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OS Apps: BentoPDF, DiscountBandit, Dashlit, NTFY and Gotify
Published Jan 22, 2026 by Isaac Johnson
Today I wanted to catch up on some interesting Open-Source apps that have been in my queue.
n8n, Perl MCP and Google Sheets
Published Jan 19, 2026 by Isaac Johnson
Last week we tackled creating a Perl-based httpStreamable MCP server by first building out an MCP server that fetches Google Sheets and then refining it to work with n8n and update sheets. In tho...
Perl MCP Server with Google Worksheets: Part 2
Published Jan 15, 2026 by Isaac Johnson
Earlier this week I posted my first article on PerlMCP which I pushed to Codeberg as a version1.0 tag. That code provides a Perl-based MCP server of type httpStreamable tied to a fixed GCP Service...
Perl MCP Server with Google Worksheets
Published Jan 13, 2026 by Isaac Johnson
Following the post from last week where I looked into COBOL and FORTRAN, I wanted to try a language I have more at my fingertips; perl. I started my coding life with Perl. In the 90s I had a few ...
COBOL and FORTRAN Web/MCP Servers
Published Jan 8, 2026 by Isaac Johnson
Today we will do two things: look at webservers and try and make MCP servers. In both cases, we are going to use some slightly older 2GLs: COBOL and FORTRAN.
OS Apps: Alexandrie, Bytestash and Snipe-IT
Published Jan 5, 2026 by Isaac Johnson
It’s 2026 so let’s start off with a few interesting open-source apps that have been on my radar: Alexandrie, Bytestash and Snipe-IT. All three, over time, came from posts on Marius hosting, just t...
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