Mindset When the Fix Isn’t in the Code When you’re stuck (whether in code, creativity, or life) the fix isn’t always about pushing harder. Sometimes it’s about stepping sideways and seeing it differently.
Monthly Newsletter SimplyKyra Monthly Overview: October 2025 This month looks back at October: Halloween creativity, reMarkable updates, and progress on new features in Simply Remember It.
Simply Customize It! Simply Customize It 1.0.19: Why the Upload Button Just Got Smarter Ever lost your built-in reMarkable templates after uploading? This update fixes that. Simply Customize It 1.0.19 protects your templates with a new upload safeguard and polished alerts that make every action clearer.
Simply Customize It! Simply Customize It: Version History A chronological list of all Simply Customize It updates with short summaries.
Simply Customize It! Simply Customize It 1.0.18: Updated Template Dimensions for reMarkable Move Support Thanks to some feedback I found templates rendered slightly differently on the reMarkable Move. With this update Simply Customize It now resizes to 814 × 1454 pixels so templates display correctly on the Move.
Halloween When You Overthink the Witchy Coffee Meetup How a simple “witchy-themed coffee meetup” turned into World Wide Web hair, a sparkly spider prototype, and an accidental deep dive into my inner tech witch.
Halloween Our 2024 Halloween Costumes From thrift store treasures to handmade accessories both our Lion Princess and Demon Werewolf Cat Princess costumes grew piece by piece... proving that the best Halloween costumes evolve as kids do.
Halloween Halloween Costume Roundup A full roundup of DIY, handmade, and store-bought Halloween costumes from over the years... from sewing-heavy creations to simple store-assembled looks all built around creativity and fun.
Simply Customize It! Simply Customize It 1.0.17: Smoother Navigation and macOS Improvements Simply Customize It 1.0.17 improves navigation reliability across devices, fixes blank image previews on macOS, and updates reMarkable picker labels for better clarity on smaller screens. This release also includes onboarding refinements, layout polish, and minor stability improvements.
Costume Becoming Ada: My DIY Ada Lovelace Costume for an Iconic Night For an iconic-themed event, I chose Ada Lovelace: mathematician, visionary, and often called the first computer programmer. With bun makers, scarves, old socks, and plenty of hairspray, I pieced together a DIY costume that paid tribute to her spirit.
SimplyKyra Monthly Overview: September 2025 This first issue looks back at September: new features, updates, and a peek at what’s coming next.
Simply Uncover It Simply Uncover It Update: A Quiet Fix for Peace of Mind A quiet update for Simply Uncover It... removing a potential bug and giving you more control in settings. No big changes, just a little polish and peace of mind.
Simply Match It Simply Match It Update: Curved Corners and Calm Confidence Curved corners, smarter settings, and one determined kid trying to crash the game (she didn’t).
Simply Remember It Simply Remember It Update: Smarter Streaks, More Grace Today’s update focuses on keeping Simply Remember It rock-solid while making streaks feel more realistic for weekly, monthly, and even yearly habits.
Simply Customize It! Big Update: Support for rmPP Move, Editable Templates, and Asset Downloads This update to Simply Customize It brings full support for .template files (edit, upload, and validate), new reMarkable Paper Pro Move compatibility, easier asset downloads (PNG, SVG, and template), plus key bug fixes... giving you more control and flexibility than ever.
reMarkable Comparing All Three reMarkable Devices: Size, Sync, and Surprises My reMarkable Paper Pro Move just arrived and couldn’t resist running the same comparison test I did last year. Here’s how it stacks up against the reMarkable 2 and Paper Pro when it comes to size, syncing, magnification, and everyday use.
Simply Customize It! Simply Customize It: Rename Fix and Clearer File Info A small but important update! This release fixes a bug that prevented the "Update Name on Device" button from working when editing templates. It also introduces a new display that shows the name and filename used on your reMarkable so you can better understand how templates are stored and synced.
Simply Customize It! Restoring My Custom reMarkable Setup After an Update Both my reMarkables recently updated which meant my custom sleep screen and templates were wiped. Thankfully, restoring everything with my app Simply Customize It took just a few steps and felt surprisingly calm. Here’s exactly what I did, plus a full walkthrough video so you can follow along.
Simply Customize It! Simply Customize It Update: Paper Pro Move Support Simply Customize It will support the new Paper Pro Move. Testing begins as soon as my device arrives so you can keep customizing... no SSH required.
Art My Artwork Overview A look back at the artwork I’ve created over the years from high school projects and mixed media canvases to sewing, crafts, and custom gifts. While my focus today is indie app development, I’ve kept this collection here as part of my creative journey.
Start Here Featured Why I Build: From Personal Projects to Purposeful Apps Over the years, this space has shifted from tutorials and personal reflections to something more focused: building thoughtful, privacy-respecting apps under SimplyKyra LLC. I’m not just sharing ideas anymore... I’m designing calm, useful tools for real life. Here’s why.
Start Here Featured Start Here: My Favorite Posts to Explore, Create, and Simplify New here? This is your curated guide to SimplyKyra... whether you’re looking for DIY creativity, calm tech tips, real-life parenting hacks, or apps to make life simpler, it all starts here.
Swift How to Safely Display Your App Icon In-App (iOS & macOS, pre-26 and 26) A SwiftUI guide to displaying your app icon safely across iOS & macOS, including a simple backup asset fix for iOS 26 crashes.
Simply Remember It From One Small Bug to an Update Everywhere Sometimes the smallest bugs can ripple into the biggest updates. After discovering a crash in Simply Remember It on the iOS 26 beta I fixed it quickly and although un-replicable on other apps chose to update all my other Simply apps with the same protection.
Simply Remember It Simply Remember It: Update with Smarter Charting for Clearer History Forget less, stress less. The latest Simply Remember It update adds yes/no tracking and smarter charting so you can focus on life while still keeping a clear view of your progress.
