A collection of web sites, software, online tools and browser extensions I've created over the years.
Web Sites
Text Calculator with History
A simple, text-based calculator to do quick math problems wherever you are. Works offline too. Built with Vuejs and Bulma.
NATO Alphabet Converter / Natoizer
Converts phrases (especially passwords) to the NATO alphabet so they're easier to say to someone. Built with Vuejs and Bulma.
Word Scramble
Scrambles random words to help you practice unscrambling them. Built with Vuejs and Bulma.
Diceware Passphrase Generator
Generate a diceware passphrase with a customizeable number of words and delimiter between each word, all done entirely in your browser. Built with Vuejs and Bulma.
Password Generator
Generate a password of a custom length and character set entirely in the browser. Built with Vuejs and Bulma.
TOTP Generator
Generate a time-based one time password (TOTP) entirely in the browser, allowing you to generate two-factor authentication tokens if you ever lose your phone. Built with Vuejs and Bulma.
HotPocket
Quickly read your Pocket links. Built with Lumen and Vuejs, using Pocket's API with OAuth2 for authorization.
RelaxReddit
Be inspired with nature backgrounds, quotes and soothing music. Built with Vuejs.
Riddles and Brain Teasers
Hundreds of riddles and brain teasers I've curated or written. Built with Wordpress and jQuery.
Tech Made Plain
Consulting service to help solopreneurs solve their technical challenges. Built with Hugo.
Transactional Email Price Comparison
Compare the cost of various transactional email providers based on how many emails you send each month. Built with AngularJS.
ChartName
Charts the popularity of your name in the U.S. from 1880 to the present. Built with Laravel and AngularJS.
Google Authenticator QR Code Generator
An easy way to add sites to the Google Authenticator or Duo Mobile apps when switching to a new phone. Built with jQuery.
Shortmarks
Speed dial for the web. Lets you quickly and easily visit or search your favorite web sites. Written in PHP, jQuery, MySQL and Google's OpenID 2.0 OpenID Connect for authentication.
CoinCollector.org
Information and news for coin collectors. Built with Movable Type Hugo.
BMI (Body Mass Index) Calculator
Calculate your BMI based on height and weight. Built with Highcharts and jQuery.
Math Practice
Timed practice of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, ages and tip problems. Built with jQuery.
Instant Movie Ratings Search
Live search IMDb movies and see their ratings as you search. Built with plain JavaScript and PHP. No longer active since IMDb started charging to access their data.
Software
SnapTimer
A portable Windows timer I wrote in FreePascal using Lazarus.
Snap MD5
A portable Windows utility to calculate the MD5 or SHA-1 hash of a file. Also written in FreePascal using Lazarus.
Smash Key
A simple app that lets kids mash on the keyboard without messing anything up. Written as an excuse to write something in .NET.
Google Chrome Extensions
Quick New Tab - Replaces Chrome's default new tab with a faster one by getting rid of the recently viewed site thumbnails.
Online Tools
Calculators: Built with jQuery, Vue.js, AngularJS and Highcharts.
Text manipulation: Built with plain Javascript and occasionally jQuery.
- Escape HTML with HTML entities
- Replace smart quotes with HTML entities
- Replace smart quotes with regular quotes
- Convert plain text to smart characters
- Remove extra newlines
- ROT13 encrypt/decrypt
- Palindrome tester
Convert Firefox smart keywords to Opera search engines - When switching from Firefox to Opera, this lets you use the same keyword searches. Written in Javascript.
BrowserSpeak - Make your web browser say whatever you type.
Miscellanous
Metafilter Contribution Index - A compilation of data about Metafilter users. Written in PHP, originally scraping the user pages with regexes. Later I started using the Infodump.
Web comics in one spot - A variety of web comics retrieved via PHP regular expressions.
Kids Coding Class - A free coding class I taught with a fellow developer to help introduce kids to the joys of coding using Code.org.
pyEbook - A Python frontend to Pandoc to generate PDFs, ePubs, Mobis, and numerous other formats from Markdown files.
2014 Hour of Code - A collection of Python code I wrote to teach basic coding to my kids' 3rd and 4th grade classes for the annual Hour of Code.