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“Sprint to Success” and Other Agile Stickers and Swag
Another project completed! What does it do? It sticks to things and looks cool. That’s right – stickers! I haven’t done much design work lately, so I recently fired up my new Adobe CS6 Suite tools...
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What’s the best tool in our hackerspace workshop? A Dremel. Hands down.
Tales of Tools and a Panning Timelapse GoPro Timer. So what is the best tool in TinkurLab’s workshop? A Dremel! Hands down! Well, 1 minute quick drying epoxy is a close second, but let’s save that...
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Sticky Notes – Awesome for Brainstorming and Collaboration
There’s a stereotype out there – that agile teams use a lot of sticky notes. Well guess what – it’s true! If you walk around the workspace of almost any agile team, you are likely to see countless...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi Camera Command List
Now that I got my Raspberry Pi’s Camera Module working, I’m sure I’ll need to keep a list of the software commands handy. The following is the list of commands supported by v1.1 for the RaspiStill...
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TinkurBooth Photobooth
I remember the first time I visited my friend Jim at college many years ago. Upon walking into his small two person dorm room, the first thing I noticed was all the Polaroid photos hanging around his...
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TinkurCrate – Where’s The Dog?!
Overview One of my favorite things about the Internet of Things is “giving a voice to things”. And who’s more deserving of a voice – and a Twitter account – than our roommate’s dog, Tyr. Tyr, an...
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Better Ski Maps – Tinkurlab: SlopeStyle
Tinkurlab is going spatial! We’re adding maps and spatial data to our visualization techniques. Keep reading for the first foray into mapping…ski slopes! ——– You’ve heard it all before. “This run would...
View ArticleThe Future of Hardware, Software, and The Physical World – Takeaways from...
Last week, I attended the O’Reilly Solid Conference, focusing on solid – the intersection of hardware + software + physical things. While hardware and software have existed for decades and are mature...
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TinkurWash – A Talking Dishwasher
I love technology because it enables new ways of solving old problems. Working in an office with only a single kitchen and 50+ busy software engineers, testers, and designers, my coworkers use quite a...
View ArticleChatbot Out of Office
I haven’t shared many new projects recently, but that’s because I’m been hacking at work – at CA Technologies (formerly Rally Software). Every 3 months, we take a week to hack on something that we...
View ArticleChatbot Pull Request Watcher / Notifier
Demo of my hackathon to create a Jenkins Build Watcher for Hubot that watches an active build in Jenkins and provide updates when the build completes.
View ArticleChatbot Pull Request Bumper
Demo of my hackathon to create a Pull Request bumper for Hubot that shows open GitHub Pull Requests that were mentioned in a team’s chat flow.
View ArticleEvery Idea Needs a ???
Demo of my hackathon to create an interactive LED display that allows people to add and remove words to a public wall art installation.
View ArticleTinkurLab Goes 3D!
TinkurLab finally has it’s first 3D printer – a Anycubic Kossel Linear Plus. It’s a $300 kit build-it-yourself printer. Learning to use a 3D printer is a journey. It takes trial and error to learn...
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3D Print Pegboard Tool Holders
It’s helpful to have a well-organized workspace. Knowing where to find a part or a tool saves time and frustration (not to mention saving money by not purchasing a tool only to realize you already had...
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Tinkur Park Assist
Tinkur Park Assist. Helping me park the car irresponsibly close to the garage door Blog post with code and 3D print case design coming to www.TinkurLab.com shortly. #arduino #3dprinting A post shared...
View ArticleWhere’s The (ele)Vator?
Demo of my hackathon to recommend which elevator to select at work.
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Making More Time for Focus and Doing Meaningful Work
Early in 2018, I started a new adventure at Waffle.io as a Developer Advocate. Waffle.io makes project management awesome for developers and developer teams by automating work tracking and providing a...
View ArticleLet’s Waffle! Bot
As a Developer Advocate at Waffle.io, my mission is to make sure everyone who could benefit from Waffle.io knows about Waffle.io and has a chance to try Waffle.io for themselves. One of the most loved...
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