Notes from the build.

Developer notes, findings, and code snippets. Mostly things I learned the hard way.

SHIPJul 21 20266 min

How I Built SalahClock.app from Scratch

Learn how I built SalahClock, a modern SaaS for mosques and homes using Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, and Cloudflare to synchronize prayer times in real time.

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TILMay 11 202611 min

How I Set Up Email on My Custom Domain for Free

A complete, beginner-friendly walkthrough of how I wired up contact@parish.cv to receive mail in my regular Gmail inbox and send replies that look like they came from my own domain — without paying for Google Workspace. Free tier, three providers, around 30 minutes.

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TILMay 11 20266 min

Why I built RetinaDesk

I built RetinaDesk because every monitor review site treats macOS as an afterthought, and 4K at 27 inches will never look right on a Mac. Here is why the site exists, the three free tools I built around it, and the static Astro plus Cloudflare stack that powers it.

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