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Deep dives on code optimization, Windows engineering, cutting-edge typography and no-nonsense design.

Studio•September 27, 2026•6 min read

Aftercast: I Started a Solo Game Studio and Shipped a Free Sniper Game

No ads mid-game, no dark patterns, honest version numbers, a public changelog. Meet Aftercast — and play Snaiper, a free browser sniper game with real wind, drop and flight time.

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Guide•September 21, 2026•9 min read

How to Show Multiple Time Zones on Windows 11 (and Get Past the 3-Clock Limit)

Windows 11 shows only three clocks. Every way to see more time zones on your PC — built-in, widgets, Rainmeter, apps — plus the daylight-saving trap and how to set an alarm in another time zone.

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Comparison•September 21, 2026•8 min read

Best World Clock Apps for Windows in 2026: Compared Honestly

Windows built-in vs Sharp World Clock, Anuko, Themia, Rainmeter and Time Precision — features, alarms, price and who each is actually for, from the maker of one of them.

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Guide•September 15, 2026•8 min read

We Built Two Launch Directories. Here's Every Other One We Actually Use.

The real story behind runs.space and runs-this.today — plus an honest list of every other startup launch directory currently in our own rotation.

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Comparison•September 1, 2026•11 min read

ReelNox Studio vs HandBrake: Which One Should You Actually Use?

An honest, feature-by-feature comparison — free and open-source vs a $39 one-time toolkit, dense settings vs a modern interface, and exactly where each one wins.

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Product•August 5, 2026•8 min read

The Timezone Widget for Windows Built to Never Make You Miss a Call Again

Time Precision is a free Windows desktop widget — 233 cities, hover for live seconds, 9 finishes, drag-and-drop reorder. No account, no subscription.

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Guide•July 30, 2026•13 min read

Software License Keys, Explained Properly

"License key," "product key," "serial key" — four terms describing systems that actually work quite differently. What they are, how they work, the types, and how to add one to your app.

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Design Lesson•July 28, 2026•9 min read

UI vs UX: The Difference Nobody Explains Properly

UI and UX are not the same thing, and mixing them up costs real money. 8 clear comparisons, real examples, and an interactive quiz to test yourself.

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Opinion•July 23, 2026•10 min read

I Submitted BackDrop_ to NickLaunches — Here's What Actually Happened

An honest, first-person account of listing BackDrop_ on NickLaunches — what backlinks and DR actually mean, the real analytics and growth tools behind it, and whether it was worth it.

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Product•July 18, 2026•7 min read

Looking for a Live Video Wallpaper App? Here's What Actually Works.

Most 'video wallpaper' apps get covered the second you open a window. BackDrop_ v1.1.2 solves the real problem — a video overlay that stays visible while you actually work.

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SEO & Content•July 18, 2026•7 min read

Multilingual Content Is Real SEO. Here's Exactly How We Do It.

Why multilingual content is a genuine organic-reach strategy (not hype), and exactly how we write and localize a real article about your product into 9 languages.

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Web Design•July 14, 2026•8 min read

How Much Does a Website Really Cost in 2026? Real Prices, No Guessing

Real website pricing for 2026 — DIY builders, freelancers, agencies, and fixed-price custom builds, broken down by business type, with the hidden costs nobody tells you about.

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Web Design•July 12, 2026•6 min read

Your Food Is Michelin-Level. Is Your Website?

Why a fine dining restaurant's website is usually the weakest part of the experience, what it actually costs guests, and what a website built to match the food looks like.

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Tutorial•July 9, 2026•7 min read

How to Verify a Software License Offline (No Internet Required)

How to let your desktop app check a license with zero network calls, using Ed25519 signed leases instead of a plain local cache anyone can edit. Real code for Python and Node.js/Electron.

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Tutorial•July 9, 2026•6 min read

How to Add License Keys to Your Desktop App Without Building Your Own Backend

A practical guide to adding machine-locked license keys, activation, and trials to your Electron, Python, or .NET desktop app — using a small hosted API instead of building your own licensing backend.

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Windows Dev•June 10, 2026•12 min read

Compiling standalone Python executables with Nuitka to eliminate machine overhead

The definitive guide to launching ultra-fast .exe files on Windows, without needing slow runtime packages like PyInstaller.

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Values•June 9, 2026•5 min read

The Internet Is Drowning in Copies — A Developer's Manifesto on Authenticity

The internet is drowning in AI-generated clones. A personal manifesto on why authenticity and effort still matter in 2026 — and what we do about it at Sublimearts.

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Guide•June 6, 2026•5 min read

How to Watch Videos While Working on Windows — The Method That Actually Works

You have videos on your drive you want to watch. You have work to do. Every existing solution forces you to choose one or the other. This guide compares every real option for local files.

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Pricing & Values•June 6, 2026•4 min read

Fair Pricing for Everyone: Why We Support Purchasing Power Parity

We just made our software cheaper for 35+ countries — automatically, with no coupon needed. Here's why we believe fair pricing matters more than maximum profit.

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Product•June 4, 2026•4 min read

I Had 300 Hours of Video I Never Watched. So I Built BackDrop_.

A ghost video overlay for Windows that lets you watch any local video while working. No PiP limitations, no screen takeover. Your content, finally watched.

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Tutorial•June 3, 2026•5 min read

How to compress large video files on Windows without losing quality

Any large MP4, MKV or AVI file — shrink it to 10% locally using your GPU. No cloud upload, no subscription, no quality loss.

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Opinion•June 3, 2026•5 min read

Reddit removed my post about compressing files. So I wrote a blog post about it.

After 20+ attempts to share useful content on Reddit, every post got removed. Here's what I think about it, and what actually works instead.

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Tutorial•June 3, 2026•5 min read

How to compress OBS recordings on Windows without uploading anywhere

OBS files hit 10–30 GB. Here's how to shrink them to 10% the size locally using your GPU — no cloud, no subscription, no account.

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Community•June 3, 2026•3 min read

Building in public shouldn't mean building alone.

Why we're building a community space for indie devs, designers and the people who use our tools. A place to ask, share, and not feel alone in the process.

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Design Lesson•June 1, 2026•6 min read

Typography Fundamentals: 8 Concepts Every Designer Must Know

Kerning, tracking, leading, type scale, contrast — the invisible rules that separate good design from great. Includes 8 free interactive demos.

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Tutorial•May 30, 2026•5 min read

How to Compress Videos with GPU on Windows — 5–10x Faster than CPU

Use your NVIDIA, AMD or Intel GPU to compress H.264/H.265 video 5-10x faster. Free guide + the Windows tool built for this.

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Free Tool•May 30, 2026•4 min read

How to Delete All Your Tweets at Once — Free, No API, No App

X has no native delete-all button. Paid tools charge monthly. This free browser script does it in minutes — no install, no account, no catch.

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Web Design•May 28, 2026•8 min read

Why I build native multilingual Next.js routes (IT/EN/ES) by default on every commission

Mapping international SEO routes in Next.js/Astro prevents rendering lag and eliminates the flaws found when using slow automatic translators.

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Design Theory•April 15, 2026•6 min read

Expressive typography as a primary branding tool for independent artisan studios

Against AI aesthetic normalization, the independent studio imposes itself by alternating asymmetric rhythms and striking Helvetica-style typefaces.

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No spam. Only code, algorithms and design from the workshop.

"In this blog I write exclusively about real solutions I had to find while developing my native desktop software or client websites. No generic summaries."