22 Feb 2026
Two-way communication beats another shipped feature
Sometimes stepping back to understand your audience matters more than shipping the next feature.
All writing
20 Feb 2026
Feedback buttons without JavaScript, using a 1990s web pattern
A Cloudflare Worker is just a CGI script, and that's exactly what a static site needs.
16 Feb 2026
Your browser utility wants to be a floating palette
Late-90s desktop paradigms may suit single-purpose browser tools better than modern minimal UI.
16 Feb 2026
PDF-A-go-slim: a browser-based PDF optimizer
Eight optimization passes, zero uploads — reduce PDF file size entirely in your browser.
5 Feb 2026
The practitioner's guide to planning digital transformation (Parts 3-4)
How to assess maturity, build the business case, and avoid the change management pitfalls that derail most digital transformation initiatives.
30 Jan 2026
Digital transformation for complex organizations (Parts 1-2)
A practical framework for moving legacy institutions toward measurable, audience-centered digital practice — without throwing out what already works.
24 Jan 2026
VR Productivity finally almost surpasses physical displays
After years of trying, I found a work VR work setup that works real: Quest 3, Immersed on Mac, and a single ultra-wide screen.
15 Jan 2026
How to measure impact when analytics lie
You've defined success. Now what? Most analytics dashboards won't answer the questions that matter.
26 Dec 2025
URLs are the state management you should use
How well-designed URLs can replace state stores with shareable, bookmarkable state.
21 Dec 2025
Improving AI chatbots with an editorial handbook from your best content
Editorial guidelines are often too vague for humans — and useless for AI. Extract patterns from your best content to create actionable standards for both.
21 Dec 2025 | Project note
Turning vague content guidelines into measurable AI-ready standards
UNDRR's AI assistant couldn't learn from vague guidelines like 'keep it concise.' I extracted patterns from high-quality examples to create measurable standards.
5 Dec 2025
Digest videos into sketchnotes through AI
Daniel Vaughan built an agent that generates sketchnotes from YouTube videos — a visual triage step before committing to long-form content.
4 Dec 2025
Large projects need large communicating
Ben Kuhn shares his playbook for managing complex projects at scale, from maintaining detailed plans to delegating management itself.
3 Dec 2025
Making sense of Microsoft’s many AI Copilots
Five Copilots, one brand — and one table to explain what each does.
3 Dec 2025
Measuring success beyond the page view
Analytics on page views and bounce rates won't tell you if your content has impact — here's how I measure what actually matters.