Four kinds of work. One idea behind all of them: you should own the technology you depend on.
Most of what people pay Google, Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft for every month can run on a small computer in your house. It looks and works the same on your phone. The difference is where the data lives and who holds the keys.
| Instead of | You run | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Google Photos, iCloud Photos | Immich | Photo and video backup straight from your phone, with search, faces, and a map. |
| Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive | Nextcloud | Files, calendar, contacts, and documents, shared with whoever you choose. |
| LastPass, 1Password, browser password sync | Vaultwarden | A password manager that works with the Bitwarden apps on every phone and browser. |
| Netflix, Hulu, Plex Pass, the pile of streaming apps | Jellyfin | Your own Netflix. Movies, shows, and music you own, on any TV or phone, anywhere. No ads, no monthly fee. |
| Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings | Home Assistant | Lights, thermostats, locks, and cameras from one app, and it keeps working when the internet is out. |
| The filing cabinet and the shoebox | Paperless-ngx | Scan mail and paperwork once, then find any of it by keyword forever. |
| A blocker on each device, and none on the ones that cannot run one | AdGuard Home | Blocks ads and trackers for every device on your network, including the TV. |
| YNAB and the like | Actual Budget | Envelope budgeting with bank import. Your transactions never leave the house. |
| Paprika, Plan to Eat, AnyList, the recipe binder | Mealie | Recipes, the meal plan, and the grocery list, in one place the whole house can reach. |
| Port forwarding, cloud relays | Tailscale or WireGuard | A private tunnel so your phone reaches all of the above from anywhere, as if you were home. |
Each one is explained in plain words on the apps page, and most have a live copy you can click through. Also Syncthing, Stirling PDF, and whatever else fits the job. If there is a subscription you would like to stop paying for, ask. There is usually a way.
About $400 Low end
Your old computer with a new solid state drive. Photos and passwords moved over. A backup to a second drive. A walkthrough and written notes.
About $1,500 High end
A refurbished mini PC or small business desktop. Two large drives plus a backup drive. Photos, files, passwords, movies, and the smart home. Remote access from anywhere. An encrypted copy off site.
Every job starts with a written quote, and we stick to the number. Hardware is a one-time cost. Ongoing support is optional and separate.
Doorbell cameras, cloud locks, and alarm subscriptions all work the same way: your footage and your access logs go to a company's servers, and you rent them back by the month. We install systems that record and run in your building. You get the same phone app. The recordings stay home.
Why the warrant matters: the third-party doctrine, in plain English. What has happened to footage on company servers: the record.
About $500 Low end
One wired doorbell camera recording to a small box inside. Alerts to your phone. Remote viewing over a private tunnel. No monthly plan.
About $3,000 High end
A doorbell plus six wired cameras. A recorder holding thirty days of footage. Cable runs and mounting. Alerts to as many phones as you like.
Every job starts with a written quote, and we stick to the number. Hardware is a one-time cost. Ongoing support is optional and separate.
A small business needs a site that loads fast, says what you do, and shows your phone number. That is most of it. We build sites by hand, no page builder, and host them wherever you want, including on your own equipment.
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A fantasy football web app for redraft, dynasty and keeper leagues, with a try-it demo that needs no account.
Portfolio and contact site for a wedding, sports, and freelance photographer.
We also build small web apps: booking, inventory, internal tools, the thing you have been doing in a spreadsheet. A few more sites are in the works and will show up on the Examples page when they launch.
About $500 Low end
A few pages, built by hand. What you do, your phone number, your hours, and photos. Fast on a phone.
About $2,500 High end
A bigger site with a gallery, a menu or catalog, and forms. Written so you can update it yourself.
$0 to $10 a month Low end
Your site sits on a service built for it. Fast and nearly free. We set it up in your name so you hold the keys.
About $250 once High end
On your own equipment, at the shop or at home. No monthly fee, and the site runs on your terms.
About $1,500 Low end
One job, one screen. A booking form, a sign up sheet, the thing you do in a spreadsheet.
About $6,000 High end
Logins, inventory, scheduling, or reports. Built to a written scope with room to grow.
Every job starts with a written quote, and we stick to the number. Hardware is a one-time cost. Ongoing support is optional and separate.
Most broken electronics are not broken. They are dirty, full of junk software, or have one bad part. We look before we quote, and we will tell you when replacing makes more sense.
Four steps. You can stop after any of them.
Tell us what you are paying for and what bugs you. Fifteen minutes on the phone or at your kitchen table.
You get a written plan: what we would install, what it replaces, and what it costs. No surprises.
We bring the hardware, set it up, and move your data over. Watch, ask questions, or go about your day.
We show you how it works and leave written notes. When something breaks, call. We come back.
Call, email, or send a note. The person who answers is the one who does the work.