Foreword: As a project this year, I’ve committed to researching the most ethical brands of the products I consume such that I can change my spending habits to support the causes I believe. I’m of the opinion that this is the best way as an individual to make an impact…

Foreword: As a project this year, I’ve committed to researching the most ethical brands of the products I consume such that I can change my spending habits to support the causes I believe. I’m of the opinion that this is the best way as an individual to make an impact on…

Foreword: As a project this year, I’ve committed to researching the most ethical brands of the products I consume such that I can change my spending habits to support the causes I believe. I’m of the opinion that this is the best way I can make an impact on the…

I don’t have a Premium Spotify account, so I get to endure the same repetitive ads over and over. While I don’t mind hearing a few ads, it’s a little much when it’s the same exact ad back to back. …

Rectangle is a rewrite of Spectacle which is a popular MacOS app used for managing and controlling windows via keyboard shortcuts. While mostly the same as Spectacle, Rectangle includes some extra features like the ability to snap windows to screen edges. Both apps are free and open source. Recently, the maintainer of Spectacle announced that they were no longer going to be able to support it, which is why I just switched. So, if you’re looking for a replacement, give Rectangle a shot. I’m liking it so far.

Working on a tool called Multitouch, a MacOS app for binding shortcuts to trackpad gestures, we ran into an issue where a user’s mouse would teleport to a seemingly random location when the user executed a click via one of Multitouch’s gestures. The odd part was that it only occurred…

Have you ever tried to merge KML map layers together? For some reason, a lot of the free mapping tools don’t have a simple, easy, intuitive way to merge layers together. So, in response, I made kmlmerger.com to hopefully save others hours of needless pain. In my case, I needed to merge my many different KML files into a single layer such that I could use a free tool for creating a heatmaps. I’m curious to hear about others experiences and pain points of working with KML files. Currently, kmlmerger.com doesn’t support KMZ files, but I could be convinced to add that support if enough folks need it.

Formerly Touchoven, Multitouch is a MacOS app for assigning keyboard shortcuts and actions to trackpad gestures. The interface is simple, clean, and has a MacOS look and feel. Multitouch comes with a free trial, so go ahead and give it a spin!

“Spell the Truth” is a slow-paced single-player spelling bee contest skill developed for Amazon Echo. The idea is that Alexa prompts you with words to spell and your goal is to correctly spell as many as you can in a row. For those that don’t have an Echo to try…