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LiveGrooveMachine.com
Groove Machine
Built to put the pleasure of old drum machines in anyone’s browser: editable grooves, WAV and MIDI export, with no account or download.
My domain · design · developmentMake a beatRoom 01 / working archive / signal → index → story
Built to
be used.
A good domain is often where I begin. I work out what it ought to become, then design, build and deploy it. Some become products. Some are simply built to help. I’ve been turning ideas into working websites since 1996.
Independent ventures / ideas I chose to build
My domains.
Real products.
Each began with a useful domain and a problem worth solving. Select a record to tune the archive.
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01Groove MachineLive
GrooveMachine.com
Built to put the pleasure of old drum machines in anyone’s browser: editable grooves, WAV and MIDI export, with no account or download.
My domain · design · developmentMake a beat02Grill HoseLive
GrillHose.com
Built because replacing a grill hose should not involve guesswork. It starts with verified fittings, compatibility and safer selection.
My domain · design · developmentFind the right hose03Purchase Manager NetworkIn beta
PurchaseManager.net
Built to help purchasing professionals compare suppliers, preserve the evidence and make a defensible decision—with a human in charge.
My domain · design · developmentOpen the beta04Fantasy SeasonsLive
FantasySeasons.com
Built to create a short, satisfying daily sports ritual: ten worthwhile questions, a fresh league every day and a score worth sharing.
My domain · design · developmentPlay today05Snooker SiteLive
SnookerSite.com
First built for people who love the game, then rebuilt as one useful home for snooker information, guides, games and tools.
My domain · design · developmentVisit Snooker Site06Pet Insurance PremiumsLive
PetInsurancePremiums.com
Built after Phineas made the question painfully real: private tools that help people compare actual quotes and understand renewals before they urgently need the cover.
My domain · concept · design · developmentUnderstand the numbers07Banana SkinsLive experiment
BananaSkins.com
Rebuilt as a public study in AI and humour: the machine writes one daily attempt and predicts its chances; people peel it, vote honestly and teach the selection algorithm what humans actually reward.
My domain · experiment · identity · design · developmentJudge today’s joke08Last Minute FlowersLive / affiliate
LastMinuteFlowers.com
Rebuilt from an old affiliate site to do one useful thing properly: help a rushed visitor choose a real bouquet, see the price and reach the florist in one click—without a quiz or a wall of filler.
My domain · affiliate project · design · developmentSend the flowers09First RankingIn beta
FirstRanking.com
Built as an open SEO experiment: can FirstRanking.com earn its name? The strategy, field notes, failures and verified search evidence will be published as the answer develops.
My domain · experiment · strategy · design · developmentFollow the experiment10ColonoscopistsLive
Colonoscopists.com
Built as an independent, source-checked directory for direct-access and open-access colonoscopy programs—helping people find a published route without collecting medical information or ranking doctors.
My domain · research · strategy · design · developmentFind a published routeFewer Barriers / independent public-good work
Built for good.
Always free.
Fewer Barriers is the umbrella for simple tools that make daily obstacles easier to get past. Each began with a problem worth untangling. None has a paywall, and all four are free to use.
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Live / public goodFewerBarriers.com
Fewer Barriers
The built-for-good umbrella for simple tools that make daily obstacles easier to get past. It began as a small HTML Text to Braille project, then found a new purpose when I had difficulty staying focused while reading my son’s thesis. The family now includes Read at your pace, Freedom From Clutter, Ben Franklin Close and Ensnarled. Every tool is free to use.
My domain · independent build-for-good projectExplore the tools11Fewer BarriersLive / public good
FewerBarriers.com
The built-for-good umbrella for simple tools that make daily obstacles easier to get past. It began as a small HTML Text to Braille project, then found a new purpose when I had difficulty staying focused while reading my son’s thesis. The family now includes Read at your pace, Freedom From Clutter, Ben Franklin Close and Ensnarled. Every tool is free to use.
My domain · independent build-for-good projectExplore the tools12EnsnarledLive / public good
Ensnarled.com
Part of Fewer Barriers. Built for the moment when a process has become a knot and you do not even know what question to ask. Describe the mess in ordinary words; Ensnarled finds a source-checked first step, the next steps, the right contact and useful words to say—without sending the description away.
My domain · Fewer Barriers built-for-good projectFind the thread13Freedom From ClutterLive / public good
FreedomFromClutter.com
Part of Fewer Barriers. Built from a problem I know myself: walking into a room, seeing every job at once and finishing none. It gives one bounded task, one timer and somewhere to park distractions. No account, no photos and no shame.
My domain · Fewer Barriers built-for-good projectDo one useful job14Ben Franklin CloseLive / public good
BenFranklinClose.com
Part of Fewer Barriers. Built as a practical homage to Benjamin Franklin’s decision-making method: ten private questions that cut through the clutter and bring a clearer Yes, No or Not Yet.
My domain · Fewer Barriers built-for-good projectAsk BenA separate showroom / selected names available
Not every good name needs me to build it.
These are three of the strongest. The complete domain archive carries the use cases, enquiry route, terms and individual sales pages without interrupting the work itself.
Enter the domain archiveeMedical.com
Digital health / medical platform
Available by private enquiryView listingHelicopters.net
Aviation marketplace / charter / training
Available by private enquiryView listingFamilyMenu.com
Meal planning / family food / shared household app
Available by private enquiryView listingSelected work for others
Their business.
My contribution.
Selected work for people and businesses I know and believe in—kept separate from the domains and products I own.
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LiveClassroomAudioTech.com
Classroom Audio Technology
Built for an Irish classroom-audio specialist so schools can understand the equipment, solve common problems and get the right support quickly.
Client work · identity · design · developmentVisit the company15Classroom Audio TechnologyLive
ClassroomAudioTech.com
Built for an Irish classroom-audio specialist so schools can understand the equipment, solve common problems and get the right support quickly.
Client work · identity · design · developmentVisit the company16Robert O’Sullivan Landscaping ContractorsLive
LandscapingContractors.com
Rebuilt to give more than forty years of local landscaping work a clear modern home—services, service area and a simple route from a real job to an estimate request.
Client work · strategy · copy · design · developmentVisit the landscaper17The Furniture ShowroomsLive
TheFurnitureShowrooms.com
Rebuilt for a Dublin furniture institution established in 1973, bringing the showroom, product ranges, current offers and a remarkable business archive into one useful modern site.
Client work · strategy · copy · design · developmentVisit the showroomOpen to the right partnership / not a job queue
Bring me an idea worth making.
I’m interested in properly funded ideas where my judgment can help create something real. The work is paid for; if what we build gains traction and lasting value, I prefer a fair share in that upside too.
Forgebuilding: use the tools that exist now, keep the human judgment, and get the idea across the line.
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