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Under Pressure or Slow & Low
I have two tools in my arsenal to combat the short time for our daily family time, our pressure…
My First Code
My first bit of coding wasn’t a webpage or application but a laserdisc controller. The RA Gray…
Suggestions for the Event Software Developer
There is no better time than to observe users in the wild than day one of a trade show. After…
Happiness with Unity’s Cinemachine
Once I dug into the Cinemachine tool, just after a few online tutorials I knew it was the right…
Headless & Decoupled CMS
It's been over a year. I've been searching for the right decoupled Content Management System (CMS);…
At Home with Category 6, part 1
If only I had known. It had been years since I crimped my last bit of ethernet cable. I’ve pulled…
At Home with Category 6, part 2
The right tool for the job. That phrase is a core principle in my work and home. Sometimes I’ll…
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June 26, 2023
Controlling the Light, part 2
My introduction to DMX and controlling light really started back in the late 90’s. I was working as the Interactive Operations Manager at the flagship Warner Bros. Studio Store. I got a chance to see…
April 11, 2023
Back to One
During the heart of winter, I finally made the switch to using Next.js coupled with a Strapi, a headless content management system (CMS), and deployed to a DigitalOcean droplet (a virtual server). I…
March 23, 2023
Controlling the Light, part 1
At the start of any project, I review the requirements and ask questions. What is the playback device? Does it require an online content management system? Is there anything unique about this…
September 1, 2021
Unity + BrightSign, part 1
I love the idea of a BrightSign, a small device without the overhead of Windows to drive some interactive content. I did some simple tests and gave the OK to use these as playback devices for a…
July 27, 2021
Bonsai Start
I was there at the Minnesota Bonsai Society novice spring class. There were dozens of trees and this one spoke to me. In a cycle of searching, pruning, wiring, uncertainty, and just running out of…
December 24, 2020
At Home with Category 6, part 2
The right tool for the job. That phrase is a core principle in my work and home. Sometimes I’ll explore workarounds and “creative” solutions, but when it comes to any kind of construction it is best…
December 10, 2020
At Home with Category 6, part 1
If only I had known. It had been years since I crimped my last bit of ethernet cable. I’ve pulled and crimped many feet of category 5 (Cat5) cables from trade show floor to retail store…
May 18, 2020
Headless & Decoupled CMS
It's been over a year. I've been searching for the right decoupled Content Management System (CMS); avoiding the obvious and exploring the limited open-source systems out in the wild world of the…
April 24, 2020
Happiness with Unity’s Cinemachine
Once I dug into the Cinemachine tool, just after a few online tutorials I knew it was the right choice to simplify everything; just in case someone else needed to make changes with the updated code.…
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December 20, 2017
My First Code

May 18, 2020
Headless & Decoupled CMS

December 10, 2020
At Home with Category 6, part 1

December 24, 2020
At Home with Category 6, part 2
