Journal · Field notes
Ideas from
the workbench.
Software economics, privacy, ownership, old hardware, and honest stories about making things. Written when there’s something real to say.
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Goose: Giving an Old MacBook a New Purpose
My 2015 MacBook once promised to be the future and let me down. Years later, I brought it back—not to make it new, but to give it a job that fits.
Why I Built PicTyper
I wanted a child to open a bookmark and start practicing: no login, no ads, no instructions, and no adult needed to get things going.
Why Subscriptions Are Hard for Consumers
Subscriptions can pay for real, ongoing costs. They become harder to defend when the price rises, the value shrinks, and customers lose control of something they already paid for.
You Don't Need an Account to Learn to Type
A typing practice tool for a child should open and work. It shouldn't ask for an email address before the first keypress.
NOTES WE’RE EXPLORING
What does it cost to keep an app alive?You don’t need a new computer.What happened to shareware?Why I built this.What we miss about old software.