Hey, I'm Joe.

I'm the associate director of operations at the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University, where I build tools that help local journalists and newsrooms do more with less.

Everything I make is free and open source.

What I'm building

🎙️ AudioBash — A voice-controlled terminal for developers. Speak commands, execute them instantly. Built with Electron, React, and xterm.js. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI coding tools.
📰 Claude Code skills for journalism — Skills for source verification, FOIA requests, data journalism, and academic writing. 30+ stars and growing.
🛠️ Newsroom tools — Free AI tools and guides for newsrooms, including an LLM advisor that helps journalists pick the right AI tool for the job.
🔗 PocketLink — A browser extension that creates a shortlink to any website in a few clicks.
🚂 ReRoute NJ — Free tools to help NJ Transit riders navigate service disruptions.

Where your money goes

I maintain these projects on my own time. Sponsorship directly funds:

• $99/year — Apple Developer certificate so AudioBash can ship signed macOS builds that work without workarounds
• API costs — Testing and development with AI APIs (Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic)
• Infrastructure — Domain names, hosting, CI/CD minutes
• My time — Every dollar makes it easier to justify spending nights and weekends on tools that help people

Why sponsor?

If you use any of my tools, or if you believe local journalism needs better technology, your support helps keep this work going. Even $1/month makes a difference and tells me someone out there finds this useful.