---
title: "Joe Karlsson | Developer Marketing Engineer"
description: "Developer Marketing Engineer. Writing about databases, smart homes, developer tools, and the things I build."
url: https://www.joekarlsson.com/
---

## [Recent posts](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/)

-   Nov 9, 2026 · Life [A tour of my recording setup in 2026, all on one standing desk that rolls](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/recording-setup-tour/)
    
-   Nov 9, 2026 · Homelab [Homelab gift ideas 2026: gear from my rack and desk, sorted by price](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/homelab-gift-ideas-2026/)
    
-   Oct 30, 2026 · AI [Can Open Knowledge Format make Claude Code more accurate and cheaper? I tested it](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/claude-md-open-knowledge-format/)
    
-   Oct 16, 2026 · AI [I put an MCP server inside DOOM](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/why-i-use-doom-to-visualize-mcp-data/)
    
-   Oct 16, 2026 · AI [First impressions of Claude Code mods](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/claude-code-mods-first-impressions/)
    

[All 157 posts →](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/)

[Ship the ugly pot](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/ship-the-ugly-pot/)

## [Works](https://www.joekarlsson.com/work/)

[PixelPane](https://www.joekarlsson.com/work/pixelpane/): 2026 · Python · Raspberry Pi

[Screencast Director](https://www.joekarlsson.com/work/screencast-director/): 2026 · Swift · macOS

[FollowSpot](https://www.joekarlsson.com/work/followspot/): 2026 · JavaScript · whisper.cpp

[Connect AI × DOOM](https://www.joekarlsson.com/work/connect-ai-doom/): 2026 · Python · Claude Code

[IoT Kitty Litter Box](https://www.joekarlsson.com/work/iot-kitty-litter-box/): 2019 · Raspberry Pi · Node.js

[All works →](https://www.joekarlsson.com/work/)

## [Writing by topic](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/)

[Cloud](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/category/cloud/): 71 posts

[Web Dev](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/category/web-dev/): 37 posts

[AI](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/category/ai/): 23 posts

[Homelab](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/category/homelab/): 21 posts

[Career](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/category/career/): 14 posts

[Life](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/category/life/): 2 posts

[Every post and topic →](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/)

## Around the house

[My cat inspecting the litter box I wired to the internet](https://www.joekarlsson.com/talks/an-introduction-to-iot-internet-of-toilets/)

[PixelPane, the pixel art frame behind my mirror](https://www.joekarlsson.com/work/pixelpane/)

[The rack: 72 containers running right now](https://www.joekarlsson.com/blog/how-to-get-started-building-a-homelab-server/)

An old Kindle, now the house dashboard