I'm Thomas, and heimblick is my studio.
I build software I want to use every day myself. That mostly means keeping it focused: one job, done properly, and reliable enough that you stop thinking about it.
Right now that's mainly podsink. It records podcasts remotely, in the browser, so your guests don't have to install anything.
One clean track per person, audio and video, recorded right in the browser.
A link is all your guests need to join. Everything records locally on each machine, so a shaky connection never ends up in the recording.
Every smarthütte episode since number 30 was recorded with it.
Tech talk among friends.
Andrej and I talk about our smart homes, self-hosting and the tech industry, and now and then we interview someone who builds things. We record it unscripted and uncut, for as long as a topic needs. The detours stay in, because that's usually where the good parts are.
Sounds like your kind of thing? Have a listen.
Just me, in Aachen. I write the code, answer the email, and fix things when they break. What I care about:
Every product starts with a clear idea of what it's for. That keeps it small, easy to use and easy to maintain, and for a one-person studio it's the only way this works. New features have to earn their place.
Below 100 milliseconds a click feels instant. Past a second you notice the wait, and past ten you've moved on to something else. So I aim for under 100. Things should look good too, just never at the cost of that number.
Everything sits on European servers that I look after, and it's built to comply with the GDPR. A tool that quietly depends on a handful of platforms somewhere else isn't really mine, and it isn't really yours either. And I'd rather not know more about you than I need to.
Got a question, an idea, or just want to talk tech? Email is the easiest way to reach me, and I usually answer within a day or two.
heimblick · Aachen, Germany
