Notes
2020-01-19
A preview: the Minimum Viable Book
The first Arduino sketch for the Open Book that starts to feel like more than demo code.
2020-01-08
The Tiny Book Experiment
A conversation about manufacturing costs sends the Open Book down an unexpected side path: could it be made smaller and cheaper?
2019-12-31
Building the hardware so I can build the software (so I can build the hardware)
A software engineer's crash course in hardware development, where 'the hardware is done' stops being a safe assumption.
2019-12-30
End of year State of the Book
Some quick notes on The Open Book at end of year.
2019-08-13
Read Me: The Open Book Project
The first README.TXT ever written for the Open Book Project.
2016-09-18
Of Crescent Moons and Calendars, or, Anatomy of a New Feature
When a cloudy day in Mecca broke calendars around the world, I had to implement the most interesting feature request to ever hit my inbox.
2015-07-01
Launching SIGILANCE, or, The Long Way Around
A day after launching a product, reflections on long walks through the forest, and the long, winding path from concept to creation.
2015-06-30
Signet is now SIGILANCE, and it's available today!
The Kickstarter didn't fund, but the product shipped anyway — cheaper, working on Android, and renamed to SIGILANCE.
2015-03-21
Making It On Your Own: Reflections on Kickstarting
At the halfway point of my first Kickstarter campaign, reflections on what it means to bring an idea into the world.
2014-12-10
Explaining Keymaster — The What and Why of Crypto
Crypto keys protect your stuff. When you trust other people to hold them, it makes it easier for spouses to snoop and for hackers to steal your snaps. I'm building Keymaster to put your keys into your hands.