Divot
macOSA native golf tracker — rounds, shot log, per-hole scorecards, club bag, practice notes and a USGA-style handicap index. All local, no cloud.
Public apps. Personal systems. Built with purpose.
Independent desktop software, built for the long haul — native, local-first, yours.
02 — Projects
The apps
Native desktop software, shipped one focused tool at a time. Open source where it counts.
Time Capsule
WindowsCompile a life into a single self-contained HTML archive — built to be opened 250 years from the day it's sealed. Timeline, photos, citations, all inlined.
Phillies
macOSA clean macOS app for following the Philadelphia Phillies — schedule, scores and stats, with optional Claude-powered live win probability.
Roundhouse
DesktopA catalog for model train collections — track your roster, road names and details in a fast, local desktop app.
Manifest
WindowsA lending-library catalog built for a nonprofit model-railroad club — admin-gated editing, honor-system checkout and return, with Windows auto-update.
SQL Jaguar
DesktopA fast, multi-tab database editor for working across several connections and queries at once — built for people who live in their data.
03 — Garage
In the garage
How these tools get built — and the rules they're built by.
The workbench
One focused tool at a time, shipped end to end by one person — design, build, and release. No frameworks-of-the-month, no cloud lock-in: just fast native apps that keep your data on your machine and keep working offline.
Swift
SwiftUI
Electron
TypeScript
SQLite
04 — Field Notes
Field notes
Short writing on building software, machines, and the road between.
Why local-first
On building software that keeps working when the network doesn't — and why your data should live on your machine.
Tools you own
Notes on shipping small, native desktop apps as one person — and the case against renting your own workflow.
Discipline over speed
Choosing what matters most, over and over again. The slow, repeatable habits behind work that lasts.
Notes are on the way. Follow along on GitHub
05 — Contact
Start the engine
Questions, ideas, or just want to talk shop? The garage door's open.