The 5.11 release brings one of the most useful updates in recent WhatPulse history. It introduces Focused Uptime, a new way to understand how much time you actually spend actively working, and a completely new External PCap Service for Linux users, enabling full network statistics tracking for the first time.

We've built something small but mighty, and we're giving it away for free. ChatStash, the browser extension that keeps local backups of your ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini conversations, is now available for Chrome and Firefox.

We originally made ChatStash to solve a simple problem for ourselves: AI conversations are too valuable to lose. Whether you're debugging code, drafting ideas, or researching, your chat history is full of insights, but it all lives on someone else's servers. So, we built a way to keep it under our own control. And now, you can too.

We've made a small change to how the leaderboards work: participating now requires a public profile.

Why? The leaderboards are meant to be transparent, and for them to be meaningful your username and main stats need to be visible. This way, everyone can see who they're competing with and the numbers behind the rankings stay consistent.

If your profile was set to private but you were included in the leaderboards, we've automatically turned off the “Include me in public rankings” setting. To rejoin, simply make your profile public again from your account settings.

Don't worry—you still have control over what's visible on your profile. You can hide detailed parts of your profile if you prefer, like the computers, applications, pulses, etc. The only requirement is that your username and main stats remain public when you're on the leaderboards.

Thanks for understanding, and happy competing!

We're excited to launch the brand new WhatPulse Web API, now available to everyone! This version has been completely redesigned with modern tools in mind — whether you want to build dashboards, create bots, or just geek out with your own data, this API has you covered. This upgrade also sets the stage for exciting future data API features, like applications. 👀

Have you ever been told that to be truly happy in your work, you should follow your passion?

That passion could be photography, video games, or cycling. Whatever it is, there's probably a way of turning it into a career—if you work hard, play your cards right, and experience a little luck.

But here's the thing: following your passion might not be the best advice you've received. Not because passions are bad, but because work and passion don't always mix well. Two big reasons stand out: money—and the risk of turning something you love into something you dread.