Useful tools, made one at a time.
A small studio publishing focused, free tools that solve real problems. Each one is hand-built, kept simple, and lives at its own address below. Use what helps; ignore the rest.
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RentGuard CA
Three free checks for California renters: is your rent increase legal under AB 1482, is your security deposit legal under AB 12, is your eviction notice valid? Type your facts. Get a citation-backed verdict and a demand-letter draft.
Open the tool →OpenVIN
Type any VIN and see the same NHTSA recalls, NMVTIS title brands, and odometer history CarFax wraps in a $40 paywall. Free, no signup — the federal data was always public.
Open the tool →Bayt
Twenty-four authentic Arabic poetry verses for permanent ink — Darwish, Qabbani, Al-Mutanabbi, Al-Shabbi — with transliteration, translation, and a verification service so you never wear a mistake.
Open the tool →Insurable CA
Type a California ZIP and see who will still write you a home policy, what FAIR Plan would cost if no one will, and what to do if you’ve already been dropped.
Open the tool →ADU Atlas
Plan an ADU on your California lot — permit fees, cost ranges, realistic timelines, and the 2026 statutes that just rewrote what your lot can do.
Open the tool →FireGrade
Find out if your California home is still insurable, and what to do about it. ZIP-level fire-zone read, a five-question FireGrade, a broker directory, and a hardening checklist.
Open the tool →PickleMap
Find a pickleball court near you in California — open or paid, indoor or outdoor, with crowd levels and wait times so you stop driving to courts that are already full.
Open the tool →Get in touch.
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