Alan Mendelevich
@ailon.org
aka ailon
⚒️ Building marker.js, and more
🎹 Making music as Alan Jacobs
🪦 Previously: founder & CEO of AdDuplex, Microsoft MVP
⚒️ Building marker.js, and more
🎹 Making music as Alan Jacobs
🪦 Previously: founder & CEO of AdDuplex, Microsoft MVP
September 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
A brand-new tool from me - BopOps Lyrics. Write lyrics to a backing track, loop sections, align timings, and get help from a "passive" AI co-writer when you get stuck
lyrics.bopops.com
lyrics.bopops.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A brand-new tool from me - BopOps Lyrics. Write lyrics to a backing track, loop sections, align timings, and get help from a "passive" AI co-writer when you get stuck
lyrics.bopops.com
lyrics.bopops.com
Alan's list of random firsts:
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134. Drive a Chinese car ✅
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134. Drive a Chinese car ✅
July 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Alan's list of random firsts:
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134. Drive a Chinese car ✅
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134. Drive a Chinese car ✅
These shoes are quite likely the most comfortable walking shoes I ever owned. Also the hardest to put on. Strained my wrist putting my shoes on yesterday 😅
July 3, 2025 at 7:11 AM
These shoes are quite likely the most comfortable walking shoes I ever owned. Also the hardest to put on. Strained my wrist putting my shoes on yesterday 😅
Copilot is fishing for our darkest secrets 😂
June 24, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Copilot is fishing for our darkest secrets 😂
The Apple Developer saga continues... Tried to apply through the macOS app (had to bring a webcam from home) and got this as the final step.
The most bizare part (imho) is that *I* have to contact them because the enrollment is under review. Like WTAF!?
The most bizare part (imho) is that *I* have to contact them because the enrollment is under review. Like WTAF!?
June 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The Apple Developer saga continues... Tried to apply through the macOS app (had to bring a webcam from home) and got this as the final step.
The most bizare part (imho) is that *I* have to contact them because the enrollment is under review. Like WTAF!?
The most bizare part (imho) is that *I* have to contact them because the enrollment is under review. Like WTAF!?
TFW you stop RTFMing at "It is the cheapest option for code signing on Windows..." and proceed to signup 🤦🏻♂️
June 3, 2025 at 6:38 AM
TFW you stop RTFMing at "It is the cheapest option for code signing on Windows..." and proceed to signup 🤦🏻♂️
Apparently there's some process on the web and it didn't ask for ID photos (I suspect that is still coming). Feels like it just sent my credit card info by email to some dude who will now "process it"
June 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Apparently there's some process on the web and it didn't ask for ID photos (I suspect that is still coming). Feels like it just sent my credit card info by email to some dude who will now "process it"
LOL. I'm on a Mac Mini. "You'd need to buy an iPhone for us to let you pay $99/year for our developer program"
June 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
LOL. I'm on a Mac Mini. "You'd need to buy an iPhone for us to let you pay $99/year for our developer program"
Trying to enroll in Apple's developer program and getting this "extremely informative" error message. After reading through all the requirements and not seeing what's missing it turns out I figure I need to enter "Shipping address" for my Apple Account 🤦♂️
June 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Trying to enroll in Apple's developer program and getting this "extremely informative" error message. After reading through all the requirements and not seeing what's missing it turns out I figure I need to enter "Shipping address" for my Apple Account 🤦♂️
LOL. Just a few hours after setting up a new Mac. I was told that this is a Windows thing...
May 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
LOL. Just a few hours after setting up a new Mac. I was told that this is a Windows thing...
Sooo... very reluctantly I got this. Let's see how it goes...
May 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Sooo... very reluctantly I got this. Let's see how it goes...
TIL that the Clock app's icon on Android (Samsung?) shows actual time. Windows Phone Live Tile vibes.
May 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
TIL that the Clock app's icon on Android (Samsung?) shows actual time. Windows Phone Live Tile vibes.
Trying to run a little experiment with AdWords and getting this. LOL. OK, Google...
May 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Trying to run a little experiment with AdWords and getting this. LOL. OK, Google...
It's been many years since the first number was anything but 8. #achievementunlocked
May 21, 2025 at 4:23 AM
It's been many years since the first number was anything but 8. #achievementunlocked
A year+ too late for me. It's kinda weird when a city has no proper app-based taxi service. I was surprised that there was no Uber or Bolt in Ljubljana in 2024.
May 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
A year+ too late for me. It's kinda weird when a city has no proper app-based taxi service. I was surprised that there was no Uber or Bolt in Ljubljana in 2024.
Wow, Logitech. This is low. I've unsubscribed from Logitech newsletters a few times but keep getting them. Turns out when you click on unsubscribe you get to this page that says "Unsubscribe from all Logitech emails" it doesn't include Logitech G. You must click the G logo and unsubscribe again.
May 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Wow, Logitech. This is low. I've unsubscribed from Logitech newsletters a few times but keep getting them. Turns out when you click on unsubscribe you get to this page that says "Unsubscribe from all Logitech emails" it doesn't include Logitech G. You must click the G logo and unsubscribe again.
Last day to get the 50% introductory discount on marker.js 3.
markerjs.com
markerjs.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Last day to get the 50% introductory discount on marker.js 3.
markerjs.com
markerjs.com
To "compensate" for this great enhancement someone really smart decided to remove a 1x1 magnifier icon/widget and now it's 2x1 and not resizable. Clearly improved usability... NOT
April 30, 2025 at 6:16 AM
To "compensate" for this great enhancement someone really smart decided to remove a 1x1 magnifier icon/widget and now it's 2x1 and not resizable. Clearly improved usability... NOT
Finally got the One UI 7/Android 15 update on the Galaxy S24 Ultra and my most anticipated "feature" is there 😅
April 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Finally got the One UI 7/Android 15 update on the Galaxy S24 Ultra and my most anticipated "feature" is there 😅
TFW this "plaque" is the most impressive thing you can show for 5+ years of nonstop learning 😂
To be fair, on 1,800+ of these days I did the bare minimum to keep the streak going. I guess gamification works. Kinda.
To be fair, on 1,800+ of these days I did the bare minimum to keep the streak going. I guess gamification works. Kinda.
April 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
TFW this "plaque" is the most impressive thing you can show for 5+ years of nonstop learning 😂
To be fair, on 1,800+ of these days I did the bare minimum to keep the streak going. I guess gamification works. Kinda.
To be fair, on 1,800+ of these days I did the bare minimum to keep the streak going. I guess gamification works. Kinda.
TFW you spend half an hour trying to figure out what you messed up and it turns out it's not you, it's "them" 🤦
April 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
TFW you spend half an hour trying to figure out what you messed up and it turns out it's not you, it's "them" 🤦
Especially, when it's also the default (iirc) shortcut for PowerToys Run which is also a Microsoft product (albeit nerdy).
April 8, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Especially, when it's also the default (iirc) shortcut for PowerToys Run which is also a Microsoft product (albeit nerdy).