Signals from the workbench.

NorthPane is on the Mac App Store

My dual-pane file manager for the Mac is out. Two panels side by side, the classic function keys, and the same commands whether the pane shows your disk or a server halfway around the world. Built for programmers and game developers, and for anyone who would rather let the keyboard do the work.

• For macOS 14 and later, universal for Apple silicon and Intel, in English, Czech, German, and Spanish.
• SFTP and FTP/FTPS in either pane, with host keys checked against your own ~/.ssh/known_hosts.
• Zip archives browse like folders, on a ZIP reader and writer written by hand.
• F3 goes deep: syntax highlighting, hex with an ARM64 and x86 disassembler, Markdown, PDF, and FBX models on a turntable.
• Sandboxed, with no accounts, no analytics, and no backend of mine.

Tivna is on the App Store

My private wallet for loyalty cards is out. Photograph a loyalty, club, or discount card once and Tivna files it into a clean, searchable library; at the checkout, a full-screen barcode mode gets it scanned on the first try.

• Free for iPhone (iOS 18+), in English, Czech, German, and Spanish.
• Guided camera capture with automatic straightening, Photos import, or manual entry.
• Regenerates crisp QR, EAN, Code 128, Code 39, ITF, PDF417, and Aztec codes.
• No account: cards sync through your own private iCloud. One banner ad, removable with a one-time purchase.

A private wallet for loyalty cards is next

My second iOS app is code-complete and heading to the App Store. Tivna keeps loyalty, club, and discount cards in a private, searchable library: photograph a card once, scan its barcode at any checkout.

• Card capture with automatic straightening and cropping is done.
• Full-screen barcode mode regenerates crisp QR, Code 128, PDF417, and Aztec codes.
• Everything syncs through your own private iCloud: no account, no first-party tracking.
• Remaining before release: final icon, store screenshots, and App Store review.

One news feed for everything

The site now has a single news page and RSS feed covering every project: apps, game engines, and experiments. The Zeta devlog keeps its own feed; everything it publishes appears here too.

The original demo is running

Zeta now starts from the original menu and loads the demo map into a working single-player game.

• Original terrain, buildings, units, interface, music, and sound effects load from the demo data.
• Movement, combat, production, territories, selection, minimap, and audio are working.
• Pathfinding is being tuned to follow the original game's routing more closely.
• WASD and arrow-key camera movement make it easier to navigate the map.