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DevDock project overview showing project health, a daily workflow, and the registered project folder

19 August 202610 min read

DevDock for vibe coders: 10 ways to stay in control

You can let AI write the code without letting the project become a black box. Here are ten practical ways DevDock helps vibe coders run, inspect, and protect local projects.

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Diff Anything 1.2 showing a semantic JSON comparison with changed paths and values

18 August 20268 min read

Diff Anything 1.2: sharper comparisons, safer previews, one engine everywhere

Diff Anything 1.2 opens every desktop comparison engine to Free previews, improves semantic and visual accuracy, and keeps desktop, CLI, and batch behavior aligned.

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Screen Studio Kit 1.2 App Store artwork showing a rotated phone frame and live three-dimensional controls

16 August 20265 min read

Screen Studio Kit 1.2: turn device frames in 3D

Screen Studio Kit 1.2 adds editable Turn and Tilt controls, live hardware depth on the canvas, and matching perspective in native full-resolution export.

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Diff Anything comparing rendered PDF pages with navigation and a selected wording difference

15 August 20266 min read

Contract comparison for law firms: never approve an unchecked version

Compare two contracts, surface changed clauses, dates, amounts, and wording, and keep confidential documents on the computer.

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Diff Anything three-way merge workspace with Base, Ours, Theirs, and conflict resolution controls

15 August 20267 min read

Diff Anything 1.1: merge, image diff, PDF review, and folder sync

Diff Anything 1.1 adds three-way merge, visual image-diff views and metrics, connected PDF page and text review, and reversible folder synchronization—all locally.

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DevDock command palette filtered to application, project, navigation, folder, and command actions

13 August 20267 min read

DevDock 1.1: run a project command from anywhere

DevDock 1.1 adds a system-wide ⇧⌘K command launcher, a menu-bar companion, repository-defined framework commands, structured run-time inputs, and deeper Git tools.

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Screen Studio Kit 1.1 App Store artwork showing editable stickers and widgets

12 August 20265 min read

Screen Studio Kit 1.1: editable stickers and widgets for store artwork

A look at the new editable element library in Screen Studio Kit 1.1, including ratings, reviews, proof points, badges, and decorative stickers.

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Store Screenshot Validator showing a checked iPhone App Store screenshot set

11 August 20266 min read

Two small browser tools for less surprising app releases

Why I built a store screenshot validator and an OpenAPI breaking-change checker, what they check, and where their limits are.

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