Jake Spurlock

WalkUp DJ 1.5: Spotify and Lock Screen Controls

WalkUp DJ 1.5 adds Spotify as a walk-up music source and puts your whole lineup on the iPhone Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Run the batting order without ever opening the app.

From Little Leagues to Think Tanks: My Building for Others Episode

I joined Sachin Kamdar and Doyle Irvin on Building for Others to talk about agentic workflows at Pew Research, the Today RSS app, Walkup DJ, and the side projects you build just because they're worth building.

Little League Season Prep 2026

It s that time of year again — fields are getting lined, equipment bags are coming out of garages, and coaches everywhere are scrambling to get organized before opening day. Over the years, I ve built a few tools to make my own coaching life easier. Here s the stack I m using for 2026: The Lineup Spreadsheet Still [ ]

Northgate JV vs. Salesian Prep

AI is the Ultimate Expression of Open Source

Someone left this comment on my blog last week: I swear am not making this up… I tasked Claude with making a Web Cam App on OS X because I couldn t find one that was easy to use and handled what I needed (Zoom in/out, Colour, Saturation). I noticed a lot of its web searches [ ]

Announcing WalkUp DJ

WalkUp DJ is now available on the App Store. It s a walk-up music app for baseball and softball teams. Create your roster, assign each player a song, and play their entrance music with a single tap during games. Download WalkUp DJ → Features Apple Music Integration — Search millions of songs, preview before you pick, [ ]

Northgate Softball — Intersquad Scrimmage — 02/20/2006

Northgate vs. Amador Valley Baseball

Northgate Junior Varsity Broncos Trounce Amador Valley Northgate Junior Varsity Broncos easily dispatched Amador Valley on Saturday, 14-7. Northgate Junior Varsity Broncos opened the scoring in the first after Will Jahnke hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run. Northgate Junior Varsity Broncos extended their early lead with two runs in the top of the second [ ]

I Built My Own iMessage Wrapped (And So Can You)

My daughter was joking that someone should build a Spotify Wrapped, but for iMessage — your year in emoji and reactions. My wife said my brother-in-law should build it since he works at Apple. (Every Apple problem is his fault in our house.) From the other room, my daughter yelled: I bet Dad could write [ ]

Apple’s Video Podcast Play: Consumption Solved, Creation Wide Open

Apple announced today that Apple Podcasts is getting video streaming support. Starting with iOS 26.4, you ll be able to watch video podcasts right in the app, toggle seamlessly between audio and video, and download for offline viewing. It s powered by HLS, supports dynamic ad insertion, and launches with a handful of hosting partners. This is clearly a [ ]