Watchr: TV Time Shut Down, So I Built My Own
TV Time shut down, so I took my GDPR export and built Watchr, a self-hosted replacement, in two days with AI: TypeScript, Nuxt, PostgreSQL, Zero, and Capacitor.

Personal Software: Apps for an Audience of One
AI coding agents broke the old build-vs-buy math. Why I now build bespoke, single-user personal software in an evening and self-host it on my homelab.

Switching to Mac After Two Decades of Windows
After decades as a Windows developer I switched to an Apple Silicon MacBook. Why I did it, what hurt, the tools that helped, and what I still miss.

Microsoft is Betting Big on Local AI
I flew to Seattle for a Microsoft training on Windows AI Foundry, Phi Silica, and NPUs. Here is what on-device AI actually means for app developers.

PyCon US 2025: Python Is Getting Fast
My first PyCon US in Pittsburgh: free threading and the JIT, the Pyrefly vs ty type checker race, Python in WebAssembly, and the talks worth watching.
