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logos of Todoist and One Thing with Deno and Keychain Access

Mon Aug 11byColin Bate

One Thing from Todoist

Grabbing my latest Todoist task to display in my menubar.

painterly image of an anvil with a sheet atop it

Sun Aug 03byColin Bate

Character Sheet Suite

Planning to refactor my separate character sheet apps into a cohesive suite.

Zed icon and Zen icon together

Fri Apr 04byColin Bate

Switching to Zen and Zed

I recently moved from Arc and VS Code to Zen and Zed—simpler, faster tools that feel more future-proof and better aligned with how I actually work.

Shadcn-Svelte logo (two diagonal orange lines) on a black background.

Thu Mar 13byColin Bate

Adopting Shadcn-Svelte

Streamlining my development workflow by providing customizable, accessible, and rapid UI components ideal for consistent and polished applications.

A group of humanized books smiling and waving with bingo balls in the air.

Thu Jan 30byColin Bate

Book Bingo 2025

Bermuda National Library's Book Bingo for Winter 2025 presents a challenge to branch out and explore alternative reading experiences.

A collection of book covers.

Mon Dec 30 2024byColin Bate

2024 Book Wrap Up

In 2024, I read a range of books mostly in genres like sci-fi and LitRPG, culminating in a rich year of reading totaling 160 books. I present a few of my favorites, that hopefully some will enjoy.

Svelte logo (orange sytlized S) on a white background.

Wed Oct 30 2024byColin Bate

Svelte 5 Finally

Excited to see what emerges in the wake of Svelte 5's release.

A blue gopher in overalls and shirt and tie walking with a phone and carrying a cylinder with the word DATA on it.

Sun Sep 22 2024byColin Bate

Exploring PocketBase

Deploying a tiny API with this convenient, all-in-one backend.

A pixel art rendering of a small chunk of land with some trees on it.

Tue Apr 16 2024byColin Bate

Eldergrove Update

Going retro with the help of cutting edge technology.

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