2021 · Jun
Checking the Weather with Phillips Hue Light Bulbs
Working from home during the pandemic created opportunities for short walks throughout the day. With a baby, this is all the more tempting. Unfortu...
2021 · Jun
Building a Newborn Simulator
The mechanics of caring for a newborn child are surprising and fascinating. It’s both challenging and simple at the same time. And it’s not like an...
2020 · May
Newborn daughter
Our daughter Maya was born just in time for lunch on April 25, 2020 at 11:55 AM. 👶
2018 · Sep
Authentication in ASP.NET Core Web API with Amazon Cognito
Amazon Cognito is the user management and authentication product in AWS. It allows for unified sign-up and sign-in flows across web and mobile apps.
2017 · Mar
Honeymoon in Maldives
This must to be the most beautiful place on the planet. When we arrived at Hadahaa Island in the Maldives for our honeymoon this year we immediatel...
2016 · Sep
Interviewing developers
I hear it a lot in Kansas City: “We can’t find good engineering talent,” followed by some excuse.
2016 · Sep
Moments between the minutes
I learned to play guitar in the moments between the minutes.
2016 · Sep
Kindle 2
The Kindle 2 is the perfect product. I bought mine almost ten years ago. Today, that same exact unit goes with me everywhere I go. It isn’t annoyin...
2016 · Mar
The perfect notebook system for getting things done
I accidentally invented the single best system to keep a pocket notebook. It turns out it’s really not so difficult at all. In fact, it turns out t...
2016 · Feb
Blogging is backwards
Though I’m constantly tempted, I just can’t seem to keep up a blog. I just find the format to be weird. Blogs are series of loosely related thought...
2014 · Oct
It’s the little things in my Google Inbox
Google Inbox isn’t some great innovation in the industry. It’s just one step toward making e-mail fun again.