Charles Hartmann · Schenectady, NY

Networks by day.
Apps by night.

I’m a Senior Network Systems Technician. After hours I build Android apps as Hartmann Studios and run Homelab the Right Way: a daily blog, ebooks, YouTube videos and a weekly podcast.

  • 42 apps on Google Play
  • 9 more coming soon
  • 18 ebooks
  • Weekly podcast
Charles Hartmann
Hartmann Studios

Android apps I build

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Gizmo Gunners: Robot Shooter

Voiced story, heroes with powers, AI squad mates. A bright 3D robot shooter.

LiveCaptionN – Live Captions

Free live captions and translation that float over any app, video or call. Offline on the phone, or on your own Whisper server.

Shape & Shade: Face Shape

Find your face shape and your best colors in seconds. Nothing is uploaded.

Pawdub: Funny Pet Translator

Your pet gets funny movie subtitles in 59 languages. Real bark & meow detection.

OctoPulse: OctoPrint Companion

Control your OctoPrint 3D printer from your phone. Monitor & print on Wi-Fi.

Ollama AI Chat

Ollama AI chat client — remote server or fully offline on-device models.

Daycare Dons: Diaper Empire

Toy water pistols, nap-time capers and a daycare underground. Rise to BABY BOSS!

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Wild Lens: Jungle Rescue

Photograph jungle wildlife, expose a poacher ring and free animals with Pip.

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Homelab the Right Way

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Homelab the Right Way Podcast

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Three AI hosts (fictional, AI-generated voices) talk backups that restore, home networking, Home Assistant and self-hosting. New episodes on Sundays.

Oct 19, 2026

Ep. 1: The green check lies — backups, networking, self-hosting and a turtle

Three AI hosts, real homelab answers. In the first episode Maya, Sam and Theo dig into why the green check on a Proxmox backup job proves…

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