ABOUT.

Hi, I’m Rory. This site is a mix of things I find interesting, useful, or just feel are worth sharing. Expect a heavy dose of tech, some problem-solving, casual design and engineering and the occasional deep dive into whatever’s caught my attention lately.

I work in the Design & Engineering space, but this site isn’t just about that - it’s a place to document ideas, share what I’ve learned, and maybe save someone else a headache along the way.

If any of it helps, great. If not, at least I wrote it down somewhere.

BLOG.

The Ultimate Paywall Bypass: A One-Step Solution

Bypass paywalls in one step—just tweak the URL. Works 95% of the time! Plus, Mac & Windows shortcuts to speed it up.

3D Printing, Grovemade & The Display Rail

I didn't want to pay full price for something so I 3D printed it.

How to copy text you can’t copy - OCR

Struggling to copy text from images, PDFs, or protected sites? Check out my top OCR tools for Mac, iOS, and Windows to easily extract text!

Falling off the wagon (again...) and some goodies

I fell off the wagon. The posting stopped, the inspiration lagged and the motivation was nowhere to be found. Let's make some changes.

OFFICE.

Having my dream office was a long-time obsession of mine. So much so that after having built the real thing I built a little digital version of it too.

learn more here...