you actually know how to use them.

Clean, collaborative, and easy to get a whole team on the same page fast. Docs and Drive especially make sharing and working together feel effortless.

The way modern teams communicate when email is too slow and a meeting is too much. Gets chaotic without structure but when set up right it just works.

The go to for organizations already in the Microsoft ecosystem. Video calls, chat, and file sharing all in one place without adding another tool to the stack.

Connects the apps you already use so the repetitive handoffs just happen on their own. One of the fastest ways to add automation without writing a line of code.

AI powered calendar that plans your day for you. Blocks time for tasks automatically and adjusts when things shift. One of the more genuinely useful AI tools out there right now.

Clean, simple time tracking and invoicing for consultants and small teams. What Ask Griff runs on for billing.

Record your screen and your face and send it instead of scheduling a meeting. Saves more time than almost anything else on this list.

Password manager that earns full trust. Open source, cross platform, and flexible enough to fit how any team actually works. The one Griff has used for years.

Free, fast, and battle tested. A no brainer layer in front of any website for performance and protection. Enterprise grade without the enterprise price tag.

The gold standard for serious network security. What Griff reaches for when the stakes are high and the environment is complex.

Palo Alto's VPN solution for organizations that need secure remote access done right.

Enterprise level visibility into what is actually happening across your environment. If you need to know, Splunk can tell you.

Privacy first email, VPN, and cloud storage. Proton Mail especially for anyone who takes their communications seriously.

Two factor authentication that is easy enough for non technical users and strong enough to actually matter. Been a daily driver for years.

Not an app, a reality check. Paste in any email and find out where it has shown up in a data breach. Every client gets pointed here on day one.

Fast, frictionless notes that sync instantly across everything. The place ideas land before they disappear. Pairs perfectly with the Pixel ecosystem.

Clean and simple task management that actually gets used. Integrates naturally with the rest of the Microsoft suite without adding complexity.

Where real knowledge lives. Griff has built IT knowledge libraries in OneNote that teams called indispensable. Endlessly flexible when you know how to use it.

A local first note taking app built on plain markdown files. Powerful for anyone who thinks in connected ideas and wants full ownership of their knowledge base.