This month’s update is a bit different.
No big feature drops.
No flashy roadmap changes.
This one’s about fixing something that’s been quietly slowing everything down for a long time.
A loop.
For a while now, I’ve been trying to build the ecosystem and all the apps inside it at the same time.
It ends up looking like this:
On paper, it makes sense.
In reality, it just burns time and energy.
This month, I finally stepped back far enough to see it clearly.
So the focus now is simple: break the loop and move forward properly.
StaxDash started as a full SaaS platform, and for what it was, it actually worked. At one point it handled around 20 concurrent users.
But the truth is, I never had the infrastructure or resources to support it long-term.
So instead of dragging it along:
StaxDash is officially retired.
The site will be replaced with a simple notice:
StaxDash has been discontinued.
If you’re interested in the domain or the platform, feel free to reach out.
No drawn-out shutdown.
No overthinking it.
Just closing the chapter and moving on.
Thrift3 was starting to drift into “financial advice” territory, which isn’t where I want it—or myself—to be.
So it’s being reset.
Going forward, it’s simply:
Something useful, low-pressure, and easy to maintain.
I’m also clearing out a lot of the smaller, quick-build apps from itch.io and Ko‑fi.
They don’t get used.
They don’t represent the quality I want.
And they add more noise than value.
So they’re going.
What stays is what actually matters.
With all of that out of the way, the priorities are finally straightforward:
SnapBoard comes first because it unlocks everything else.
SnapDock 3 modernises the base.
Then the rest can grow properly from there.
For the first time in a long time, the roadmap actually feels manageable.
Outside of all this, life’s shifted too.
I’m currently working as a long‑haul truck driver. It’s solid, honest work — but it’s physical, and it’s not something I want to rely on forever.
Tech has always been the goal.
I built my first PC at 8.
Wrote my first script at 10.
And I’ve been building things ever since — just alongside whatever work life required at the time.
Right now, the focus is shifting back toward that.
If an opportunity comes up — dev work, contract work, anything in that space — I’m ready to move on it.
Until then, I’ll keep building this ecosystem in the gaps, just a lot more sustainably than before.
With the loop gone, everything else gets simpler:
No extra layers.
No unnecessary complexity.
If you’ve been following along through all the pivots, experiments, and rebuilds — thank you.
Seriously.
This isn’t the flashiest update, but it’s probably one of the most important ones so far.
Things are a lot clearer now.
Time to build forward.
You’ll start seeing a lot more commits and repo activity from here.
And if you ever want to reach out, ask questions, or just chat — send an email.
Always happy to talk and help where I can.