BFCD Apps

About BFCD

BFCD: Big Fat Chicken Dude

Yes, that’s really what it stands for.

BFCD started life as a nickname my kids gave me. I’m still not entirely sure why, but like most things children say to embarrass their parents, it stuck.

Rather than fight it, I did the only sensible thing. I embraced it, bought a domain name, and started building software under it.

What began as a questionable family nickname has somehow evolved into a collection of apps, tools and digital experiments.

Some are genuinely useful. Some exist because I wondered, “Could I build that?” And some probably solve problems that didn’t need solving in the first place.

Welcome to BFCD Apps.

Questionable branding. Surprisingly useful technology. Absolutely no chickens were consulted.

The collection

Meet the apps

What each BFCD app does, at a glance.

Everything you read, watch and listen to

Books, podcasts and TV in one place, each with its own shelf, so nothing you’ve loved gets forgotten.

Want to, reading, finished

Keep a wish list, see what you’re in the middle of, and log when you finish, with the format you used: paper, Kindle or audio.

Covers found for you

Type a title and Shelf finds the cover art for books, podcasts and TV, so your shelf looks like a shelf.

Ratings, genres and notes

Rate what you finish, tag genres, add your thoughts, then search and filter to find anything again.

Your year in numbers

How many you’ve finished, your average rating, your top genre and how this year compares with last.

Reading challenges

Set yourself a target for the year and watch your progress fill up as you go.

Share with family and friends

See what your family is reading and swap recommendations. Keep your shelf to yourself any time you like.

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A newsletter you write together

Start your own and invite family or friends. Everyone chips in, and ePigeon puts each issue together for you.

Everyone asks

Each issue starts with everyone asking questions. Pop ideas in the question jar any time.

Answer privately

Nobody sees anyone else’s answers or photos until the issue is published, so it’s a surprise.

Out to everyone at once

Weekly, fortnightly or monthly, the finished issue arrives for everyone on the same day, by email and in the app.

One for every trip

Start a newsletter from a trip in Roamulus for the people going, and keep it going after you’re home.

Every issue kept

Read back through past issues, or see everything one person has said.

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All your Macs, one dashboard

Pair each Mac once with a small helper, then check them from anywhere.

Free up space safely

Suggestions labelled Safe, Check or Careful. Safe ones are ticked for you; nothing goes without asking.

Big apps and old files

See which apps and folders take the most room, and what hasn’t been touched in ages.

Health checks

Updates, backups, memory, startup items and more, explained in plain words.

Light on your Mac

Checks run in the background, wait while you’re on battery, and never slow you down.

Tidy is coming soon.

One-tap cups

Log a coffee in a tap, with charts, streaks and what you spend.

Review beans, drinks and shops

Photos, tasting notes and scores, plus “had it again” visits.

A map of great coffee

Every coffee shop you’ve reviewed on a map, and the top-rated ones to try next.

Share with family and friends

Each review is shared with family and friends, family only, or kept to yourself.

Works with no signal

Cups logged offline wait on your phone and sync later.

Primo is coming soon.

Plan together, day by day

Every day of the trip in order: flights, stays, plans and free days.

Bookings in one place

References, tickets and files kept with each booking, shown only to who you choose.

Who owes what

A shared pot or detailed costs: what’s paid, what’s due and who owes whom.

Packing and to-dos

Packing lists and tasks for everyone, ticked off as you go.

While you’re away

Today’s plan, tonight’s stay with directions, and a map of where everyone is.

Share or print

A clean printable itinerary, or a read-only link for people without the app.

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Your favourite websites

Everything you visit often, one tap away, with each site’s icon found for you.

Spaces and categories

Work, Personal or your own spaces, each sorted into categories.

Pin the essentials

Pinned sites sit at the top as big tiles.

Find anything fast

Search, sort by most used, and press / to jump straight to search.

Hub is coming soon.