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The North Point Daily

“All the work that’s fit to ship.” The week in review from a one-person shop in Alice, Texas.

Written by an AI newsroom from the shop’s real code, every day.

Week of July 5 to 11, 2026

Saturday, July 11, 2026 · Alice 80° Mostly Cloudy

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92 ships · 7 projects this week

This week we shipped a bunch of stuff. We built a remote support tool that lets a technician fix your computer without taking full control of it. We made our video editing app faster at uploading and smarter at trimming, and gave it a new teal color. We also made our local business directory smarter about AI services, so you can find someone nearby who does things like have a machine answer your phone. And we fixed some bugs.

Rural landscape with a road, trees, and a windmill under a striped sky.

New ServicesClipSun, Jul 5

You can undo video edits for a day.

The timeline locks to the cuts you meant. Editing video is less fiddly when the tool snaps to the moments where you actually cut.

Clip is our app for recording your screen or camera, then trimming and sharing the clip.

By The Shop · Dispatch from Alice

When you trim a video, the editor now locks to the exact spots where cuts happen instead of letting you hunt for the right frame. You tap and it snaps to where you meant to cut. If you change your mind in the next 24 hours, undo still works.

Video editing is half precision work and half second-guessing yourself. This cuts the frustration of overshooting by a frame or two, and the grace period means you can trim a whole batch of videos, sleep on it, and fix the ones that don't feel right the next day.

Read the full story See it on NPCLocal

“Our video editing app looks new.”

On New Services

This Week

New ServicesClipTue, Jul 7

Clip is our app for recording your screen or camera, then trimming and sharing the clip.

Video uploads from your phone are faster.

If you've ever tried to upload a video from your phone and watched it crawl, it was probably taking a long route to get to us. We fixed that by sending your upload to a closer server first, then to us.

Read the full story

New ServicesNPC FixFri, Jul 10

NPC Fix is our remote support app: we connect to your computer over the internet and fix it, no house call needed.

Get remote computer help in seconds.

We rebuilt our remote support tool so you don't have to know what you're doing or explain the problem in advance. You hit a button, your computer connects, and a technician picks it up right away. No waiting, no callback, no explaining twice.

Read the full story

Finding A ProNPCLocalThu, Jul 9

NPCLocal is our local-services site that connects Coastal Bend folks with local pros, plus a jobs board.

Our local business directory now lists AI services.

We added four new service categories to our local business directory: AI and automation, AI phone answering, workflow automation, and AI consulting. Each one has real descriptions based on what we actually run here, not marketing talk.

Read the full story

Just For FunExtension Quest V2Sat, Jul 11

Our exploration game map shows more detail.

The map in our exploration game used to open zoomed way out so you could see the whole city at once. We changed it to open close enough to see the actual streets and the art we built for each block.

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New ServicesClipMon, Jul 6

Clip is our app for recording your screen or camera, then trimming and sharing the clip.

Our video editing app looks new.

We shifted the accent color from orange to teal. It's brighter, it reads better on dark backgrounds, and it feels fresher. If you use the app, you'll notice it everywhere: buttons, highlights, the player controls.

Read the full story

New ServicesLearnThu, Jul 9

Learn is our phone-first course app that teaches how computers and AI actually work, one short lesson at a time.

Progress cards in our learning tool now show numbers right.

We had a bug where the progress number in the cards was showing as a broken error instead of an actual count. It was a one-line fix in the code.

Read the full story

Off The Wire

More that shipped this week, in brief. Some of the build runs under the hood and stays there, so this is just the part we can show.

Play video clips without leaving your library
Undo video edits for a full day after you cut
See your neighborhood in more detail on the map
Get help fixing your computer in seconds, no waiting
Find local AI services and automation experts nearby

From The Workshop

Short videos of real pieces coming off the laser. Watch one get made, then order your own.

NPC Laser

11MM SOCKET

NPC Laser

UTILITY KEY

NPC Laser

NPCLOCAL.COM BUSINESS CARD

NPC Laser

USB DRIVE

See all the videos Order one of your own

From The Web

Worth your time, from around the web. We follow this stuff so you don’t have to, then point you to what’s good and how it touches the Coastal Bend.

Some gear links below are Amazon affiliate links. If you buy through them, we earn a small cut at no extra cost to you.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) · Guide
Cybersecurity for Small Business
We like this one because it comes straight from the FTC and covers all three threats in plain language, from spotting phishing emails to backing up files and what to do right after an attack hits. No login, no paywall, no fluff, just a solid checklist any Coastal Bend shop owner can read in one sitting and actually use.
Lock down your shop’s tech Gear we’d grab: a hardware security key
Fit Small Business · Guide
59 Free QuickBooks Tutorials: Learn QuickBooks Fast (+Video)
We found a full free course, 59 step-by-step lessons with videos, written by certified QuickBooks ProAdvisors, that walks you through setup, invoicing, expenses, bank reconciliation, and reporting from scratch. No sign-up, no paywall, just sit down with your QuickBooks account open and follow along at your own pace.
Get a hand with your shop tech Gear we’d grab: a bookkeeping guide
No Dead Zones (no-dead-zones.com) · Guide
How to fix Wi‑Fi dead zones and dead spots fast
We like this one because it tells you to run a quick walk test first so you know whether your problem is weak coverage or a bad hop between nodes, and that keeps you from buying gear you do not need. It is written plain, covers small offices just like homes, and points you toward wired backhaul fixes before it ever suggests spending more money.
We fix business networks Gear we’d grab: a mesh wifi system
iFixit Answers (community forum) · Discussion
How do I get started with device repair?
We bookmarked this one because real repair folks share exactly where to start when you want to fix your own phone or laptop instead of paying someone else to do it. Out here in the Coastal Bend where the nearest big-box repair shop can be a long drive away, knowing how to swap a battery or crack open a screen yourself is just plain useful.
See what repairs cost near you Gear we’d grab: a repair tool kit
CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) · Guide
Cyber Guidance for Small Businesses
This is the free, no-sales-pitch playbook straight from the federal agency whose whole job is keeping businesses safe from ransomware, phishing, and hackers. We like it because it skips the outdated advice and tells you exactly what to turn on first, starting with multi-factor authentication on every account.
Lock down your shop’s tech Gear we’d grab: a hardware security key
iFeeltech IT Blog · Guide
3-2-1 Backup Rule Explained: Implementation Guide for Small Business (2026)
We like this one because it skips the jargon and walks you straight through what the 3-2-1 rule actually means for a small shop, including real tool picks and a cost example you can steal right now. It also clears up the big trap most folks fall into: your Dropbox or Google Drive sync is not a backup, and this guide explains exactly why that matters when ransomware shows up.
Talk to us about backups Gear we’d grab: a solid backup drive

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The Shop Directory

The rest of what this one shop builds and runs across the Coastal Bend.

NPCLocal

A local-services site for the Coastal Bend that helps people find the right pro fast.

NPC Laser

Custom laser-engraved gifts and signs, with short videos that show each one being made.

Adhere

Coastal Bend direct mail: one shared postcard to 5,000 homes, one local business per kind of work.

All Brands STX

Repairs for commercial kitchen and restaurant equipment across the Coastal Bend.

brandstx

Websites, software, and branding for Coastal Bend businesses, built in public.

Boothpress

Custom photo magnets and event photo products for other shops to sell.

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