Rosina & Zaakir in Lucerne Switzerland

Building Software That Matters
—Despite the Challenges

Developing open source software with honesty, resilience, and a German Shepherd service dog by my side

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The Short Version

I'm a software developer with a Master's in Computer Science from BYU and decades of experience building solutions for companies like IBM, Intel, and beyond. But I can't work a traditional job anymore.

Living with Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder and chronic pain from a shattered leg means regular ECT treatments, constant doctor appointments, and the ever-present possibility of hospitalization. Traditional employment isn't an option—but building open source software is.

Every project I create runs on community support. Every line of code is possible because people believe in what I'm doing.

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What I'm Building

Open source tools for businesses, developers, and communities—all powered by your support

Development

Smart Chip Data Extractor

Spreadsheet Addon

Extract data from Google Sheets smart chips with ease.

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Development

Time Tracker For Sheets

Spreadsheet Addon

Simple, powerful time tracking directly in Google Sheets. A simple time tracker you can use to keep track of time spent on different projects.

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Beta

True Forward

Gmail Addon

A Gmail Add-on that lets you truly forward emails from your own address , including all attachments. Unlike Gmail's built-in forwarding (which actually just resends the original), True Forward composes a new email from your address with the original content embedded.

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Concept

Social Pillar

WordPress Plugin

A WordPress plugin to handle all things social media, including scheduling posts, automatic posts, creation of posts for different platforms and more.

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Planning

Etch Components

Etch Trick

Useful Etch Components

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Development

Etch Patterns

Etch Trick

Useful Etch patterns

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Planning

Page Samples

Website Template

Website page examples you can copy and use.

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Development

Useful Shortcodes

Helpful WordPress Feature

Useful shortcodes you can add to your functions.php.

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Hold

WordPress/GHL Integration

WordPress Plugin

Seamless integration between WordPress and GHL platforms. WordPress / GoHighLevel integration that goes beyond LeadConnector.

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Development

Plugin Forge

WordPress Plugin

A modern, lightweight WordPress plugin starter framework with an add-on architecture, PSR-4 autoloading, and React admin panels.

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Development

Zylocor Foundation

Community Support

Supporting open source developers.

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Live

High Desert Thrive

Community Support

Supporting local community growth and connection in the High Desert of California.

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Live

Muzzle Up

Community Support

Supporting local community growth and connection for pet businesses in San Bernardino county.

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Live

Rosina Bignall website

Client Website

My personal website.

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Development

Zylocor Foundation

Community Support

Supporting open source developers.

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Live

TanklessTLC

Client Website

A website for TanklessTLC based in Central Washington.

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Why Open Source?

"Good software should be accessible to everyone—not locked behind paywalls."

I've received tremendous support throughout my life—from doctors who keep me stable, to friends who literally save my life, to a community that funds this work. Open source is how I give back. It's how we build a better internet together. And it's proof that disability doesn't mean inability.

10+Projects Built or In Progress
100%Open Source
30+Years of Experience
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How to Support This Work

Every contribution—big or small—directly enables open source software development and helps me keep going. Choose the way that feels right to you.

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    General Development Fund

    Support ongoing development across all projects. Allocated where it's needed most each month.

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    Help fund the tools and infrastructure that keep development possible. Laptops, subscriptions, hosting.

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    Personal Needs

    From home repairs to cat toys for my cats and gear for Kaidin—honest needs from a real person.

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    Corporate Sponsorship

    Partner with Total Reach Agency to sponsor specific projects or ongoing development. Get visibility in project documentation, websites, and release notes. Help build the open source ecosystem while supporting your community.

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💜 All donations go through RB Creative Solutions LLC to protect my disability benefits. Financial transparency reports are posted quarterly so you always know where your support goes.

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The Journey

Development updates, scripture insights, life with disability, and honest reports on where things stand. The real story, as it happens.

Atten & Kaidin's Shark ToyJournal
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Atten & Kaidin's Shark Toy

I just had to share this, it was so cute. It's my cat, Atten, with Kaidin's (my service dog) shark toy. Not long before I took this picture, maybe an hour before, Kaidin was playing with it and tossing it around the room. When Kaidin stopped tossing it around, Atten came over to it and…

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You Can Choose To BelieveGeneral Conference
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You Can Choose To Believe

I was reading Elder Kevin G. Brown's talk today and one part really hit me: I invite you to think about your path to a sure witness of Jesus Christ and His gospel. Take charge of your testimony… No one can choose for you. No one can take that gift away. You can choose to…

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You Are Not AloneDepression
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You Are Not Alone

Watching the Easter video tonight, what Elder Bednar said really caught my attention: You are not and never need be alone. – Elder David A Bednar What an incredible statement. The Lord, through His atonement, experienced somehow all that we will ever go through. He is there for us. We indeed, never need be alone.…

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Some Days Are Harder Than OthersJournal
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Some Days Are Harder Than Others

This day has been a tough day. I got up… well I didn't want to and my cat gave me plenty of excuses to stay in bed. But eventually I did kick him out from under the covers and got up. I went through the normal morning routine – prayer, meds, feed the dog, get…

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Jesus Has The Power To SuccorScripture & Faith
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Jesus Has The Power To Succor

I was watching an Easter video today. Now, I know it's not Easter yet… but Easter is coming the Church has a series of Easter videos in the Library app that will take me through to close to Easter if I watch just one a day, so that is what I'm doing. So, I was…

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A Promise For TomorrowJournal
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A Promise For Tomorrow

Rosina here.  Happy Thursday! I hope you had a great one! It\'s just going to be a short one today… I spent all day doing taxes… but I got it done and sent off to the accountant – a little later than they wanted it, but it\'s done and sent and though I will probably…

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Vocal.media as a Traffic SourceBlogging
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Vocal.media as a Traffic Source

Rosina here.  Happy Wednesday! Hopefully you had a great day! We had a tornado touch down near Los Angeles today! What a storm we are having. Tornados are not unheard of around here, but they are rare and we go years without having one (and it has been years since the last one around here)!…

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Other People\'s Podcasts as a Traffic SourceJournal
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Other People\'s Podcasts as a Traffic Source

Rosina here.  Happy Thursday! Hope you\'re having a great day! Welcome again to you if you joined the Success Journey! I did some work on it today and added a couple new sections about the Google Workspace catch-all email I made the video for yesterday! So go look for that in the Training section… It\'s…

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Hubpages as a Traffic SourceBlogging
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Hubpages as a Traffic Source

Rosina here.  Happy Tuesday!  I hope you are having better weather than we are! I drove down to the temple today and on the way down the pass it was raining so hard I could barely see the car in front of me. And on the way back it was still raining hard and hailing!…

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Giving Back

Service Is Part of Who I Am

My Service Dogs

Kaidin Current
Zaakir and RosinaZaakir
Tamarr
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Senior Service Missionary

I serve as a Senior Service Missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, working with BYU-Pathway Worldwide. Each week I facilitate virtual gatherings, support fellow missionaries, and help students across the western US succeed academically and spiritually—10 to 15 hours of service every week.

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Zylocor — Supporting Open Source Developers

As Founder and Board Member of Zylocor, I'm building an organization to support open source developers like me—people who contribute meaningful software to the world but need community backing to keep going.

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Service Dog Training

I train my own service dogs—all three of them. Tamarr came first, then Zaakir, and now Kaidin, my current German Shepherd partner. I also founded Disability Assistance Dogs, a program training service dogs for people with disabilities that I successfully passed on to new leadership, where it continues to this day.

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