THE CREATIVE SIDE OF PRACTICAL
Original music, practical software, and experiments in AI. A home for the things I make—and the everyday absurdities that inspire them.
Independent projects by Donald Russell.
01 / PRESS PLAY
Corporate farewells. Grocery mix-ups. A dog who runs the house. Nine original comic songs about life’s less sensible moments.
Music and artwork from Donald Russell’s creative projects, brought together here from Donald Russell Books. Press play on any track; starting a new song pauses the previous one.
02 / BUILT TO BE USEFUL
Small tools shaped by real tasks. A look inside the software, workflows, and experiments I’m developing.
PERSONAL ORGANIZATION
A personal tool for keeping spending, rewards, and payments in view. Developed around the practical work of managing cards.
Card Manager is an existing private desktop application. It is featured here as a development project; a public download is not currently offered.
WORKING WITH AI
An evolving project focused on clearer prompts and more careful review of AI answers, informed by my practical AI writing.
The toolkit is a work in progress. Its aim is to support thoughtful prompting and checking; AI output still needs human judgment. Public access has not been announced.
CHECK BEFORE YOU SHARE
Check a collection of links and save a separate report of responses, redirects, and items that need a closer look.
Load links from text, CSV, HTML, or Excel files, or paste them directly. The tool writes a separate CSV report and leaves the source file unchanged. Some websites block automated checks, so a flagged link may need a manual review. Public access has not been announced.
A FINISHING TOUCH FOR BOOKS
Create personalized PDF copies with a recipient footer on the interior pages, keeping the first and last pages clear.
The tool saves new personalized copies in a separate folder and leaves the original PDFs unchanged. It skips books with fewer than three pages and checks for protected or signed files. Public access has not been announced.
YOUR DEVELOPMENT WORKSPACE
IN DEVELOPMENT · COMING SOONOne place to bring daily tools, publishing work, AI usage, and projects into view.
This is an active personal development project. Some integrations remain incomplete or require setup. No public download is available yet.
03 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE PROJECTS
I’m Donald Russell. I write, make music, and build tools to explore what modern technology can do in everyday life.
My projects range from humorous songs to practical experiments with software and AI. The common thread is simple: useful ideas, plain language, and room for a well-earned laugh—usually with Raven, my Giant Schnauzer, nearby.
