Side Projects
Things I have built in my free time: apps, web toys, and command-line tools.
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Self-hosted
Pi-hole Unblocker
A self-service unblock page for your household Pi-hole. Paste the broken link, tap Allow, get on with your life. Ends your career as the family DNS help desk. Open source, one Python file, no dependencies.
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macOS
Bogey
A live radar for your own network. Maps every device on your Wi-Fi, guesses what each one is, and alerts you the moment an unknown device joins. Rootless, keyless, fully local.
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macOS
Wairy
Know what AI can touch on your Mac, then lock it down. Wairy shows exactly what Claude, Cursor, and other AI apps and MCP servers have been granted, scores the risk, and lets you revoke what they do not need.
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Web
Plaintext Report
Security headlines. Nothing else. Cybersecurity news from the major sources, refreshed every few hours, with no ads, no cookies, and no tracking.
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Web app
Wax Spinner
A social platform for vinyl collectors to share what they are spinning right now, browse each other's turntables, and dig through collections.
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macOS
Logic Commander
Hands-free voice control for Logic Pro. Say "Hey Logic" to run 25+ transport, recording, and mixing commands without leaving your instrument.
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iOS
BeMusical
An instrument-aware creative-prompt and multi-track recording app that helps musicians break out of a rut.
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Game
Skyline Co-op
SimTower rebuilt around democratic socialism. Manage the money, create the jobs, house the people, and answer to an assembly that can vote you out.
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Game
Heyzee
A polished Yahtzee-style dice game against a witty AI. Strict official rules, felt themes, real dice-clatter sound, and a fireworks payoff when you roll five of a kind. Open source.
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Game
Tank Wars
A Scorched-Earth-style artillery game. 2 to 8 players, 24 weapons, AI opponents, and a lot of collateral damage.
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iOS
VinylRec
A recommendation engine that helps you rediscover the vinyl you already own, based on your listening history.
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iOS
VinylCheck
Search your Discogs collection while you are out record shopping, so you never buy a dupe again.
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iOS
SoloAct
An iOS app for solo musicians: manage venues, gigs, and setlists with a built-in metronome and song tools.
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Tool
HomeNetScanner
A self-hosted network-device dashboard for Pi-hole and Raspberry Pi. See everything on your network at a glance.
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Tool
PortableNetScanner
A no-install laptop network scanner: nmap plus a localhost dashboard. Runs on macOS and Linux.
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CLI
Pi-hole Toolkit
A command-line interface for Pi-hole v6 that makes managing your DNS sinkhole a lot less tedious.
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CLI
Discogs Collection Explorer
An interactive terminal tool for exploring and slicing up your Discogs record collection.
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Tool
Firefox Bookmark Manager
Clean up your bookmark disaster. A tool for taming years of accumulated Firefox bookmarks.
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CLI
QuickServer
A minimal static file server in bash. When you just need to serve a folder and move on.
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Tool
Buncombe Tax Appeal
A free property-tax appeal comp tool for the Buncombe County NC 2026 reappraisal. Find comparable sales and build your case.
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