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Latest · October 5, 2026

Introducing DewFront

DewFront is a weather app built for decisions. It leads with dew point and answers the question you actually had: should the windows be open tonight?

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My Experience Building mcp-unifi: Why We Built It, How We Chose MCP Over a Skill, and the Fun of an Open Source Project

mcp-unifi is an open source MCP server for managing a UniFi network in plain English. Why we built it, why it is a server and not a skill, and what running an open source project has taught me.

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Empire Access Fiber Internet in Ithaca: 2 Gig Pricing & Hardware

We just signed up for Empire Access 2-Gig symmetric fiber in Ithaca. Here is what we paid, the hardware we run behind it, the dark fiber and construction story that made it possible, and why multi-gig still matters in a house where nothing has a NIC faster than 1 Gbps.

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We Built an NFL Analytics Publication. Here Is Why.

Every year around the draft, the same question comes up: how many of these picks actually stick? We went looking for a real answer, couldn't find one, and built it ourselves.

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  2. Migrating The Mill: What It Looks Like When a Builder and a Host Work Together Client Story · Web Hosting
  3. The Complete Server Security Checklist for a New VPS DevOps · Strategy
  4. How We Audit 30+ Websites While We Sleep SEO · Strategy
  5. We Audited 6 Ithaca Dispensary Websites. Only One Passed. SEO · Local
  6. We Audited 25 Finger Lakes Winery and Brewery Websites. Here Is What We Found. SEO · Local
  7. We Audited 13 Ithaca Bar and Restaurant Websites. Most Businesses Need Help. SEO · Local
  8. From Buffalo Summers to Finger Lakes Festivals: How Brooks New Media Got Here Origin Story · Local
  9. What a Monthly Website Plan Actually Gets You Strategy · Local
  10. Why One Person Beats a Marketing Agency for Small Business Web Work Strategy · Web Design