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Alex Stout
I help people keep the moments that matter
There’s a box of old tapes in your closet that isn’t getting any younger. There are home videos trapped on a phone you’ll never scroll back to. I turn those into something you’ll actually watch — and keep.
That’s the heart of what I do. The web apps, the smart-home tinkering, the AI work — that’s the day job, and I love it. But the projects that stick with me are the ones about people.
$ whoami
It started with a film for my dad.
I wanted my kids to know him the way I did. So I took what footage we had and made something real out of it — a film, a place to keep it, a way for the family to find it. That became Everlife Media: I help families turn their moments — memorials, weddings, milestones, the everyday stuff — into media they get to keep.
The rest of me is an engineer of 13+ years — the Goal Zero app, the connected Yeti power stations, and lately leading applied AI. Same person, really. I’ve just always been the one trying to hold onto things and make them last.
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Things I’ve made
Everlife Media
2024 — PresentMy own studio for turning life’s moments into media families keep — documentary memorial films, tape/photo digitization, and bespoke event-experience tech. Started with a film for my dad.
bensfilm.live
2024A living memorial site for my dad’s video work — the project that became the heart of Everlife. Documentary-style storytelling, published for family to keep forever.
Oscars Party App
2023A live ballot + leaderboard webapp for Oscar-night parties — pick winners, score in real time, talk trash with friends. Built for fun, used every February.
The Home Lab
OngoingMy house is a test bench: Home Assistant tying it all together, ESP32 + Raspberry Pi sensors and automations, HomeKit/Matter everywhere. Where I prototype the IoT ideas that show up in client work.
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Latest writing
// Devlog launching soon. In the meantime — follow /blog.
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Got tapes, footage, or a story worth keeping?
Whether it’s a memorial, a milestone, or a box of home videos you’ve been meaning to deal with for years — I’d love to help you make something lasting out of it. Reach out.