Detailer Calculator
Public toolA browser calculator for feet-and-inches math, triangle calculations, conversions, and rectangular steel-weight estimates. The web version continues my earlier Windows calculator.
Jed May · Software, tools & writing
I build software
for everyday work.
I make calculators, automate recurring tasks, and explore AI-assisted development. Here are the projects, useful tools, and things I've learned along the way.
Learn AI with meSelected projects
Current tools, private systems, and source repositories.
Jones Building Takeoff
Public toolA material takeoff tool for rectangular metal buildings, with panel cut lists, trim quantities, a 3D preview, and Excel job files.
Brainwav
Private systemMy personal system for capturing knowledge, keeping project context, and automating recurring work. Its interfaces belong to the same system.
Teaching Job Search
Private appA private app built for my wife's teaching-job search, with filters for Tennessee and Kentucky postings and checks for stale listings.
dailyjournal
Source availableA Python command-line journal for morning priorities, evening review, local SQLite storage, and JSON exports.
Vector Notifier
Source availableAn event-driven service that turns selected notifications into restrained announcements through a Vector robot and Wire-Pod.
Public tools
Two calculators for different tasks: checking dimensions and planning material quantities.
Detailer Calculator
Feet-and-inches math, triangles, conversions, and steel-weight estimates. Saves its working state in this browser.
Jones Building Takeoff
Panel cut lists, trim and accessory quantities, a 3D building preview, and Excel job files for rectangular metal buildings.
Things You Can Try
Try a small part of how I work with AI. Each example includes a free template, a task, and a way to check the result.
Give AI instructions you don’t have to repeat
Write down your preferences once, then test them on a small task. Includes a personal-instructions template and a coding-project version.
Try this exampleTurn a voice note into something useful
Separate a rambling note into ideas, possible tasks, and questions without turning every thought into a commitment.
Try this exampleContinue a project in a new AI chat
Save the goal, decisions, current state, and next step so you can explain an unfinished project to a fresh chat.
Try this example