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404: Adam Hill Mar 15, 2024

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Adam Hill (He/Him) is a dad who loves science, cooking, math, engineering, skepticism, espresso, and politics! He has been a teacher, an engineer, and now a software business analyst. Curiosity now and forever!

TOOLS: 0:00 – Intro 0:46 – Burley Bee Bike Trailer 5:20 – Nanofoamer Pro 12:07 – Magsafe wallet 16:22 – Eat Your Books

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xFTW8E6aSVI For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/adam-hill-software-business-analyst/

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403: Mia Coots Mar 08, 2024

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Mia Coots is a Senior at Nokomis Regional High in central Maine and an amazing presenter for the Student Leadership Ambassadors of Maine for the Department of Education.

LINKS: http://SLAMShow.org

TOOLS: 0:00 – Intro 0:53 – ATEM Mini Switcher 7:50 – Rode Wireless II Mics 15:22 – MuteSync 18:50 – Canva

Watch on YouTube For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/mia-coots-student/ To sign up to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/qc496XB6bGbrAEKK7

402: Josué Moreno Mar 01, 2024

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Josué Moreno, a Spanish composer and sound artist, has made Finland his home, where he inspires the next generation of musicians as a teacher at the prestigious Sibelius Academy's Music Technology Department. Known for pioneering Urban Sonic Acupuncture, Josué seamlessly blends the vibrancy of live electronic compositions with the innovative realms of Computer-Assisted Composition and Generative Arts. Since 2017, he has been creating interactive soundwalking experiences through cutting-edge phone applications and guided sonic acupuncture exercises broadcasted through engaging radio shows. Josué Moreno's work is an invitation to reshape how we engage with the sounds that surround us.

LINKS: Website YouTube

TOOLS: 0:00 – Intro 1:02 – Roland Mobile Cube 10:39 – Max Music Software 25:08 – Overleaf 33:01 – Ulysses

Watch on YouTube For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/josue-moreno-composer-and-sound-artist/

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401: Kern Kelley Feb 16, 2024

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K e rn Kelley is a Technology Integrator at Maine School Unit #19. Starting his teaching career in New Zealand, he has provided support to educators for over two decades and conducted professional development across the globe. He advises a student produced technology show for the Maine Department of Education at MLTI.me and brings his student presenters, the Student Leadership Ambassadors of Maine to numerous conferences around the world and authored the Google Apps Guidebook.

TOOLS: 0:00 – Intro 0:45 – Air Rocket Launcher Educational Kit 9:44 – Creality CR-30 3D Mill Infinite Z Belt Printer 16:33 – GoPro Hero 10 (used with High Altitude Balloon Launches) 21:57 – DJI Mavic Pro 3

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rx09sOuX9Uk For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/kern-kelley-technology-integrator/ To sign up to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/qc496XB6bGbrAEKK7

400: Rich Edwards Feb 09, 2024

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Rich Edwards is the CEO of Mindspan Systems, which helps community financial institutions transform themselves with data-driven strategies and technologies. Rich has worked extensively with banking, insurance, and financial services clients worldwide during his career. He has led product strategy in data center automation and artificial intelligence, including the launch of IBM Watson Developer Cloud. Rich has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as an engineering officer in the US Army. You can follow Rich on Twitter @richedwards.

TOOLS: 0:00 – Intro 0:35 – Uni Core mechanical pencil 7:05 – Scotch tape runner (extra strength) 14:43 – Making a 1993 factory car phone fully functional today (a triumph in defeating obsolescence) 17:01 – Matter, turn any webpage into an audio book (great Evernote companion)

Watch on YouTube For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/rich-edwards-ceo-of-mindspan-systems/

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399: Brent Deverman Feb 02, 2024

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Brent Deverman founded and sold a China-based internet startup providing services to tourists and English speakers based in Shenzhen, China. With over 20 years of experience in software development, analytics, digital transformation, and e-commerce development, Brent has also executed technical projects for HSBC, CNN, DFS, and AIA. He graduated from Michigan State University with a dual degree in Computer Science and East Asian Studies.

