Jake Spurlock lives in Concord, California. Married with three children. He likes spending time outdoors, ideally on two wheels.
He volunteers a lot of time with Walnut Creek Little League. He has coached and been on the board for around ten years now, sheesh.
While he used to blog a lot more, Twitter is where most of the time is wasted currently.
You can also follow on Instagram.
Recent Posts
- 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,… Read more: Announcing WalkUp DJ - 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… Read more: Northgate vs. Amador Valley Baseball - 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… Read more: I Built My Own iMessage Wrapped (And So Can You)
- Apple’s Video Podcast Play: Consumption Solved, Creation Wide OpenApple 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… Read more: Apple’s Video Podcast Play: Consumption Solved, Creation Wide Open
- I’m Shipping Like I Have a Team (I Don’t)There’s this meme about a kid who got an angle grinder and it “changed his life” — the joke being he’s now cutting catalytic converters off cars. Dark humor aside, there’s a kernel of truth there: the right tool at the right time can completely change your trajectory. For me, that tool was Claude with… Read more: I’m Shipping Like I Have a Team (I Don’t)