Standard AF Software

LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE · REAL-WORLD SUPPORT

You shouldn’t need the cloud to control your own systems.

Standard AF Software builds free, local-first Windows apps and provides direct IT support. Built by Kristopher Padgett in Gainesville, Florida.

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The apps

Two free apps. One standard.

Both run on your Windows PC and keep your data there. Get them from the Microsoft Store.

AFWD 2.0 home screen with Messages, Media Center, and Pair a phone tiles and a connected iPhone card

AFWD 2.0 · Free through Dec 31, 2026

Your phone’s data, on your machine.

AFWD—Apple Flavored Water Drink: The Data Tool—brings iPhone backups, messages, live Android texts, and your music, videos, and photos into one Windows app. Everything runs locally.

  • Incremental, full, or messages-only iPhone backups
  • Read, search, and export messages
  • Live Android texts over local Wi-Fi
  • Media Center with Spotify and a visualizer
Get AFWD from MicrosoftExplore AFWD
SEEK keyword optimizer showing a 58 percent match, covered keywords, and skills missing from the profile

SEEK 2.0 · Free

Turn real experience into the next opportunity.

SEEK is a local-first job-readiness toolkit for justice outreach. Outreach staff and participants build resumes, tailor applications honestly, find fair-chance jobs, and practise interviews together.

  • Multiple resume profiles per participant
  • Honest keyword matching against real postings
  • LinkedIn and Indeed search with a fair-chance filter
  • S.T.A.R.S. and record-conversation practice
Get SEEK from MicrosoftExplore SEEK

REAL-WORLD SUPPORT

When the system fails, start with the actual problem.

Wi-Fi and networks, Windows issues, malware cleanup, device setup, upgrades, and connected equipment. Describe the issue and we’ll work out the right next step.

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Networks & Wi-Fi

Connectivity, coverage, device connections, and basic network troubleshooting.

Windows & security

Windows problems, malware cleanup, setup, and recovery planning.

Devices & equipment

Upgrades, new devices, printers, TVs, and connected hardware.

The direction

How it all connects.

Everything is built toward local-first systems that people can understand and control.

01 / AFWD

Your device data

Backups, messages, files, and media managed from your own PC, with no cloud routing required.

AFWD 2.0
02 / SEEK

Job readiness

Resumes, honest tailoring, and interview practice for justice outreach, with staff review before anything is used.

SEEK 2.0
03 / CONTINUITY

Accountable agents

Research into persistent agent identity with clear human authority, verification, and revocation.

Continuity

IDENTITY

Built out of necessity. Refined through execution.

Standard AF exists because most systems people rely on weren’t built for control—they were built for dependency. Build carefully. Verify claims. Keep the person using the system in control.

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