The Studio Blog

Notes from Stern & Signal Labs

What we're building, thinking about, and shipping.

• 2026-10-17

  We're building in the open

  A quick note on what Stern & Signal Labs is, and why there's now a blog here.

• 2026-10-17

  MeetingIntro vs In Your Face: which Mac meeting reminder should you get?

  MeetingIntro and In Your Face compared on price, platforms, and alert style. I built the $6.99 menu bar nudge because the full screen alarm was not for me.

• 2026-09-21

  How to never be late to a Zoom meeting on Mac

  I was late to Zoom meetings for a year before I fixed my tools. These are the three setups that actually work, including the $6.99 menu bar app I built.