I made a small web app called memo to quickly jot down points, framing it as "a notepad you can't edit".

Similar to a piece of paper, you just note things down without editing or 'managing' much.

There are no buttons for each item: you can only add new things, and then copy or delete everything.

The interface supports routines I describe in work, then don't: capture points to deal with them later without distracting from whatever's happening at the moment.

Coming from other note taking apps like Simplenote, Apple Notes, or even Hyperdraft, it's nice to not manage conflict: "did I edit that already on another device?", "I synced but the changes aren't here yet", "I'd rather not think about that, let me make a new one and then copy/paste between later". Here, there's no need to trust in special sync — "just add and it will come together".

I find that 'not editing' also means 'not judging', thus allowing things to flow out as easily as possible—it can easily be cleaned up later; this is useful in brainstorming, writing long-form, and other modes.

So it's a little box to type in that's always ready when opening the app, and it syncronizes points to other devices, and none of the data is held hostage by me because you can bring your own storage. Great, but that's it?

Well, it's a 'real' app that I use everyday, but I think it's also a useful example of interoperability with other tools.

If you want to edit or delete individual items, you can connect the same data to this simple list app; the changes will sync back to memo.

If you like checking things off as 'done', use this todo app; they will show up completed (crossed out) in memo.

Some people want to keep everything forever, like a physical journal. Maybe someone could make another app that presents a nice 'archive'.

This is very primitive but it feels cool that separate apps work together pretty seamlessly. It's all possible because: 1) they each let you bring your own storage, and 2) they all share a similar format.

I think it would be nice if this was normal with apps and technology. The web is full of people making fun little tools but they're not connected to data in other places; I tend to imagine that by simply tweaking them to read and write data this way, we get some very cool new possibilities, and even give older projects new potential without much change.

Having different tools to deal with the same data is useful as an 'app user', but I love it as an 'app developer' because interop simplifies my life: I don't need to build all the features in my app — other apps can fill the gap, and together, we share one growing base of people who mix them in their workflows.

Try memo or the interop demo and let me know what comes to mind.

I made a small web app called memo to quickly jot down points, framing it as "a notepad you can't edit".

Similar to a piece of paper, you just note things down without editing or 'managing' much.

There are no buttons for each item: you can only add new things, and then copy or delete everything.

The interface supports routines I describe in work, then don't: capture points to deal with them later without distracting from whatever's happening at the moment.

Coming from other note taking apps like Simplenote, Apple Notes, or even Hyperdraft, it's nice to not manage conflict: "did I edit that already on another device?", "I synced but the changes aren't here yet", "I'd rather not think about that, let me make a new one and then copy/paste between later". Here, there's no need to trust in special sync — "just add and it will come together".

I find that 'not editing' also means 'not judging', thus allowing things to flow out as easily as possible—it can easily be cleaned up later; this is useful in brainstorming, writing long-form, and other modes.

So it's a little box to type in that's always ready when opening the app, and it syncronizes points to other devices, and none of the data is held hostage by me because you can bring your own storage. Great, but that's it?

Well, it's a 'real' app that I use everyday, but I think it's also a useful example of interoperability with other tools.

If you want to edit or delete individual items, you can connect the same data to this simple list app; the changes will sync back to memo.

If you like checking things off as 'done', use this todo app; they will show up completed (crossed out) in memo.

Some people want to keep everything forever, like a physical journal. Maybe someone could make another app that presents a nice 'archive'.

This is very primitive but it feels cool that separate apps work together pretty seamlessly. It's all possible because: 1) they each let you bring your own storage, and 2) they all share a similar format.

I think it would be nice if this was normal with apps and technology. The web is full of people making fun little tools but they're not connected to data in other places; I tend to imagine that by simply tweaking them to read and write data this way, we get some very cool new possibilities, and even give older projects new potential without much change.

Having different tools to deal with the same data is useful as an 'app user', but I love it as an 'app developer' because interop simplifies my life: I don't need to build all the features in my app — other apps can fill the gap, and together, we share one growing base of people who mix them in their workflows.

Try memo or the interop demo and let me know what comes to mind.

I'm motivated to start a newsletter again, after being out of it for some years, and mix the approaches I've tried so far.

Currently feels fun to try quarterly (Occasion-al) updates about things I've experienced, published, or encountered; it's inspired by a private one from Nathan Hewitt, as his seems to be about connection and a kind of life and online digest.

From publishing Ephemerata, I learned that I enjoyed the sharing, ritual, and weirdness—as did other people—but weekly is too much for me, and maybe monthly too.

My posture has shifted from "I should take as little space as possible because I'm probably not worth your time" to "I'd like to connect regularly with people who like what I'm doing, want more, and expect the unexpected".