Personal Website LinkedIn

TOOLS: 0:00 – Intro 1:22 – Rust 7:20 – Readwise 12:47 – Minaal Carry on Bag 3.0 19:47 – Slate AX Travel Router

Watch on YouTube For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/brent-deverman-consultant/

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398: Chris Butler Jan 26, 2024

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Chris Butler is a chaotic good product manager, writer, and speaker. He has extensive experience in product management leadership at Microsoft, Waze, KAYAK, Facebook Reality Labs (aka Meta), and Cognizant. He is now Group Product Manager in Google's Core Machine Learning team. He is also the co-founder of The Uncertainty Project a community focused on decision making and strategy.

LINKS: LinkedIn The Uncertainty Project Chris Butler's product, strategy, randomness, adversarial, and AI/ML talks Twitter

TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 1:43 - Delegation Poker cards 12:10 - Work Kit of Design Fiction 29:46 - The Decider app 34:24 - Flipper Zero 44:32 - The Uncertainty Project

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397: Bud Thorpe Jan 19, 2024

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Bud Thorpe is a long time photographer, a life long educator, and former paramedic. He and his wife specialize in creating artwork of dogs (and their well behaved families). They run the Dog Art Gallery in historic Portsmouth New Hampshire. He teaches studio lighting for photographers online at The Master Lighting Course. His website is BudThorpe.com.

TOOLS: 0:00 – Intro 1:03 – Knipex 12 62 180, Self Adjusting Wire Stripper 8:47 – Snap-On TMS4E 1/4″ drive Speeder 17:49 – Titanium AAA Flashlight by Maratac REV 5 25:21 – Volty Switch Keychain Multimeter

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BSZNulvab54 For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/bud-thorpe-photographer/

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396: Davey Rogulich Jan 12, 2024

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Davey Rogulich is a Stagehand and Maker from Albuquerque, NM. He has toured internationally with Tricklock Theater Company and throughout the US with "Blue Man Group" and "Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan!". He is currently the Technical Director of NDI New Mexico at The Hiland Theater in Albuquerque and the owner of Davey Craft & Tools. His hobbies include woodworking, leather working, aircraft restoration, collecting tools, and caring for orchids in his greenhouse. You can find Davey on Instagram @daveycraftandtools. TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 1:03 - Knipex 12 62 180, Self Adjusting Wire Stripper: https://www.kctool.com/knipex-automatic-wire-insulation-stripper-awg-24-10/ 8:47 - Snap-On TMS4E 1/4" drive Speeder: https://shop.snapon.com/product/Speeders%2C-Chrome-(1-4%22)/1-4%22-Drive-16%22-Speeder-Drive-Handle/TMS4E 17:49 - Titanium AAA Flashlight by Maratac REV 5: https://countycomm.com/collections/aaa-flashlights/products/polished-titanium-maratac-aaa-flashlight-rev-4 25:21 - Volty Switch Keychain Multimeter: https://pcpoodle.com/products/volty-switch-keychain-multimeter-leatherman-compatible Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/r9C9Y0rKD1c For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/davey-rogulich-stagehand-and-maker/ To sign up to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/qc496XB6bGbrAEKK7

395: Mike Harris Dec 15, 2023

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Mike Harris legal assistant, bookworm and amateur photographer who likes the surreal and the silly. Mike writes a newsletter called ThinkTrove, where he wrangles the week's wonders. TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Fidget cube: https://www.antsylabs.com/collections/fidget-cube 5:34 - MyNoise.Net: https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/japaneseGardenSoundscapeGenerator.php 11:46 - Inoreader: https://www.inoreader.com 16:44 - Periodically: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.periodically 22:11 - ThinkTrove: https://www.thinktrove.org Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5Lxj2u4CjPg For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/mike-harris-legal-assistant/

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