Ben Stolovitz's blog

How I build my site with Astro, GitHub Pages, and a few other things.

I argue the auto industry loves touchscreens because they're cheap.

Here's how to have Coolify send notification emails from your Gmail account.

You can export full 240fps videos from your iPhone without any additional apps.

Software engineering is currently artisanal, but AI is making software much cheaper to make.

Big noun pages (like 'Visual Studio') make your documentation better.

I made a visualizer for audio compressors (dynamic range compression) because I found compressors hard to understand.

I tested Huel Ready-to-Drink Chocolate and found 6mcg/kg of cadmium; no detectable lead, mercury, & arsenic.

AI has transformed how I code and do research.

Good design requires designing for accessibility, but designing for accessibility is itself a design process.

Most UI has good accessible names by default.

Once you can calculate DPI for your app, how can you use it to size your windows properly?

To resize a window, you must know its DPI.

Learn about DPI-awareness and scale factors to understand window resizing in WinUI and Win32.

Everything on the Internet is temporary.

You can force screen readers to announce things, but you probably shouldn't.

Sound can make you more productive if it's calm & played at the right moment.

Here's how you can automatically sync Zotero to your Synology NAS via WebDAV.

When I set up new computers, here are some registry keys I like to use!

"Should I work for a small startup or a big company?"

A proper introduction to Ben.Stolovitz, and why it's nice to build your own spaces.

Hi!