Would also be nice to have one newsletter for a change and not several. Perhaps the nature of a secular church is that it serves many interests unevenly at different times, but remains worthwhile for all.

If you'd like to try this with me, see the most recent edition or just jump in and subscribe.

I'm motivated to start a newsletter again, after being out of it for some years, and mix the approaches I've tried so far.

Currently feels fun to try quarterly (Occasion-al) updates about things I've experienced, published, or encountered; it's inspired by a private one from Nathan Hewitt, as his seems to be about connection and a kind of life and online digest.

From publishing Ephemerata, I learned that I enjoyed the sharing, ritual, and weirdness—as did other people—but weekly is too much for me, and maybe monthly too.

My posture has shifted from "I should take as little space as possible because I'm probably not worth your time" to "I'd like to connect regularly with people who like what I'm doing, want more, and expect the unexpected".

Would also be nice to have one newsletter for a change and not several. Perhaps the nature of a secular church is that it serves many interests unevenly at different times, but remains worthwhile for all.

If you'd like to try this with me, see the most recent edition or just jump in and subscribe.

feedbox is an embed for previewing RSS feeds. Here's what it looks like:

Here it's configured to fetch the one from this blog, but you can use any RSS feed and drop in on your website with a few lines of code. I've added it to all my project home pages, including Zero Data App and my homepage.

It uses an instance of cors-anywhere to get around CORS complaints; I hope someday it will be simpler to just fetch the raw contents of a page.

Unlike most of my programming projects, I tried to write code that feels more 'messy' to me (simple human names instead of XYZVerboseNames, which is generally hell for other people). I also actually wrote a README (uncommon for most of the over 100 OldSkool modules) to describe the setup and possible options; hope to maintain this as a baseline for future modules.

Was kind of fun to let go, and not test everything, although I still wrote some tests…

As a more general complement, I automatically added link[rel="alternate] to sites that don't have one by setting an environment variable.

The sensation of stuff updating everywhere, even on static pages, without anybody doing anything, is kind of electric to me: isn't that what computers are for? bleep bloop!

feedbox is an embed for previewing RSS feeds. Here's what it looks like:

Here it's configured to fetch the one from this blog, but you can use any RSS feed and drop in on your website with a few lines of code. I've added it to all my project home pages, including Zero Data App and my homepage.

It uses an instance of cors-anywhere to get around CORS complaints; I hope someday it will be simpler to just fetch the raw contents of a page.

Unlike most of my programming projects, I tried to write code that feels more 'messy' to me (simple human names instead of XYZVerboseNames, which is generally hell for other people). I also actually wrote a README (uncommon for most of the over 100 OldSkool modules) to describe the setup and possible options; hope to maintain this as a baseline for future modules.

Was kind of fun to let go, and not test everything, although I still wrote some tests…

As a more general complement, I automatically added link[rel="alternate] to sites that don't have one by setting an environment variable.

The sensation of stuff updating everywhere, even on static pages, without anybody doing anything, is kind of electric to me: isn't that what computers are for? bleep bloop!

I'm making a QR code generator and scanner that works offline:

• no accounts ✅
• no popups ✅
• no customization ✅
• works offline ✅
• download as SVG or PNG ✅
• scan via camera or files ✅
• rounded corners ✅

It's designed to be a simple, pain-free way to quickly create codes that look nice. Will eventually be possible to save in a collection and sync across devices…

You might use it to create a QR code for event links, social media profiles, Wi-Fi access, contact info. Someday, I hope to incorporate custom icons.

To break with tradition a bit, this is unfinished and will be shaped by feedback from people who use it; would love to hear what you think.

I'm making a QR code generator and scanner that works offline:

• no accounts ✅
• no popups ✅
• no customization ✅
• works offline ✅
• download as SVG or PNG ✅
• scan via camera or files ✅
• rounded corners ✅

It's designed to be a simple, pain-free way to quickly create codes that look nice. Will eventually be possible to save in a collection and sync across devices…

You might use it to create a QR code for event links, social media profiles, Wi-Fi access, contact info. Someday, I hope to incorporate custom icons.

To break with tradition a bit, this is unfinished and will be shaped by feedback from people who use it; would love to hear what you think.

i'm beyond excited to present to you my (second) foray into podcasting, which i call Strolling. i published a trailer last week to describe it, but i wanted to wait until the first episode before sharing with everyone, and it's finally out https://strolling.rosano.ca/0001

can't wait to do like fifty of these. the process feels really wholesome and i'm using it to provoke me into making music. although i'm producing it solo, the result is fundamentally a collaboration and i'm glad to finally incorporate more of that in my work.

hope you'll enjoy this ride. i'm sitting on the saddle of a star today.

i'm beyond excited to present to you my (second) foray into podcasting, which i call Strolling. i published a trailer last week to describe it, but i wanted to wait until the first episode before sharing with everyone, and it's finally out https://strolling.rosano.ca/0001

can't wait to do like fifty of these. the process feels really wholesome and i'm using it to provoke me into making music. although i'm producing it solo, the result is fundamentally a collaboration and i'm glad to finally incorporate more of that in my work.

hope you'll enjoy this ride. i'm sitting on the saddle of a star today.

