Notes

Now and then I write about why I built something.

24 September 2026

Chrome profiles don't share bookmarks. I used Floccus.

Personal and work Chrome on one Mac keep separate bookmarks. Google sync won't merge them. xBrowserSync from the Store no longer runs; Floccus plus Drive does.

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13 August 2026

Why I built Marketing Frameworks

I reviewed 68 marketing frameworks and looked for evidence of their use. The research became an app for choosing an approach and briefing AI to write supported claims.

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4 August 2026

How I built a personal site without paid hosting

I built my site with AI over a weekend, keeping the content in text files and hosting it on Cloudflare Pages. Here are the steps, costs, and limitations.

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29 July 2026

How I took Claude Code from my Mac to my phone

I wanted to leave my Mac and carry on working from my phone. Connecting to the same session helped, as long as the Mac stayed awake.

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1 July 2025

Why I built Pomodoro Beat

I wanted a timer and music in one window. After a year of use, I made the work blocks longer and used the music stopping as a cue to take a break.

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