Published May 8, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Nolen began their writing career in 2019, with three years dedicated to editing the Creative section at MakeUseOf . Their expertise lies at the crossroads of technology and creativity, covering areas like photography, video editing, and graphic design. Outside of work, you'll often find Nolen diving into a good book, writing their own stories, or playing video games. Though both the NotebookLM and Gemini trains had long left the station before I jumped on either of them, I got there eventually. And then Google put them on the same track through a new feature called Notebooks . At first, I couldn't help but notice similarities to Claude's Projects because of their persistent context. But after using them for a few weeks now, it became clear where they actually slot into my workflow - connecting the learning to the practicing.…