https://jasr.me/blog/ Database-free blog powered by JSON files. en-us https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=availability-date-poll https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=availability-date-poll Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A PHP and JSON date-poll app for proposed times, attendee responses, optional passwords, private links, and group planning without a database. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=oregon-trail-browser-game https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=oregon-trail-browser-game Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A browser trail game with automatic local saves, recoverable journeys, offline reload support, and editable JSON game content. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=webstats-private-analytics-dashboard https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=webstats-private-analytics-dashboard Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A PHP and JSON analytics dashboard for page views, clicks, referrers, top pages, and daily reports across personal sites. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=shared-user-management-php-json https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=shared-user-management-php-json Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A shared same-host account system with roles, project access, CSRF checks, session revocation, and protected JSON storage. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=jurassic-terminal-browser-gag https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=jurassic-terminal-browser-gag Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A tiny static browser experiment with a CRT-style terminal, repeated access-denied messages, sound toggle, auto-demo mode, and a playful modal warning. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=game-buzzer https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=game-buzzer Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A PHP game-room tool with team phone buzzers, printable QR invitations, anonymous A/B voting, practice mode, and host scoring controls. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=authenticated-directory-viewer https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=authenticated-directory-viewer Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A directory-viewer experiment that adds favorites, file details, and interaction counts to a live filesystem listing. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=link-hub-project-notes https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=link-hub-project-notes Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 An honest starting-point note for the Linktree-inspired folder: the idea is documented, but the planned app files are not there yet. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=mpg-tracker-partial-fill-ups https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=mpg-tracker-partial-fill-ups Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Fuel tracking gets more useful when partial fills, station details, photos, and corrections all work together. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=old-phone-keypad-tones-browser https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=old-phone-keypad-tones-browser Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A small Web Audio experiment that recreates a telephone keypad with mouse, touch, and keyboard input. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=personal-budget-tracker-php-json https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=personal-budget-tracker-php-json Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A private budget page for income, recurring expenses, and monthly and annual projections, built with PHP and JSON. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=powershell-numbered-web-test-pages https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=powershell-numbered-web-test-pages Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A small collection of numbered landing pages demonstrates how a few lines of PowerShell can remove repetitive file creation. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=powershell-web-file-manager https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=powershell-web-file-manager Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A PHP file manager that gives PowerShell-generated files an upload endpoint, browser administration, and version history. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=psnotify-powershell-job-notifications https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=psnotify-powershell-job-notifications Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A small self-hosted notification endpoint and web viewer for progress and completion messages from PowerShell jobs. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=qr-box-inventory-system https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=qr-box-inventory-system Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The QR box inventory connects printable labels to editable contents lists, with stable box IDs and a simple PHP backend. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=random-wheel-choice-picker https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=random-wheel-choice-picker Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A focused browser choice picker with editable entries, a five-second spin, and recent winner history. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=raspberry-pi-time-clock-kiosk https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=raspberry-pi-time-clock-kiosk Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Raspberry Pi kiosk project combines a readable clock, weather, scrolling notices, and developing alert-display features. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=reusable-php-json-project-foundation https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=reusable-php-json-project-foundation Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The architectural baseline for sharing PHP and JSON conventions across small apps without forcing every project into a rewrite. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=robot-or-human-hold-button https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=robot-or-human-hold-button Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A press-and-hold interaction with a comic robot, keyboard support, and a clear distinction between a visual gate and server-side access checks. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=shared-text-between-devices https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=shared-text-between-devices Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A PHP scratch pad for saving a piece of text on one device and loading it on another, with a small snapshot history. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=simple-links-page-template https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=simple-links-page-template Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A small navigation template with placeholder destinations, commented expansion slots, and visible revision information. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=smart-404-redirect-manager https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=smart-404-redirect-manager Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Smart 404 project logs missing URLs and supports deliberate mappings alongside conservative matching for hosted projects. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=timeclock-photo-hours-logger https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=timeclock-photo-hours-logger Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A photo and manual-entry work-hours logger with reviewed OCR, overnight-shift calculations, and employee summaries. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=tv-binge-board-watch-tracker https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=tv-binge-board-watch-tracker Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A self-hosted watch tracker for TV and movies, with episode progress, next-up information, imports, and sharing. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=two-pane-ai-writing-tool https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=two-pane-ai-writing-tool Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The browser writing experiment puts the draft beside AI suggestions, with local autosave and a PHP request proxy. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=visual-ping-webhook-project-sketch https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=visual-ping-webhook-project-sketch Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A brief development note on the Visual Ping webhook placeholder and the questions that need answers before implementation. