A builder's lab for
side projects &
experiments.
Ideas from wherever my interests happen to overlap, applied to real-world workflows. Those are usually messier than software assumes.
Where ideas meet
real-world chaos.
IOup is a personal umbrella for side projects and experiments. Most of them start as something I wanted to understand better, and most of them run into the same wall: real work is messier than software and technology assume.
It's also a space where I involve my kids, so they can learn how the digital world actually works by building things themselves.
DriveMint
A privacy-first app for learner drivers. Log every practice session with distance and time, and build real confidence behind the wheel. No tracking, no ads, no account required.
Drive Prep
Prep for the DMV permit test on questions from your state's official driver handbook, with a separate bank and exam simulation for each state. So far that means North Carolina, California, Texas and Ohio. Works offline.
Bitcoin Puzzle Explorer
Real Bitcoin public keys plotted on an illustrative finite field. Walk the secp256k1 curve, enter a private key to plot your own point, and go hunting for unsolved puzzle keys that still hold real BTC.
MyLoco
Location, location, location. We're all somewhere right now, and most of us are headed somewhere else. MyLoco grew out of a personal need: telling friends I'm on my way and letting them watch me get closer, without asking them to install anything. The link expires when the timer runs out.
Technology & People
How technology lands with real people and real problems. Usually messier than anyone planned for.
Messy Workflows
Real-world workflows are chaotic. We build experiments that work with that mess instead of pretending it away.
Learning by Building
A space where my kids learn how the digital world actually works, by building things with me.
“Together, we explore how technology connects to real people and real problems.”
Curiosity
Driven by
Building
Learning by
Family
Involving
Sharing
Aiming for