Notes from the Lab
Tutorials, release notes, and small observations gathered while shaping focused software.
Why I Built sketch.AR (And Why I Couldn’t Justify Paying $70/Year for Sketchar Anymore)
Frustrated by expensive, bloated AR drawing apps, I built sketch.AR—a clean, utility-first tracing tool for just $3.99/year. Here is how and why I did it.
Reviving Duck’s Trip: Rebuilding a 3D Low Poly Game with Godot and AI Eight Years Later
How I rebuilt Duck’s Trip from scratch in Godot with AI, new low-poly and voxel art, modern plugins, and a 97KB multilingual font.
Master the Guitar Fretboard: How "Note Smash" Turns Fretboard Practice into Pure Muscle Memory
Learn how Note Smash turns guitar fretboard practice into fast, instinctive note recognition through real-time pitch detection and game-based training.
Reviving Duck’s Trip: Rebuilding a 3D Low Poly Game with Godot and AI Eight Years Later
How I rebuilt Duck’s Trip from scratch in Godot with AI, new low-poly and voxel art, modern plugins, and a 97KB multilingual font.
Master the Guitar Fretboard: How "Note Smash" Turns Fretboard Practice into Pure Muscle Memory
Learn how Note Smash turns guitar fretboard practice into fast, instinctive note recognition through real-time pitch detection and game-based training.
Building the Ultimate Minimalist Virtual Guitar App for iOS
How Pocket Guitar became a minimalist, responsive virtual guitar app for iOS with realistic tones, expressive touch controls, and zero clutter.
Why I Built sketch.AR (And Why I Couldn’t Justify Paying $70/Year for Sketchar Anymore)
Frustrated by expensive, bloated AR drawing apps, I built sketch.AR—a clean, utility-first tracing tool for just $3.99/year. Here is how and why I did it.
Bringing Next-Gen Speech-to-Text to Your Pocket: LiveSTT Now Features Apple Speech Analyzer & SenseVoice-Small
LiveSTT now features iOS 26’s Apple Speech Analyzer for instant, local STT, plus lightning-fast AI transcription via SenseVoice-Small.
How to use sketch.AR for tracing photos
Learn how to transform any photo into a traceable AR projection with sketch.AR. Perfect for artists and beginners looking to improve their drawing skills.
Restoring Old Family Photos with Photo Soul
Discover how Photo Soul's AI colorization technology can bring new life to your old black and white family photographs.
Meet SongTab: Your Smart Chord Recognition Companion
SongTab identifies chords from audio to help musicians learn, practice, and transcribe songs faster.