Old Stack Journal is a practical site about AI tools, coding assistants, useful web tech, automation, self-hosting, small internet projects, and old-web thinking.
The aim is simple: test tools, write honest notes, and help solo builders and solopreneurs work out what’s actually worth using.
Affiliate links
Some links on this site may be affiliate links. This means that if you click a link and buy something, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Affiliate links help support the site, but they don’t decide what I write, what I test, or what I recommend.
If something is useful, I’ll say so. If something is weak, overhyped, awkward, expensive for what it does, or only useful in a very narrow situation, I want to be able to say that too.
Tool reviews and recommendations
Not every tool mentioned on Old Stack Journal is recommended.
Some articles are positive reviews. Some are mixed. Some are notes about tools that are useful only in specific situations. Some are warnings about where a tool falls short.
When I say something is worth using, I mean it seems useful for a real workflow, not that it’s perfect, future-proof, or suitable for everyone.
A good tool still needs the right user, the right job, and a bit of judgement. Annoying, I know. Would be lovely if the internet came with fewer catches.
Sponsored content
Old Stack Journal may publish sponsored content in the future.
If a post, section, link, or placement is sponsored, I’ll try to label it clearly so you know what you’re reading.
Sponsored content still needs to fit the site. This isn’t intended to become a generic AI hype site or a place where every tool gets praised because somebody paid for it.
The standard stays the same: is this useful, honest, relevant, and worth the reader’s time?
Free access, review copies, and trials
Sometimes a company may provide free access, a review copy, a trial, or a demo account so I can test a product.
If that happens, it doesn’t guarantee a positive review.
The goal is still to write practical notes about what worked, what failed, where the tool was useful, where it got annoying, and who it’s actually for.
Accuracy and changes
Tools, pricing, features, limits, and terms can change quickly, especially with AI products and web services.
I try to keep articles useful and accurate at the time they’re written, but you should always check the current details before paying for a tool or building something important around it.
That includes pricing pages, usage limits, cancellation terms, privacy policies, security details, API limits, and anything else that might ruin your afternoon if it changed quietly.
No professional advice
The content on Old Stack Journal is based on personal testing, practical experience, notes, opinions, and research.
It is not legal, financial, business, security, or professional technical advice.
Use your own judgement, check important details yourself, and don’t bet the farm on a blog post written by a man who probably has too many browser tabs open.
The short version
Old Stack Journal may earn money from affiliate links, sponsors, or referrals, but the site is built around practical usefulness first.
If something is weak, limited, overhyped, or not worth using, I want to be able to say that plainly.
Useful first. Money second. Hype in the bin.