A smattering of useful things I’ve come across this month

February 2026

  • Robert Breen Bookshelf - Robert is an avid reader, and his reviews are really well done. He’s been a good resource for new books.

  • HTML Is For People - I’m Blake Watson. I’ve been building websites since the early 2000s. Though I work professionally in the field, I feel strongly that anyone should be able to make a website with HTML if they want. This book will teach you how to do just that. It doesn’t require any previous experience making websites or coding. I will cover everything you need to know to get started in an approachable and friendly way.

  • PageBound - On Pagebound, every book has its own forum, so no more bouncing between Goodreads and Reddit. You’ll find book recommendations sourced from the community, not AI (we have no AI-driven features). We also let you rate and review the way you’ve always wanted with half-stars, emojis, and sub-ratings. I’ve just signed up for Pagebound and am still evaluating whether to keep it. I use StoryGraph and my own blog for book reviews; one more website might be too much.

  • Miniature Calendar - little miniature worlds made with common objects, I have this in my RSS feed, and it just makes me smile. Check it out.

  • BetterMouse - It’s a macOS utility app that gives you smooth mouse scrolling, cursor speed control, and powerful mouse/keyboard bindings. It aims to replace bulky, intrusive, and resource-hungry mouse drivers, such as Logitech Options. It’s feature-rich, lightweight, efficiency-optimized, and most importantly, privacy-safe. We’re trying to meet all your 3rd-party mouse and keyboard needs on macOS. After Logitech’s server issue where mice (mouses?) stopped working, I have switched to BetterMouse. Highly recommend.

  • Kagi’s Small Web - Very fun site, random pages from the small web.

  • Chess.com - Still the best Chess site for games, learning, and challenges. I’m on a pretty good streak of daily puzzles.

  • Pocket Bird - @binarydigit@social.lol told me about this. I just love it. Going to see if I can get it working on my blog. You can see it in action on BinaryDigit’s page.

  • Terraink - Build high-detail map posters from OpenStreetMap data with curated palettes, custom typography, and print-ready PNG output. This is a lot of fun to play with, go check it out and print some maps!