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Product updates, field guides, and field notes, each with links to docs and the tools they describe. High-level milestones also appear on the changelog.
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ReadField guide · May 28, 2026
Exporting a release-ready video in the browser, and the tradeoffs we accepted
What "release-ready" means when the encoding happens in your browser, and the compromises that made shipping it possible.
- WebCodecs, client-side encode
- MP4 (H.264) + WebM (VP9), up to 4K
- No upload, no server queue
Sonic Weaver · Sonic Weaver
ReadField guide · May 27, 2026
Is my data safe with browser AI tools? A plain-English audit
A practical, non-technical guide to whether your data is safe with browser-based AI tools: the upload-versus-on-device distinction, what each model protects, and a checklist for auditing any tool.
- On-device = files never uploaded
- Check upload vs local
- Free is not the same as private
Novus Stream Solutions (hub) · AI in the browser
ReadField guide · May 27, 2026 · updated August 1, 2026
Turning sound into motion: reading audio with the Web Audio API
The bridge from a raw audio file to motion that actually responds to the music, explained at the level of the signal.
- Real-time 32-band FFT
- BPM, onset & RMS detection
- Bass / mid / treble isolation
Sonic Weaver · Sonic Weaver
ReadField guide · May 26, 2026
Page speed and Core Web Vitals for a small site
Why speed decides whether visitors stay, what the three Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) actually measure in plain terms, the usual culprits on a small site, the highest-leverage fixes, and how to measure without becoming an engineer.
- What LCP, INP, CLS mean
- The usual culprits
- Highest-leverage fixes
Novus Stream Solutions (hub) · Web & UX
ReadField guide · 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.
- Why dark patterns backfire
- Clarity and trust convert
- Remove friction, not honesty
Novus Stream Solutions (hub) · Web & UX
ReadField guide · May 26, 2026
Internal linking that actually moves the needle
A practical guide to internal linking that works: what links actually do, descriptive anchors, linking from strong pages to weak ones, the cluster pattern, and avoiding orphan pages.
- You fully control internal links
- Descriptive anchors, real relevance
- No orphan pages
Novus Stream Solutions · SEO & content
ReadField guide · May 24, 2026
Email vs social media for owning your audience
The owned-vs-rented distinction, what each channel is genuinely good at, the risks of building only on rented platforms, and why the smart strategy uses social to grow an owned email list.
- Owned vs rented audience
- Discovery vs relationship
- Use social to build email
Novus Stream Solutions (hub) · Comparisons
ReadField guide · May 23, 2026
Account-based vs no-account creative tools: which one keeps your work safe?
A clear comparison of account-based and no-account creative tools: the privacy axis, the continuity axis, and why the right answer depends entirely on what you are making.
- No-account = privacy & speed
- Accounts = continuity & presence
- Match the model to the work
Novus Stream Solutions · Comparisons
ReadField guide · May 22, 2026
Topic clusters explained: how to structure a product blog
A practical explanation of topic clusters: the pillar-and-spoke model, why clusters beat scattered posts, and how to organize a product blog so it signals depth and ranks better.
- Pillar-and-spoke structure
- Clusters beat scattered posts
- Signal real depth
Novus Stream Solutions · SEO & content
ReadField guide · May 21, 2026
Marketplaces vs your own store: fees, traffic, and platform risk
The seller's channel fork in full: what marketplace fees actually buy, the true cost of "free" traffic, what an own-store really costs once acquisition is priced in, platform risk as a line item, and the both-and sequencing that lets each channel fund the other.
- Marketplaces rent you demand
- Own stores rent you traffic
- Sequence both; own the list
Novus Stream Solutions · Business models
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