I’ve wanted to visit RE-PC ever since I saw the store on a Cathode Ray Dude video. Monitors and peripherals don’t fit neatly on a plane but everything I saw was great.
Capy Log: Share Sheet updates
Version 2026.02.1194 includes a few new changes around the built-in Android share sheet. The first is a new layout. Feed discovery starts when the dialog opens instead of opening up to the app. This saves on taps and reduces the number of distinct …
Simple Unread Badges
Nearly ten years ago, I switched from an iPhone to a Pixel 2 (though I’d used Nexus devices for years before this). This was right around the same time Android Oreo was released with notification dots. Initially, I was annoyed by the lack of …
Capy Log: Miniflux and more
I’m excited to announce initial Miniflux support in Capy Reader in version 2026.01.1189. While it was possible to use Miniflux via the Google Reader API, this latest version of the app calls Miniflux’s API directly. Right now the feature set is just …
Mercury Parser 3.0.0
In 2024 I forked Postlight Parser to use in Capy Reader and returned the name to Mercury Parser. I really, really wanted to use the upstream version of the parser to avoid maintaining something off to the side. But nearly two years on, I feel I made …
Podcasts in Capy
I released audio enclosures in version 2026.01.1186 of Capy Reader. The goal is to enable audio on supported feeds to provide the full experience of any post. By no means am I trying to build a full podcast experience!
I’m looking for any and …
The Guts of a New Machine
ReadYou just released v0.15.0 this past week. I’ve been waiting to see their take on one very specific feature: large screen support. I tried it out. It’s great! There’s a subtle animation for article filters in the list column. …
Demo mode for iOS simulators
I was in search of a better way to take app screenshots. Typically you have two choices: use a physical device or a simulator. Physical devices are fine for a realistic display, but you can’t control the time or the radio indicators. No one …
Capy Log: Open In Browser, Article List Tweaks
Summer in the midwest is careening towards autumn, and version 2025.08.1153 of Capy Reader is in review for the Play Store. I haven’t been adding huge feature changes lately. Instead, I’ve been trying to pick apart the app and understand …
Full Content Extractors: Comparing Defuddle and Postlight Parser
One of the hardest problems with RSS feeds is displaying full content. It’s essentially an unsolvable problem given the complexity of webpages and the lack of adherence to a semantic layout for any given blog or news site. It would be nice if …
Capy Log
The next version of Capy Reader will reintroduce the “Mark All Read” button to the toolbar.
The floating action button will still be an option, but I want to free up space for more complex UIs, specifically audio playback which will …