Fun with Yun

Monitoring kettle temps is key for any home brewer. The Arduino Yun model was essential since it has WiFi built in and includes a REST API to interface with it. Using Thermistors and a bit of Angular.js we were able to create a real time kettle temp monitor. Check out...

Mobilize and IBM Bluemixathon

I submitted an app called Mobilize to the IBM Bluemixathon rescue and recovery hackathon. Mobilize is a Disaster Relief and Recovery Notification System. http://devpost.com/software/mobilize-r3ezkn If you like it please Vote and check out a walk through of the app in...
Van Cornhole

Van Cornhole

After a recent trip to Amsterdam I was inspired by oil paints. Thanks to the van Gogh and Rembrandt museums. A lot of work goes into painting with oil paints but I think oils are a very versatile medium, whether it’s color matching, blending or erasing a mess up...

Gluecon 2015

So, I just returned from #Gluecon in Broomfield, CO.  What a great tech conference focused on Dev-ops, APIs, cloud, micro services and much more. I walked away with a lot of homework and a few new tools and APIs. One API mentioned in a talk and one that I built right...

Miles away with Apple Pay

I went for a bike ride the other day and excited for the nice spring weather and forgot my wallet. I didn’t realize this until I was a few miles away from the house. I was listening to tunes on my iPhone and remembered Walgreens had Apple Pay. Having a debit...