Projects
(These are all side projects, distractions from the web apps I built/run, PearBudget and Monotask.)
The Attention Management Blog
I’m really interested in how we can better engage in meaningful work. Or, alternately, how we can keep from getting distracted by non-meaningful work. The Attention Management Blog is a tumblelog where I list quotes, links, excerpts, and other foraged bits from the web that address focus and distraction.
Beautiful Buttons for Twitter Bootstrappers
http://charliepark.org/bootstrap_buttons
A tool for making pretty buttons, intended for developers using the Twitter Bootstrap framework. Slide some sliders, copy some CSS, paste it in, and you’re good to go. Used in the development of Monotask.
Right Now
http://charliepark.org/rightnow
A simple tool for temporary notetaking.
Know how you start a task, then get distracted by something, and when you come back to your computer you can’t remember what you were working on? This helps solve that problem.
Features:
- There is no formatting.
- Your notes will not be saved.
- Your browser tab updates dynamically, to show the contents of your page.
It’s dumb, but it works.
HATCHSHOW.js
A jQuery typesetting plugin.
I’ve got more info coming soon. You’ll love it.
Don’t Touch The Screen
A podcast for webnerds with kids.
I only got two shows in before I had to put it on the back burner. I really do plan to bring it back to life soon. Really. If you’re reading this and you want to see it brought back, please shoot me a note on Twitter? Thanks!
Wallet Garden
Easy protection from ID theft.
You know how people say you should photocopy the backs of all the cards in your wallet so you know who to call when you lose them? Know how you haven’t done that yet? Wallet Garden is an easy way to do that, and to then be able to get to them from anywhere with an internet connection.
Emergency Binder!
Crucial docs, close at hand.
A set of awesome and free documents you can print out, fill in, and stick in a binder. Everything from family medical records to emergency shutoff valves.
OmniAuth for Sinatra
https://github.com/charliepark/omniauth-for-sinatra
Not really a standalone thing. But super-useful if you build things in Sinatra.
Colors
http://github.com/charliepark/colors
A 1x1 pixel generator. More useful than you think. Less useful than a custom domain warrants.
FAQ-Patrol
http://charliepark.org/faq-patrol
A single-serving-site search box, using jQuery. Useful for long FAQ pages. Named after a Jay-Z lyric.
#mathowielove
I was proud to be a part of this. When a friend had a health scare, 1,000+ friends sent him nice notes on Twitter. I just helped pull them together.