Digital art
How to use an Android tablet as a drawing tablet for a PC or Mac
A practical route from an Android tablet to pressure-sensitive input in Photoshop, Krita, Clip Studio, Affinity or Blender.
7 minute read →Practical guides
Solve the job first.
Choose the tool second.
Detailed, honest guides for the problems our apps are built around—from tracking cash on a multi-currency trip to handwriting on a computer with the screen already in your pocket.
Pad
Turn a tablet or phone into a pressure-sensitive drawing and writing pad for Mac or PC
Apple Pencil
How to use an iPad as a drawing tablet for a Mac or Windows PC
What to look for when turning an iPad and Apple Pencil into a pen display for the desktop apps you already use.
7 minute read →Study & documents
Use a tablet or phone to handwrite, annotate and sign on your computer
A no-file-transfer workflow for students, teachers and anyone who needs a quick pen surface on a Mac or Windows PC.
7 minute read →Krita
Use your tablet as a pressure-sensitive drawing tablet for Krita
A focused setup and troubleshooting guide for getting real stylus pressure into Krita from a tablet you already own.
6 minute read →
MyCNC
Control AI agents and Mac apps from anywhere on your own network
Souvenir
Track a trip alone or together — expenses, budgets, splits and memories in one place
Travel budgeting
How to track every travel expense without turning the trip into bookkeeping
A practical system for solo and group trips: capture every payment quickly, keep currency conversions honest and settle shared costs cleanly.
10 minute read →Cash travel
How to track cash, ATM withdrawals and exchange fees while travelling
The accounting model that keeps cash-heavy and multi-currency trips accurate without making the traveller do accounting.
8 minute read →Group trips
How to split group travel expenses fairly and settle up with fewer payments
A clean system for couples, friends and families who want one shared picture of the trip without settling every coffee immediately.
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Front Row Audio Enhancer
Hear every lecture from the front row
Alea Scale Shifter
Random notes from any scale, slowly morphing into another
Scale Shifter guide · Practice
Morphing between scales: from diatonic to dodecaphony
Every note is drawn from Scale A or B, and the morph sets the odds. How to build the two ends, drive the journey, and play against it.
6 minute read →Scale Shifter guide · Setup
How to route a MIDI plugin to an instrument in your DAW
A MIDI instrument makes no sound until its notes reach an instrument. Here is the routing step, per DAW, and the format each one can actually use.
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Alea Chord Randomizer
Random chords to improvise over
Chord Randomizer guide · Ear training
Chord ear training you do while playing, not quizzing
The names hide, the loop keeps playing, and you answer on your instrument. A graded plan from two triads to the hard end of the vocabulary.
5 minute read →Chord Randomizer guide · Practice
How to practise improvising over a random chord progression
The Benaroche drill, automated: loop a progression you did not choose and play over it. How to aim it at the skill you actually want.
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