Ben Payne

Senior Developer

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15+ years building responsive, high-performance web applications. I bring expertise in PHP, Laravel, Vue, JavaScript, MySQL — plus AI and Data Engineering. Driven by learning new things and being challenged.

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PorchlightDynamic lock screen greetings for your Mac
May 2026

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Joined Product HuntMay 3rd, 2026

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14d ago

Porchlight — Your Mac lock screen message probably still says "If found, return to..."

Quick question: what does your Mac lock screen say right now?

Mine said, "If found, return to Ben" for about two years. I set it once after watching a YouTube video about Mac tips, completely forgot about it, and found it again while wiping my machine. That little field - which macOS has had forever - deserved better. So I built Porchlight.

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12d ago

Porchlight - Dynamic lock screen greetings for your Mac

macOS custom greeting app. Replaces your static lock screen message with time-aware greetings or rotating quotes. $4.99, one-time. macOS 11+.