Software Development
Once in a while I'll build an application for personal use or to automate something. If it's half-polished I'll release it here with the source code so others can make use of it. I typically develop in VB.Net since I started out using QBasic in DOS and VB5 in Windows 95 20+ years. For web-based apps I've had good luck with jQuery on the frontend and .Net on the back.
Astronomy
Below you'll find some of my astro photos. Taken with my Celestron 6" SCT, mounted on a ZWO AM5 with an ASI 533MC-Pro camera typically with a Meade 3.3 focal reducer for deep sky objects or a 2x barlow for planetary. I started dabbling with this in late 2017 and have been trying to improve ever since.
Woodworking
I've been working with wood for several years now, mostly building furniture projects that we need around the house or for friends and family. I don't really have examples of pieces I've made to put here but I needed to fill this third column with something ;) Maybe I'll put up some content down the road. I do all of my work from my home basement shop that I've built out over the years.
Astrophotography
Click on an image to view a full-size version with all the nitty gritty details.
PV Solar Production
Live and historical statistics from our 9.3 kW solar array. Installed by Yes Solar of Cary, NC. Full Version
BOINC Computing
In March of 2020 I joined several computers to the BOINC distributed computing network to fold proteins for Rosetta@home project. Now that the COVID vaccines have been developed I've shifted resources to the Universe@home project out of Poland to process black hole and other astronomical data. Here are some current stats from the array.
Battery degradation statistics for our 40 kW 2019 Nissan Leaf EV Full Version
Freeware
Feel free to download any of these free utilities and modify as you wish. Full source code and binaries supplied.
TANAutoMailer
Monitor folders for new files and email those files to designated recipients. Create as many profiles/watched folders as you wish, new threads are spawned for each profile. If your SMTP server requires authentication your credentials are securely stored in the Windows Credential Manager. View on GitHub
TANScopeUtils
A Windows application to do some basic ASCOM control of your telescope. Intgrates with ASCOM 6. I mainly use this to automatically set my mount time to the system time of my imaging laptop. I also use it to park my scope at the end of the session to pre-defined AltAz coordinates. WinForms application written in VB.Net. View on GitHub
TAN Window Manager
When working with multiple screens you'll often find that windows don't stay where you put them when you move between monitor changes or even awaking from sleep. This small program allows you to save the location and size of selected windows so you can easily restore their location later. Simply place a shortcut to the program in your startup folder so it runs at boot. Full instructions can be found on the GitHub repository page.
Minutemon
MinuteMan, the UPS manufacturer, doesn't have a great Linux client for monitoring their UPS hardware. MinuteMon is a small C program that can be run as a daemon or invoked manually to monitor a MinuteMan USB-based UPS and send email alerts. View on GitHub
TandoraTCP
A Pandora client that runs as a Windows service controlled via TCP. More details can be found in the GitHub repo
TANIPChecker
Run this program as a recurring task to be notified via email when the IP of your dynamically assigned internet connection changes. Notifications include the new and old IP addresses. Console application written in VB.Net. View on GitHub