Technology, Travel, VS Tricks & Family
Husband, father, author, and technical founder. I build SaaS products and write about technology, travel, Visual Studio tricks, and family.
I have a full-time role, and building on the side is how I keep learning. These aren't weekend demos — they're production services handling a constant stream of live traffic, every hour of every day. I've been writing software for most of my life, and the part I enjoy most is making systems hold up under serious load: the caching, the queues, and the small decisions that separate an app that works from one that keeps working.
Lately, AI coding agents have become a core part of how I build. Decades of hands-on experience let me steer them past the obvious first answer — into the architecture, the edge cases, and the trade-offs a quick prompt never reaches.
Revolutionizing Irrigation Management for Shared Water Communities Are you tired of the chaos that comes with managing shared irrigation schedules? Do you dread the confusion of who gets water when, missed turns, and the headache of collecting fees? We’re building WaterCal—a comprehensive solution d
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Did you know you can access iPhone “live scan” from the keyboard, without taking a picture first?
The Setup…. I’m on a layover in Denver airport at a restaurant. When I travel alone, I’ll pick a bar seat, since it’s usually first to come first to serve. Any open seat means I can eat on a tight schedule. After a few minutes, a lady politely asks if anyone is sitting next to me….
As most of my friends know, I’m a Southwest Airlines fanboy. I love the airline. I do. They have employees that deeply care about their passengers and have great, easy-to-follow, very business-friendly rules. Now … some of you will complain about no first class. OK, you got me on this one. If you fl
Ever in the isle on Southwest airline, and need to get out? As a little know trick there is a button under the armrest that will let you lift it. This is much much easier to then get in and out of your seat! Enjoy!
