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Show HN: QuickTunes: Apple Music player for Mac with iPod vibes
The slow and bloated nature of the Mac Apple Music app inspired us to create QuickTunes. It is a simple, fast, and native Apple Music player inspired by the simplicity of the iPod. You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate a simple multi column layout, pick something, and press Play.
Show HN: Windows 7 GUI for the web
Show HN: Windows 7 GUI for the web
Show HN: Open IT Maintenance Planner
Made and open-sourced a little web-based tool I use to generate maintenance plans for IT. Let me know what you think, contributions are welcome!
Show HN: I built a biological network visualization tool
I've been working on nodes.bio - an interactive tool for visualizing biological networks and systems thinking.
The tool features interactive network visualization powered by Cytoscape.js, with real-time graph editing and manipulation capabilities. It supports JSON import/export and provides a responsive design that works seamlessly on the desktop (mobile-friendly version coming later).<p>The tech stack combines modern frontend technologies with robust backend architecture. The frontend uses Next.js 14 with TypeScript and Cytoscape.js for the visualization engine. The backend is built with FastAPI and Python.<p>The featured demo showcases a Traumatic Brain Injury Nasal Spray mechanism of action visualization, demonstrating the tool's capability to handle complex biological pathway mapping.<p>You can explore the live demo at <<a href="https://nodes.bio" rel="nofollow">https://nodes.bio</a>> to see the TBI Nasal Spray visualization in action, along with other biological network examples.<p>I'd love feedback on the visualization capabilities or any suggestions for biological data integration. What do you think?
Show HN: I built a biological network visualization tool
I've been working on nodes.bio - an interactive tool for visualizing biological networks and systems thinking.
The tool features interactive network visualization powered by Cytoscape.js, with real-time graph editing and manipulation capabilities. It supports JSON import/export and provides a responsive design that works seamlessly on the desktop (mobile-friendly version coming later).<p>The tech stack combines modern frontend technologies with robust backend architecture. The frontend uses Next.js 14 with TypeScript and Cytoscape.js for the visualization engine. The backend is built with FastAPI and Python.<p>The featured demo showcases a Traumatic Brain Injury Nasal Spray mechanism of action visualization, demonstrating the tool's capability to handle complex biological pathway mapping.<p>You can explore the live demo at <<a href="https://nodes.bio" rel="nofollow">https://nodes.bio</a>> to see the TBI Nasal Spray visualization in action, along with other biological network examples.<p>I'd love feedback on the visualization capabilities or any suggestions for biological data integration. What do you think?
Show HN: Tsbro – TypeScript for the browser, no build step
Show HN: Tsbro – TypeScript for the browser, no build step
Show HN: Tsbro – TypeScript for the browser, no build step
Show HN: A macOS clock that stays visible when coding or binging in fullscreen
Have you ever wished you could see the time while coding or watching videos in fullscreen or when your menu bar is hidden? Corner Time is a minimalist macOS app designed for those who value a clean desktop but still want the clock to be always visible.<p>Unlike other widgets or solutions, Corner Time sits unobtrusively in the corner of your screen as if it were a native part of macOS—even when you’re in fullscreen mode or using auto-hide for your menu bar. The app is highly customizable: you can choose your preferred date format, adjust the style, match your system language, and use it seamlessly across all your monitors.<p>My personal use case is using it on my MacBook with TopNotch, along with always auto-hiding the menu bar and dock, to create a maximized, distraction-free workspace.<p>Corner Time has quickly become a favorite among digital minimalists and power users. Many users describe it as a long-awaited solution, praising its simple but thoughtful design.<p>Feedback and suggestions are welcome!
Show HN: A macOS clock that stays visible when coding or binging in fullscreen
Have you ever wished you could see the time while coding or watching videos in fullscreen or when your menu bar is hidden? Corner Time is a minimalist macOS app designed for those who value a clean desktop but still want the clock to be always visible.<p>Unlike other widgets or solutions, Corner Time sits unobtrusively in the corner of your screen as if it were a native part of macOS—even when you’re in fullscreen mode or using auto-hide for your menu bar. The app is highly customizable: you can choose your preferred date format, adjust the style, match your system language, and use it seamlessly across all your monitors.<p>My personal use case is using it on my MacBook with TopNotch, along with always auto-hiding the menu bar and dock, to create a maximized, distraction-free workspace.<p>Corner Time has quickly become a favorite among digital minimalists and power users. Many users describe it as a long-awaited solution, praising its simple but thoughtful design.<p>Feedback and suggestions are welcome!
Show HN: The Montana MiniComputer
Hey HN, we just released the 1.0 of the MonTana Mini Computer (MTMC-16), a virtual teaching computer to help students understand how low level computing works. It is a 16 bit computer with only 4k of ram, but we've made some design choices that help maximize what you can accomplish with the limited hardware<p><a href="https://mtmc.cs.montana.edu/" rel="nofollow">https://mtmc.cs.montana.edu/</a><p>It is written in java (sorry) and provides a web interface that has:<p>- a blinken-lighten display for registers<p>- a memory view with different filters you can apply<p>- a Gameboy-like game pad<p>- a console you can use to interact with the computer (including running assembly instructions directly)<p>- a file browser with an integrated editor for editing file<p>So everything you need to get going on low level programming.<p>It includes some sample code, including snake and conway's game of life, in the /src directory.<p>You can watch a quick start video here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_6pZ_sT3y0" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_6pZ_sT3y0</a><p>We have the start of a C compiler for the machine, but that's still a work in progress. We plan on improving the interactivity and visual feedback over the next few months, so any feedback you can give us would be very much appreciated!
