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Tech projects:
Air Quality PM2.5 – Sep 13, 2020
Particulate matter measurements help to quantify air quality and reduce exposure to harmful air pollutants… See More
DIY Printer Button – Mar 10, 2017
When you need a blank sheet of paper how do you get one? My solution is simple but so effective. I hacked my paper storage box with a Raspberry Pi… See More
DIY Captcha – Jan 30, 2017
My short term solution for dealing with WordPress spammers that… UPDATE: half a year later it still has not been bridged. Please, please keep it that way. 🙂 See More
DIY Personal Assistant – Dec 30, 2016
Meet my personal assistant, Susan, which I built and programmed this year. My internet-connected #IoT personal assistant is very strong — it can handle up to… See More
Personal Dashboard – Nov 10, 2016
30-year-old picture frame with 4 full-size USB ports, 3.5mm audio jack, WiFi, Bluetooth, SD card, runs Linux… See More
Wall Calendar – Oct 30, 2016
I developed a software calendar that can be printed and…See More
Temp/Humidity Sensor Test – Nov 9, 2014
My little Arduino project: using temperature and humidity sensors. The project reminded me a proverb: Do not take two compasses to the sea, only one or three. See More
Augmented Reality Watch – July 4, 2013
Wearable computing and augmented reality are merging fast to deliver completely new experience. An Augmented Reality Watch can extend your favorite timepiece, can add handful of features to a $20 watch and can make a wrist band ticking See More
Print Ready Report – June 30, 2013
Read a print-readiness check-list, apply it during report design and avoid various printing problems. Try it with SSRS, Excel, Word, Visio, BIRT, JasperReports, and any other manual or automated reporting tool.
Have you ever printed a one page document with unexpected empty second page coming from your printer? Read further and you will never experience various printing problems again See More
Traceability Matrix – May 26, 2013
Traceability matrix visualizes complex relationships between multiple entities. In this post I will describe traceability matrix and traceability table with graphical examples See More
SQL Trick: UNION Any SELECTs – April 11, 2013
Sometimes it is important to combine two or more SELECT statements into one. In this post I will show how to work around the UNION limitation that all SELECT statements must have the same number of columns with the same type See More
Common Bug In Re-Try Logic – March 31, 2013
Programmers often embed two pieces of logic in the same loop statement: one repeats N times and the second N-1 times. Using a re-try logic example I will describe one common bug I’ve seen many times during my career See More
Extend While-Loop: Iterator – March 20, 2013
The “while” loop is a common structure in programming languages, but sometimes it may bring a readability issue. This post describes how the Iterator design pattern can improve readability of some while-loop implementations See More
Mouse-Click-less Design – March 3, 2013
We all know inconvenience of working with applications that require too many mouse clicks to perform simple actions. With the mouse-clickless design tedious actions can be eliminated. In this post I will describe a simple mouse-clickless application “Measurement Table” I have designed more than 10 years ago See More
Four rules for designing an ideal report – March 3, 2013
During my career as Software Engineer/Report Architect I have defined several rules for designing automated reports. I always follow these rules and get positive feedback from the report users. I hope these rules will help you too. Rule 1: Actionable Report… See More
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Hobby projects:
Online Store: Chip carving practice boards
Chip Carving Practice Board
My friend started learning chip carving in 2014. I decided to design a chip carving practice board for him. I combined several patterns that I learned from masters throughout many books, the Internet and my personal experience. The main chip carving tricks are… See More
Hobo & Tramp Art Intro – April 2022
Carving a picture frame in Hobo style… See More
Board Warping And Cupping – Dec 2019
How to prevent thin boards from warping and cupping… See More
Embellishment Technique – Jan 31, 2018
Sharing my favorite embellishment technique. To decorate my woodturning ornaments I use the smallest woodburner tip to… See More
Coloring Book – Jul 20, 2017
I am self-publishing my free coloring book that was inspired by chip carving… See More
Turning Little Things – Apr 17, 2017
My collection of turned ornaments. These are small and fun projects. Some with additional carving, some with embellishments, some are off-center… See More
Coaster Patterns – Mar 22, 2017
I designed several chip carving patterns to carve on coasters. These are very unique patterns as I challenged myself to use only certain type of chips to design recognizable scenes… See More
Carving Shoes – Feb 21, 2017
Carving little shoes was a challenging and interesting project. I am sure I became a better carver after carving the entire shoe rack and I am planning to carve more boots and shoes… See More
Carving Lighthouses – Feb 21, 2017
I carved several lighthouses using my own pattern. Let me share the pattern and all details in this post… See More
Whittling – Feb 20, 2017
Whittling is a type of wood carving that uses only one knife, often a pocket knife. I will show several very simple whittling projects… See More
Best Wood to Carve – Feb 20, 2017
Trimmed branches or dying trees can get a new life if carved. Any wood can be carved. Let me share my thoughts on wood that… See More
Celtic Knot Coaster – Nov 7, 2016
Celtic knots puzzled me when I was a kid. I could not imagine how an endless knot could… See More
Natural Edge Woodturning – Sep 14, 2016
I turned this bottle stopper from the highly figured, lightly spalted, beautiful piece of… See More
Chip Carved Coaster Design – Jul 25, 2016
I wanted to carve coasters using the chip carving patterns that I have designed recently… See More
Free Chip Carving Patterns – Feb 07, 2016
Review my “Dozen chips or so” chip carving pattern collection. Use these free chip carving patterns to make a quick project… See More
Carving Magic Flower – Feb 07, 2016
Magic flower is a nice and quick wood carving project… I used to give away a lot of these… See More
Coasters – Aug 23, 2015
Every skier would appreciate this coaster set. Popular ski resorts depicted on the chip carved coasters remind the snowy slopes. These coasters were carved to ease long summer months… See More
Snowman and Christmas Tree – Jan 7, 2015
I turned these colorful bottle stoppers for a New Year celebration. It is a nice woodturning project See More
Shack Birdhouse – Nov 14, 2014
It was a challenge to build that birdhouse without any power tools. Want to see how it supposed to be used? See More
Chip Carving Practice Board – October 29, 2014
My friend started learning chip carving recently. I decided to design a chip carving practice board for him. I combined several patterns that I learned from masters throughout many books, the Internet and my personal experience. The main chip carving tricks are… See More
Molar Tooth In Cowboy Hat – August 11, 2014
This woodcarving project is a gift to my dentist, Dr. Cooper. A tooth in a cowboy hat is a symbol for a dental crown See More
Chip Carved Coasters – August 6, 2014
The chip carved coasters make any drink much more enjoyable. Chip carved basswood treated with Tung oil makes these coasters water and alcohol resistant – the ideal accessory for an afternoon cup of tea See More
No Friends On Powder Days – May 29, 2014
“No Friends On Powder Days” is a unique woodcarving project. After reading a couple of books about caricature carving I wanted to try it myself. This was a very fun project. I often found myself smiling while carving that caricature See More
Chip carved cutting board – May 26, 2014
Another woodcarving project — a cutting board See More
My First Woodcarving Project – Mar 17, 2014
I started woodcarving in Oct 2013. Here is my first project that I designed and carved after watching a recent movie See More
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