PERSONAL HOMEPAGE / EST. 2026

Things by Pan

Small apps, strange worlds, and things you can hold in your hand. A place for the projects that have made it far enough to leave my desk.

01 / Project index

THE CURRENT SHELF
001

Radio Hub

RADIOWINDOWS x64

One desktop workspace for HF/SDR receivers, NOAA weather radio and maps, and worldwide AM/FM internet streams.

Install instructions & help
  1. Download the Windows package below.
  2. Right-click the ZIP and choose Extract All.
  3. Run Radio-Hub-Setup-1.2.0-x64.exe from the extracted folder and follow the installer.
  4. Open Radio Hub from your desktop or Start menu. Connect to the internet, then choose HF/SDR, NOAA or AM/FM.

Unsigned release: Windows may show a warning. Only proceed if you trust this download; don't disable Windows security or antivirus.

Use Ctrl+1 / Ctrl+2 / Ctrl+3 to switch tabs; F11 toggles fullscreen. For NOAA, select your state/station and enter your ZIP. Pelham and Ashburn have no configured online audio feed; other available relays can be selected.

No sound? Check Windows and app volume, press Play, and try another station. Remote streams and weather providers can be unavailable. Ctrl+Shift+R reloads the receiver.

LOG CATCH saves available audio, screenshots and notes. Preferences and catches remain on your PC; uninstall preserves them. This is not an emergency weather-alert service. See the included START-HERE.txt for privacy, file locations, updates and uninstall instructions.

Read the full guide · Installer checksum

Radio Hub 1.2.0 · Windows x64 · 114 MB ZIP · installer + guide included
002

Volume Mixer

DESKTOPWINDOWS x64

Four app and master faders, real peak meters, and optional MIDI control in a compact Windows tray panel.

Install instructions & help
  1. Download the Windows package and choose Extract All on the ZIP.
  2. Quit an older Tray Mixer from its tray menu before upgrading.
  3. Run TrayMixer-v1.0.1-Setup.exe, then open Tray Mixer v1 from the desktop or Start menu.

Choose exact app sessions for App 3, App 2 and App 1; Master controls the selected audio output. Start playback in an app if its session is missing. No Python installation or MIDI hardware is required for software mixing.

Click the tray icon to reopen the panel; Close/Escape hides it. Use tray Quit to exit. Optional MIDI Learn supports absolute CC faders and note-on mute buttons.

Unsigned release: Windows may warn. Only proceed if you trust this download; keep security enabled. Version 1.0.1 includes the native memory-growth fix. Uninstall preserves mappings and saved setup.

Read the full guide · Installer checksum

Volume Mixer 1.0.1 · Windows x64 · 31 MB ZIP · installer + README included
003

Desktop Pal

Purple-haired, cat-eared Desktop Pal character with a headset and clipboardDESKTOPCOMPANION

An AI desktop companion with distinct characters, voice conversations, animated avatars, and optional screen observation. The personal MVP is working, with a public release still in development.

Read project notes

Each Bot keeps its own personality, conversation history, and capsule-based continuity. GameBot can also research the game you’re playing and save useful notes for later.

The personal MVP is working well, with GameBot already in use and Nexus being tested for everyday desktop activities. Development now focuses on refining behavior and making setup easier for other people: installation, credentials, microphone configuration, understandable costs, and tools for correcting learned memories.

Active development. A public installer isn’t ready yet.
004

Local Dictation

VOICEDESKTOP

Speak, transcribe locally, and paste the words where you’re working.

Read project notes

The current tool uses faster-whisper for local transcription. Win + Alt + F9 triggers dictation, with the resulting text pasted at the cursor.

Local Dictation 1.0.0 · Windows x64
005

The Veyan Empire

WORLDBUILDING

A retro-futuristic sci fi universe about an immortal cybernetic civilization, born from a technological heist and centuries of interstellar piracy.

Read project notes

Ten thousand years after stealing humanity’s greatest technologies, Vey rules a vast empire from two ships that serve as its mobile capital: the Princess of Midnight and the Princess of Daylight. Rarium sustains immortal cybernetic citizens, while alchemical machines turn reclaimed matter into the foundations of a society free from ordinary scarcity.

Citizens pursue art, hobbies, pleasure, and voluntary combat; Vey mostly wants good food and good company, leaving the logistics to the formidable fleet commander Vael. Beyond that comfortable life are human resistance, ancient elves, mud-forged Orks, and the darker machinery of imperial power. The setting mixes grand space opera with everyday absurdity—and is also the world behind Alchemical Recycler.

First story pending.
006

Alchemical Recycler

GAME DEVIN DEVELOPMENT

Pilot a massive alchemy barge across planetary battlefields, crush obstacles, and reclaim scrap, biomass, and Rarium. Turn the haul into processing modules, defenses, and crawler upgrades. A game in development, set in the Veyan Empire.

Read project notes

One final-level idea: arrive at a planet before the military has prepared it, and handle the job yourself. Lord Vey needs a fuel station between two established planets for his Drinks Around the Galaxy tour, with special, one-of-a-kind drinks.

That’s a concept note, rather than an announcement of a finished game.

Playable build pending.
007

Build website

PERSONAL WEBFIRST VERSION LIVE

This website: a personal homepage for finished projects, works in progress, and workshop notes.

Read project notes

The first version brings software, lore, game development, and Tactile Armory together. The first Tactile Armory product is now linked below. The public address is things.rocks. Next up: more app screenshots.

02 / Workshop notes

NEWEST FIRST

Tactile Armory is live. The Cube is on Etsy.

The store and first product are live. The Cube is a six-switch mechanical keyboard fidget, available in Linear, Tactile, or Mixed configurations for $17.99 USD. See The Cube on Etsy.

Desktop Pal reaches a working personal MVP

Desktop Pal has grown into an AI desktop companion with distinct characters, voice conversations, animated avatars, and optional screen observation. Each Bot keeps its own personality, conversation history, and capsule-based continuity. GameBot can also research the game you’re playing and save useful notes for later.

The personal MVP is working well, with GameBot already in use and Nexus being tested for everyday desktop activities. Development now focuses on refining behavior and making setup easier for other people: installation, credentials, microphone configuration, understandable costs, and tools for correcting learned memories.

Active development. A public installer isn’t ready yet.

The Cube is ready. Desktop Pal is moving fast.

Tactile Armory’s first product is finalized and ready to sell, with the Etsy store coming this week. Meanwhile, Desktop Pal is progressing rapidly. Here’s a first look at both.

A home for the things I make

This is the starting point: one personal homepage for the apps, worlds, games, and physical projects worth sharing. Each project can grow here at its own pace.

The Cube reaches version two

The six-switch Cube design is finalized. The current print setup uses PETG at a 0.08 mm layer height. Next up: assembling the switch configurations and getting the store ready.

03 / TACTILE ARMORY

The Cube

AVAILABLE ON ETSY

Black six-switch Cube fidget on a wooden desk

A six-switch mechanical keyboard fidget with a black 3D-printed PETG body and black XDA keycaps. Designed, printed, and hand assembled in Georgia, USA using imported components.

LinearTactileMixed
Configuration notes

Choose Linear, Tactile, or Mixed on Etsy to match the switch feel you want. Each Cube has six mechanical switches.

$17.99 USD

Buy The Cube on Etsy

28 g · about 55 mm cap-to-cap. US-only shipping from Albany, Georgia.