AdminPatron
An early GPT-2 assistant for infrastructure and DevOps questions, from VMware to PowerShell and cloud platforms.
Portfolio / Independently built
Small ideas.
Useful software.
Most of these started with something I wanted to make easier. A better meeting. A clearer picture of my day. One less repetitive task.
Here’s the collection so far.
01 / The current collection
Things I’m building.
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ProductivityWhatPulse
Track time in apps, keyboard and mouse activity, and the patterns behind your digital day. Built for people who want to understand how they use their computer.
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ProductivityMuteDeck
Control your microphone, camera, and meetings across Zoom, Teams, and other apps. Bring those controls to your Stream Deck, keyboard, or other hardware.
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ProductivityWhatPulse Professional
Bring computer usage analytics to your team with private dashboards. See which apps people use and understand how work happens across your organization.
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AIMeetingDebrief
Record, transcribe, and summarize meetings with on-device AI. Turn conversations into useful notes, or dictate directly into the app you’re working in.
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DevelopmentHackUtilities
A desktop workspace for AI coding agents, terminals, and development servers. Keep your projects together, with everyday developer tools close at hand.
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AIPigeonloom
A shared inbox and versioned library for agents working on the same product. Pass along release notes, decisions, and files across projects, with a record you can follow.
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ProductivityTypeTest.io
A clean, straightforward typing test for speed and accuracy. A place to practice, build confidence, and give your keyboard skills a little attention.
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AIWonderMachine
Personalized storybooks written, illustrated, and narrated with AI. Turn a child’s interests into a one-of-a-kind adventure with them at the center.
02 / Earlier chapters
From the archive.
Earlier projects, experiments, and products now retired or in maintenance. Every one taught me something.
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DeckAssistant
An AI assistant for Stream Deck: rewrite, translate, and work with selected text at the press of a button.
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AI Spend
AI usage and cost tracking, with dashboards and alerts to help keep API spending predictable.
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Bluesky Keywords
Email alerts for brand mentions, keywords, and conversations on Bluesky.
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Highlight Vault
A home for Kindle highlights, with regular reminders to revisit the ideas worth keeping.
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Corporate Influencer Portal
Applications, benefits, and contribution tracking for VMware’s influencer programs, including vExpert.
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Green Innovations Newsletter
A monthly look at green technology, co-written with Santhosh. Published through 2023; the reading archive is still available.
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I also help teams with development, product strategy, and technical marketing.