Daily Do Brief
My mornings meant checking the calendar, the mail, the packages and everything due, app by app. So I put it all on one large-print page I can read on my phone or print.
Notes
Stories and releases
How the apps started, what I’m working on now, and what has shipped. Follow by RSS to get new releases in your reader.
Now
Updated November 8, 2026
- Word Search Race is in App Review. It’s a daily word search you race right inside Messages.
- Goopick 1.5 is in the works.
- Daily Do Brief just launched, and I’m working on what comes next.
How the apps started
Xgest
It started in my driveway, squinting at a warning light I couldn’t name, with a 532-page PDF on my phone and no idea what to search for.
What’s For Dinner Tonight
It started as a Notes file my wife and I were both editing every Sunday and never quite agreeing on.
GoSosh
I wanted to know what was happening in the world without scrolling for it.
TotalVu
I wondered how many of my photos existed only on an old drive in a drawer. The answer turned out to be sixteen thousand.
Sandeeze
My work scheduling system doesn’t talk to Apple Calendar, and I was tired of typing my schedule by hand.
Staggr
It came from the paper break board at the front of a busy store: a highlighter, a dozen names, and no way to see coverage at a glance.
Dunow
It began as a way to show off the fold: one screen, two people facing each other, racing to obey a command before the buzzer.
Shipping log
- Daily Do Brief 1.0 First App Store listing: your day on one large-print page.
- Goopick 1.4.2 A small tune-up with a few quiet polish touches.
- Goopick First App Store listing: a cozy arcade built around a blob of goo.
- Dunow 1.3 Milestone celebrations, plus mega-rewards at levels 50 and 100.
- Dunow First App Store listing: one command, tap it before the buzzer.
- Xgest 2.2 Daily Facts: one specific, cited thing from a manual on your shelf.
- GoSosh 4.1 Opens to what’s moving today, ranked by volume, recency and how many sources carry it.
- Xgest First App Store listing: ask your manuals, get the page.
- What’s For Dinner Tonight 4.5.1 Release notes highlight photo-to-meals: snap your fridge or pantry and see what you can make.
- GoSosh First App Store listing: today’s buzz, sorted.
- What’s For Dinner Tonight First App Store listing: the family meal planner.
Dates come from the App Store, and the notes are my summaries. This covers first listings and recent updates, not every release.