Show HN: The Montana MiniComputer
Hey HN, we just released the 1.0 of the MonTana Mini Computer (MTMC-16), a virtual teaching computer to help students understand how low level computing works. It is a 16 bit computer with only 4k of ram, but we've made some design choices that help maximize what you can accomplish with the limited hardware<p><a href="https://mtmc.cs.montana.edu/" rel="nofollow">https://mtmc.cs.montana.edu/</a><p>It is written in java (sorry) and provides a web interface that has:<p>- a blinken-lighten display for registers<p>- a memory view with different filters you can apply<p>- a Gameboy-like game pad<p>- a console you can use to interact with the computer (including running assembly instructions directly)<p>- a file browser with an integrated editor for editing file<p>So everything you need to get going on low level programming.<p>It includes some sample code, including snake and conway's game of life, in the /src directory.<p>You can watch a quick start video here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_6pZ_sT3y0" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_6pZ_sT3y0</a><p>We have the start of a C compiler for the machine, but that's still a work in progress. We plan on improving the interactivity and visual feedback over the next few months, so any feedback you can give us would be very much appreciated!
Show HN: The Montana MiniComputer
Hey HN, we just released the 1.0 of the MonTana Mini Computer (MTMC-16), a virtual teaching computer to help students understand how low level computing works. It is a 16 bit computer with only 4k of ram, but we've made some design choices that help maximize what you can accomplish with the limited hardware<p><a href="https://mtmc.cs.montana.edu/" rel="nofollow">https://mtmc.cs.montana.edu/</a><p>It is written in java (sorry) and provides a web interface that has:<p>- a blinken-lighten display for registers<p>- a memory view with different filters you can apply<p>- a Gameboy-like game pad<p>- a console you can use to interact with the computer (including running assembly instructions directly)<p>- a file browser with an integrated editor for editing file<p>So everything you need to get going on low level programming.<p>It includes some sample code, including snake and conway's game of life, in the /src directory.<p>You can watch a quick start video here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_6pZ_sT3y0" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_6pZ_sT3y0</a><p>We have the start of a C compiler for the machine, but that's still a work in progress. We plan on improving the interactivity and visual feedback over the next few months, so any feedback you can give us would be very much appreciated!
Show HN: Apple Health MCP Server
Hey HN,<p>This is an MCP server to chat with Apple Health data. I built it because I'm working on (yet another) personal trainer tool that keeps track of my workout goals, etc. and does scheduling for me. Part of that is weekly check-ins. I thought pairing those check-ins with sensor data could be useful, so here we are.<p>It seems there isn't a way to automate access to Apple Health data, so this relies on an iOS app that can quickly/easily export key data to CSV. So the process at the moment is to export the data every Sunday before doing a check-in. More steps than I'd like, but in practice isn't a big lift.<p>Under the hood this is mostly a thin wrapper around duckdb.<p>There's a video of it in action here: <a href="https://x.com/realtron/status/1947710791521591514" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/realtron/status/1947710791521591514</a>
Show HN: Apple Health MCP Server
Hey HN,<p>This is an MCP server to chat with Apple Health data. I built it because I'm working on (yet another) personal trainer tool that keeps track of my workout goals, etc. and does scheduling for me. Part of that is weekly check-ins. I thought pairing those check-ins with sensor data could be useful, so here we are.<p>It seems there isn't a way to automate access to Apple Health data, so this relies on an iOS app that can quickly/easily export key data to CSV. So the process at the moment is to export the data every Sunday before doing a check-in. More steps than I'd like, but in practice isn't a big lift.<p>Under the hood this is mostly a thin wrapper around duckdb.<p>There's a video of it in action here: <a href="https://x.com/realtron/status/1947710791521591514" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/realtron/status/1947710791521591514</a>
Show HN: Apple Health MCP Server
Hey HN,<p>This is an MCP server to chat with Apple Health data. I built it because I'm working on (yet another) personal trainer tool that keeps track of my workout goals, etc. and does scheduling for me. Part of that is weekly check-ins. I thought pairing those check-ins with sensor data could be useful, so here we are.<p>It seems there isn't a way to automate access to Apple Health data, so this relies on an iOS app that can quickly/easily export key data to CSV. So the process at the moment is to export the data every Sunday before doing a check-in. More steps than I'd like, but in practice isn't a big lift.<p>Under the hood this is mostly a thin wrapper around duckdb.<p>There's a video of it in action here: <a href="https://x.com/realtron/status/1947710791521591514" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/realtron/status/1947710791521591514</a>
Show HN: Price Per Token – LLM API Pricing Data
The LLM providers are constantly adding new models and updating their API prices. Anyone building AI applications knows that these prices are very important to their bottom line. The only place I am aware of is going to these provider's individual website pages to check the price per token.<p>To solve this inconvenience I spent a few hours making pricepertoken.com which has the latest model's up-to-date prices all in one place.<p>Thinking about adding image models too especially since you have multiple options (fal, replicate) to use the same model and the prices are not always the same.
Show HN: Price Per Token – LLM API Pricing Data
The LLM providers are constantly adding new models and updating their API prices. Anyone building AI applications knows that these prices are very important to their bottom line. The only place I am aware of is going to these provider's individual website pages to check the price per token.<p>To solve this inconvenience I spent a few hours making pricepertoken.com which has the latest model's up-to-date prices all in one place.<p>Thinking about adding image models too especially since you have multiple options (fal, replicate) to use the same model and the prices are not always the same.