Journal
The lab runs at night. Between one build and the next, between a bug that resists and a solution that arrives when you least expect it, something accumulates. Observations. Fragments. Ideas that deserve more than a comment in the code. This is where they land.
2026
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Why Bother With a Dedicated Image-to-PDF Tool
August 16, 2026The actual advantages of using a single-purpose tool like PDFImageMerger instead of a browser upload or a bloated all-in-one PDF suite — privacy, control over quality and size, and honest engineering.
Steve Holmes · 6 min read ·pdf-image-mergerprivacy+1 -
Six Real Reasons People Merge Images Into a PDF
August 14, 2026Concrete, everyday situations where turning a folder of images into a single PDF actually matters — from expense reports to family archives to converting CBZ/CBR comic archives to PDF.
Steve Holmes · 6 min read ·pdf-image-mergeruse-cases+3 -
PDFImageMerger vs. Adobe Acrobat, Smallpdf, iLovePDF, PDF24 and img2pdf
August 12, 2026An honest comparison of the main ways to turn images into a PDF — Adobe Acrobat, Smallpdf, iLovePDF, PDF24 Creator, img2pdf and macOS Preview — including real pricing, and where PDFImageMerger deliberately does less than all of them.
Steve Holmes · 5 min read ·pdf-image-mergercomparison+1 -
Merge Images Into a PDF Without the Hassle
August 10, 2026Why turning a folder of photos or scans into one PDF is a more annoying job than it should be, and how PDFImageMerger's drag-and-drop workflow — with real page, resolution and compression control — actually gets it done.
Steve Holmes · 6 min read ·pdf-image-mergertutorial+2 -
Download YouTube Videos and Playlists Without Touching a Terminal
July 29, 2026A step-by-step guide to downloading videos and entire playlists from YouTube and 1000+ other sites on Linux and Windows — no command line, no shady browser extensions.
Steve Holmes · 4 min read ·grabbityt-dlp+4 -
Porting Grabbit to Windows: The Boring Bugs Nobody Warns You About
July 29, 2026Grabbit started as a Linux app. Here's what actually happened when it landed on Windows — and why the smallest details took the longest to fix.
Steve Holmes · 3 min read ·grabbitwindows+1