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Web, UX, and performance for free tools — why “no signup, no upload, free forever” is an architecture decision, how to make a browser tool feel instant, and resisting feature creep.
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Web & UX · Jun 4, 2026
When to add accounts to a free tool (and when not to)
Product-discipline notes on accounts: why no-account is the right default, the narrow set of reasons that justify a signup, and how to add accounts without gating the first win.
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Web & UX · May 30, 2026
Designing a help mode that pulses the control you need
A UX note on in-context help — why a button that pulses beats a help page, and how a control-help registry keeps it honest.
Web & UX
Web & UX · May 26, 2026
Landing pages that convert without dark patterns
What dark patterns are and why they backfire, the honest elements that genuinely drive conversion — clarity, trust, a strong offer, friction removal — and how respecting the visitor converts better over time.
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