Thoughts from someone who built an app because she couldn't find the right one.
From baby books to scrapbooks to friendship journals — why humans have always kept records of the people we love, and what happens when life gets too busy to keep doing it alone.
Dex is a personal CRM. BuddyLog is a friendship journal. Neither is trying to do what the other does. Here's an honest look at where each one actually earns its keep.
Explaining a personal relationship manager to your closest friends is harder than it sounds. First comes the look. Then the questions. Then the suggestions you weren't entirely prepared for.
A book gave me a small idea. Living abroad made it urgent. Years of failed workarounds convinced me to build something myself.