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2025

Stream Daemon: The Secure, Open-Source Stream Automation Engine for Modern Creators November 5, 2025
Stream Daemon is a secure, open source engine that watches your live status on streaming platforms and announces it across your social networks.

2023

Why I Use Multiple Phones: A Personal Dive into Device Diversification September 22, 2023
Why I carry an iPhone, a GrapheneOS Pixel, a Samsung and a Librem 5, and what each one is for.
Improving Indoor Air Quality with UV Sanitation Systems and High-Quality Filters April 10, 2023
My experience with a UV-C light in my HVAC system and room air filters to fight mold and improve indoor air quality.
Best Headphone & Microphone Combo for Office, Gaming, and Music for Under $100 April 1, 2023
A budget headset built from studio headphones, a modular microphone and a few adapters, for work meetings, music and gaming for under $100.
Open Letter to President Biden about the Possible Ban of TikTok March 16, 2023
An open letter I wrote in March 2023 about what a possible TikTok ban would mean for creators and small businesses like mine.
Must-Have Tools for 3D Printing and PC Repair: My Recommended Starter Kit March 13, 2023
The tools I recommend for starting out in 3D printing and PC repair, from a ratcheting screwdriver to thermal paste.
Building a Strong Online Community: A Guide to Automating Your Social Media Communications February 11, 2023
How I plan to automate announcements across YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Discord, Mastodon and more, so more time goes to content and community.
Boosting Your Mastodon Server's Visibility: A Guide to Federation and Relays February 8, 2023
How a new Mastodon server gets noticed: directories, follower scanning tools and relays that improve federation.
Discovering the Magic of Mastodon: A Journey into the Decentralized Social Networking World February 6, 2023
What Mastodon and the fediverse are, why I started my own instance, and what I like about a decentralized network.
Introducing Twitch-and-toot: The Open-Source Solution for Mastodon Stream Alerts February 6, 2023
Twitch-and-Toot is an open source tool that posts to Mastodon when a streamer goes live on Twitch. This is the story of how I built it.