Vantage Player: Play a Folder, Not Just a File
v2026.7.1 is the first Microsoft Store release. Open a video and swipe to the next one in the same folder. HEVC, MKV, and MOV play without a codec pack. Your files stay on this PC.
StreamView: Claude, Cursor, and Grok in One Window
Welcome now starts Claude, Cursor, or Grok and asks which folder. Closing asks first. Paths no longer launch executables. Environment variables stay encrypted on this PC.
Rootmap Since the Store Launch: Videos on the Map
Since the first Microsoft Store build, Rootmap plays videos without an extra install, tells the truth when a photo has no GPS, and stops treating an unplugged drive as something to delete.
Recording Security Cameras Without a Cloud Subscription
Cloud camera plans charge per camera, so the bill grows with exactly the thing you want more of. Here are the self-hosted options that do not, and the trade each one asks of you.
How to Play Audio on Two Speakers at Once in Windows 11
Windows lets you pick one output device at a time. Here are the three ways around that, including the one we built after the other two let us down.
Windows Wants a Dollar to Play Your Own Video Files
Your phone records HEVC. Windows plays it only if you buy a codec from the Store. There is a shorter way around that.
On-Device AI Is a Feature, Not a Compromise
Two of our products run their models locally. That decision costs us real capability, and we would make it again.
Find Your Wi-Fi Dead Spots by Walking the Building
Enterprise survey tools cost more than the access points. You can get a usable coverage map by walking the property with the phone in your pocket.
See Where Every Photo in Your Library Was Taken
Your camera has been writing GPS coordinates into every shot for years. Here is how to actually browse by them, without uploading your library to anyone.
Ship Small, Ship Sharp: What BranchOut and StreamView Taught Us
Two free Windows apps, two very different bets — and the one rule that shipped them both.
The Boring Stack That Lets Us Ship
.NET 10, Blazor, Postgres, Cloudflare. Boring on purpose — and that's the point.
Why Our Small Tools Are Free
No trial, no premium tier. The reasoning behind giving BranchOut and StreamView away.