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=life-group-attendance-portal https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=life-group-attendance-portal Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A church attendance portal that connects check-in, student profiles, sibling links, leader access, and historical attendance. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=weather-dashboard-location-accuracy https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=weather-dashboard-location-accuracy Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A lightweight weather dashboard built around explicit locations, cached updates, and a readable multi-city view. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=license-plate-photo-logger https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=license-plate-photo-logger Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The photo-logging experiment combines text extraction, metadata, duplicate detection, and an editable search view. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=json-flat-file-blog-powershell https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=json-flat-file-blog-powershell Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 An experiment in storing posts as JSON and using PowerShell to build the index, RSS feed, and sitemap. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=browser-gps-trip-eta-tracker https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=browser-gps-trip-eta-tracker Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A mobile GPS experiment for speed, heading, trip progress, ETA, and saved sessions—with visible signal and freshness information. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=browser-odometer-speedometer-emulator https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=browser-odometer-speedometer-emulator Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A simulated odometer and speedometer with a configurable starting reading, animated digits, and MPH/KPH modes. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=browser-password-generator-experiment https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=browser-password-generator-experiment Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A look at the controls and implementation boundaries of the client-side password generator experiment. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=browser-screen-size-debugging-tool https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=browser-screen-size-debugging-tool Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A small viewport-inspection page that displays browser dimensions, pixel ratio, and orientation while the window changes. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=building-my-own-ticketing-app https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=building-my-own-ticketing-app Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A look at the PHP ticketing project, including requester and agent dashboards, public replies, private notes, and searchable categories. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=centralized-php-directory-browser https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=centralized-php-directory-browser Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A shared directory renderer with thin folder wrappers, path-based favorites, sorting, and downloads. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=church-youth-live-scoreboard https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=church-youth-live-scoreboard Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The church scoreboard project separates spectator displays from score entry and supports different ministry instances. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=construction-sign-text-generator https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=construction-sign-text-generator Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A browser generator for LED-style highway signs, with live previews, adjustable styling, and image or HTML export. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=cooper-integration-countdown-page https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=cooper-integration-countdown-page Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A retrospective on a focused countdown display built around the Cooper integration milestone. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=khootish-multiplayer-quiz-game https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=khootish-multiplayer-quiz-game Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A PHP quiz engine with reusable questions, join codes, phone answer pads, a projector display, and timed scoring. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=cross-country-trip-timeline-dashboard https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=cross-country-trip-timeline-dashboard Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A retrospective on a trip dashboard that separates reported checkpoints, map observations, estimates, and calculations. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=debt-payoff-planner-scenarios https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=debt-payoff-planner-scenarios Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A look at the loan-tracking app, with payoff comparisons, private records, controlled sharing, and recoverable changes. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=dell-service-tag-lookup-tool https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=dell-service-tag-lookup-tool Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A lightweight support-page shortcut with service-tag entry, photo scanning, and a shared recent-tag list. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=family-gps-tracker-web-app https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=family-gps-tracker-web-app Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A consent-based family and friend location-sharing experiment with groups, check-ins, account controls, and browser limitations. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=freshservice-ticket-progress-dashboard https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=freshservice-ticket-progress-dashboard Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Freshservice dashboard puts unresolved tickets, new work, completed work, and historical trends into one view. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=home-warranty-tracker https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=home-warranty-tracker Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A household warranty portal that keeps product details, receipt links, costs, and expiration dates together. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=impossible-click-browser-game https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=impossible-click-browser-game Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A deliberately uncooperative browser game that explores pointer movement, feedback, and the line between a joke and a usability bug. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=daily-babe-daily-photo-tracker https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=daily-babe-daily-photo-tracker Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A private daily baby-photo gallery with backdated uploads, day labels, separate galleries, and collage and GIF exports. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=windows-computer-heartbeat-dashboard https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=windows-computer-heartbeat-dashboard Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A dashboard-side look at the documented PowerShell-to-PHP heartbeat workflow, including what the current repository package contains. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=hello-world https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=hello-world Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Welcome to the blog that refuses to pay the database tax. Each post is a .json file and the homepage reads posts/index.json to build the list. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=notepadpp-caution https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=notepadpp-caution Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A practical reminder to download from trusted sources, verify signatures or hashes where available, and avoid blindly trusting random mirrors. https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=homelab-notes https://jasr.me/blog/post.html?p=homelab-notes Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Homelab notes on logs, backups, and documentation so future troubleshooting has a record instead of relying on memory.