I build practical desktop tools, primarily with Python — local databases, PDF generation, and workflows that stay on your machine. My work focuses on software that sole traders and small operators can actually use day to day.
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Technical projects
Renault Master Camper Conversion
Perhaps my most ambitious and educational undertaking: in 2025 I converted an Australia Post van into a fully fitted-out campervan, and put it to the test by taking it 4,400 km to the top of Australia.
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Home Screen
A browser new tab page laid out like a phone home screen — an app grid you arrange yourself, with weather, sun times and an assistant bar.
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Home Screen
A browser new tab page laid out like a phone home screen — an app grid you arrange yourself, with weather, sun times and an assistant bar.
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Epson RR-70W batch scanner
Driver-free batch scanning for the Epson RR-70W on Linux. Feed page after page straight to PNG or PDF — no OEM software, no cloud account.
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invoiceNow
Desktop invoicing for Australian sole traders — tax invoices, job records, PDF export, and Gmail sending. Runs entirely on your own machine.
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Cadence
Offline dictation and clipboard text-to-speech for Linux. Speak into any app, or hear selected text read aloud. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Capsule
Sandboxed dev containers in one command — DevPod, rootless Podman and VSCodium — for running AI coding agents safely away from your host.
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N-of-1
Offline health tracker for Android, Linux and Windows. See what actually drives your energy, mood and focus. No account, no cloud, no subscription.
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tagdexer
Tag-based code navigation and append-only decision logging for any repo. Find files by what they do, and keep a record of why.
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NitroTune
Fan and thermal control for the Acer Nitro AN515-55 on Linux — a native replacement for Windows-only NitroSense.
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YT Downloader
A browser toolbar button for yt-dlp. Hands the current tab to a helper on your own machine, which saves the audio or video. No account and no third-party service.
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Community
We had a blast volunteering for the St Patrick's Festival with the South West Irish Community Group for both 2024 and 2025 — see more about that here.
