Category: Side Project
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Weather, Now on iPhone
People have been asking me for a native weather app for years. I finally decided to build it. It’s called WeatherExt. If you use Weather Extension, this is the app to go along with it. The same idea that started with...
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Rethinking Chrome Extension Reviews
Update, September 8, 2026: Good news! Oliver Dunk from the Chrome Extensions team replied that they’ve already made changes to focus more on recent reviews. He’s also going to ask the team to look at Weather’s rating...
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I Rebuilt WeatherTab for a Better New Tab
I rebuilt WeatherTab with a cleaner forecast, full-screen weather photos, and more control over what appears when you open a new tab. The idea is still simple. Open a tab, check the weather, and get on with whatever...
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Weather Extension 2026 Refresh
I built the first version of Weather Extension in 2015 because I wanted to check the weather without opening another website. Eleven years later, I still want the same thing: the temperature in my toolbar and a...
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How I Build Faster With AI, Screenshots, and Voice
A lot of people blame the AI model when a coding task goes sideways. Sometimes the model is the problem. More often, it is guessing because the prompt did not include enough context. That happens constantly with UI...
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AI Is the Best Co-Founder
AI is the best co-founder I have ever had. That sounds like clickbait, but I mean it. For years, the standard startup advice was to find a co-founder. If you were technical, find somebody who could sell. If you were...
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Introducing PxlShot: A Free Screenshot Tool for Mac
I built a new Mac app called PxlShot. It is a native screenshot tool for capturing areas, windows, and displays. After each capture, you can copy it, save it, edit it, or find it again in local history. The app is...
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The Competition Is Not the Problem
Every time I think about building something new, I can find a reason not to do it. Usually the easiest reason is competition. There are already hundreds of weather apps. There are plenty of URL shorteners. The App...
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Building the T.LY Android App Was Harder Than I Expected
After building the T.LY iOS app, I started working on the Android version. I expected Android to be easier. I was wrong about that. Maybe this is obvious if you have spent a lot of time in the Android world, but I...
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Free QR Code Scanner & Creator App
I built a new app called QR Code Scanner & Creator. It is available for iPhone and Android. The idea is simple. Open the app, scan a QR code or barcode, create a new QR code, save useful ones, and move on. No...
