A new kind of personal computer
Basic | The Personal Computing Platform
We build products, tools, and standards to make computers more personal.
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Yet another Windows XP in the browser, but with a File System and comes with it, Programs.
Self-Host and Tech Independence: The Joy of Building Your Own | Hacker News
Self-hosting doesn’t mean you have to buy hardware. After a few years, low-end machines are borderline unusable with Windows, but they are still plenty strong for a Linux server. It’s quite likely you or a friend has an old laptop laying around, which can be repurposed. I’ve done this with an i3 from 2011 [1] for two users, and in 2025 I have no signs that I need an upgrade.
The Interfaces With Which We Think
The concepts in modern operating systems — apps, windows, desktops, notifications, and so on — have so permeated our understanding of personal computing, it’s hard to imagine anything else, let alone believe there could be anything better.
So, you want to start self-hosting? Part 1 - How to install Proxmox and pick your hardware.
A New Computer
A podcast about the end of personal computers as we know them, and what comes next. Each episode we talk with people who are doing work at the frontier of computing, people who are challenging assumptions about what computers are and what our relationship to them should be.
Perfect Software - Software for an Audience of One
We have many names to describe personal tools. Malleable software speaks to how it behaves. Home-cooked software speaks to who makes it.
Demoing the AI computer that doesn't yet exist
A demo of what an AI-native personal computer could look like.
Software Bonkers
I’m software bonkers: I can’t stop thinking about software. And I can’t stop building software.
High-Performance Custom Laptops – Upgradeable & Powerful
Fully configurable desktop replacement laptops and mobile workstations. Upgradeable, powerful, portable.
Personal Computer for Mac - Perplexity
Personal Computer for Mac. One keyboard shortcut opens an always-on AI that controls local files, native apps, and Comet browser. No uploads. No tab switching.
“As a Windows user, it’s a very surreal way to install a program.” – Unsung
A blog about software craft and quality
Building personal tools by programming
Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
The original promise of personal computing was a new kind of clay. Instead, we got appliances: built far away, sealed, unchangeable. In this essay, we envision malleable software: tools that users can reshape with minimal friction to suit their unique needs.
