Tools, systems, and experiments with a point.
Context Switch is the label I use for software builds and practical experiments — the place where utilities, workflow ideas, and product concepts sit before they become something bigger.
The common thread is simple: reduce friction, improve clarity, and build things that earn their keep.
Principles
What it stands for
Practicality over theatre
If a tool adds process but removes no pain, it has failed.
Systems over heroics
The aim is repeatability, clarity, and less dependence on doing everything manually.
Quiet interfaces
Calm design, strong defaults, and less shouting. The product should do the work, not the branding.
Builds
Active builds
Everything under the Context Switch label, grouped by where it sits right now.
UK Shortlists
View →A practical shortlist site for structured recommendations and faster decisions.
Match Tally
View →A football admin tool for tracking matches, opponents, and season stats in a mobile-first flow.
Little Realms
View →A playful systems sandbox exploring terrain, settlements, and emergent behaviour.
Workout Planner
View →A training utility built around better defaults, adaptive sessions, and repeated real-world use.
Nebula Frontier
View →A sci-fi strategy prototype covering commander progression, colony management, and defense.
Digital Shed
View →A configurable media hub built around editorial calm and structured signal.
Scottish Biltong
A product site for a small food business — clean, direct, and commerce-ready.
ADHD App
Designing around activation and momentum rather than productivity theatre.
Process
How things move
Most ideas start as sketches, become rough prototypes, and then either earn a fuller build or stay deliberately small. The point is not to dress everything up as a startup. It is to build the things that prove useful.
Philosophy
Why this exists
I'm not trying to dress every experiment up as a startup. Context Switch is simply a practical wrapper for the tools, utilities, and product ideas that are worth building properly. Some may stay small. Some may become products. Either way, the standard is the same: useful, clear, and well-made.
See the broader portfolio
Context Switch is one lane within the wider set of projects, websites, and experiments collected on markhay.net.