After brainstorming there now exists a page for Easy Indie App which promotes the idea of self-hosting via ‘one-click install’ systems like Cloudron, Caprover, and Yunohost. Any feedback is welcome and the code is open-source.

Easy Indie App

After brainstorming there now exists a page for Easy Indie App which promotes the idea of self-hosting via ‘one-click install’ systems like Cloudron, Caprover, and Yunohost. Any feedback is welcome and the code is open-source.

Easy Indie App

Publishing my 5th web app today. You can use it to collect and enjoy video or audio links from different platforms and keep a record of what you’ve played.

Joybox

time	description
00:00	Intro
00:24	Collection
00:54	Add with one click
02:59	Add by pasting links
03:31	Receive a playlist
04:39	Send a playlist

You can also share playlists using the URL hash: https://go.rosano.ca/joybox-sample-playlist

GitHub - rosano/joybox: A pinboard for audiovisual media.

Publishing my 5th web app today. You can use it to collect and enjoy video or audio links from different platforms and keep a record of what you’ve played.

Joybox

time	description
00:00	Intro
00:24	Collection
00:54	Add with one click
02:59	Add by pasting links
03:31	Receive a playlist
04:39	Send a playlist

You can also share playlists using the URL hash: https://go.rosano.ca/joybox-sample-playlist

GitHub - rosano/joybox: A pinboard for audiovisual media.

I'm starting a webring for web apps to support 'no-login' projects. It can be like the ones featured on https://tinytools.directory, or even server-side information resources like https://searchmysite.net or https://0data.app. It just means 'someone can show up and start using it immediately'.

Anyone working on projects like that is encouraged to join by making pull request.

Doorless App Ring

I'm starting a webring for web apps to support 'no-login' projects. It can be like the ones featured on https://tinytools.directory, or even server-side information resources like https://searchmysite.net or https://0data.app. It just means 'someone can show up and start using it immediately'.

Anyone working on projects like that is encouraged to join by making pull request.

Doorless App Ring

My new app for measuring progress. You can use it to write journals, observe habits, track statistics.

Emoji Log

GitHub - rosano/emojilog: Measure your progress

My new app for measuring progress. You can use it to write journals, observe habits, track statistics.

Emoji Log

GitHub - rosano/emojilog: Measure your progress

After brainstorming there now exists a page for Zero Data App which aims to have a non-technical explanation of ‘unhosted’ as well as a user-friendly app directory that includes apps from the RS wiki, the Solid project, and the unhosted project. Any feedback is welcome and the source is on GitHub.

Zero Data App

After brainstorming there now exists a page for Zero Data App which aims to have a non-technical explanation of ‘unhosted’ as well as a user-friendly app directory that includes apps from the RS wiki, the Solid project, and the unhosted project. Any feedback is welcome and the source is on GitHub.

Zero Data App

Releasing a flashcards app called Kommit integrated with remoteStorage – hear with text-to-speech, record audio, works offline and on mobile. You might use it for language learning or anything else you want to memorize. Feedback is welcome!

Releasing a flashcards app called Kommit integrated with remoteStorage – hear with text-to-speech, record audio, works offline and on mobile. You might use it for language learning or anything else you want to memorize. Feedback is welcome!

I'm super excited to share Launchlet https://launchlet.dev - my first project that integrates with remoteStorage. It's a javascript/css launcher that you can run as a bookmarklet, browser extension, or module in your own project.

There is a compose interface for managing your Recipes and it uses remotestorage.js + a custom storage widget. It's so nice to be able to work offline, sync between different devices or prod/dev environments. I wish remoteStorage was more well-known and adopted everywhere because it makes the whole app and dev experience so much simpler.

Any feedback is welcome. Let's make more of these apps!!

Launchlet

I'm super excited to share Launchlet https://launchlet.dev - my first project that integrates with remoteStorage. It's a javascript/css launcher that you can run as a bookmarklet, browser extension, or module in your own project.

There is a compose interface for managing your Recipes and it uses remotestorage.js + a custom storage widget. It's so nice to be able to work offline, sync between different devices or prod/dev environments. I wish remoteStorage was more well-known and adopted everywhere because it makes the whole app and dev experience so much simpler.

Any feedback is welcome. Let's make more of these apps!!

Launchlet