tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38491386394109530742024-03-14T13:49:05.886-05:00I ♥ WiFiI ♥ WiFi - among many other things...Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-38966898724210452202023-09-16T18:23:00.004-05:002023-09-17T12:32:38.306-05:00Jacquard deColourant + Laser EngravingI've recently integrated Jacquard deColourant into my concepts/creations. The deColourant is a non bleach chemical that non-destructively removes the dye from darkly colored natural fabrics that have been dyed with a "dischargeable" dye . It allows you to create a white area on a dark shirt that you can then apply your image to. It works by being sprayed, brushed or stamped onto the Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-69087534858188602602023-09-16T18:20:00.002-05:002023-09-16T18:20:38.219-05:00Jacquard SolarFast UV Reactive Permanent Dye - How To and Lessons LearnedI'm late to the Jacquard SolarFast game. I've recently discovered this method for transferring images to clothing. I got started down this path via an Instagram post about printing on fabric with the Cyanotype process. Further research turned up the Jacquard line of SolarFast dyes in a plethora of colors. I've been hankering to make my own rendition of the Blue Velvet t-shirt I had in the 'Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-30168656377885731192022-07-05T15:59:00.006-05:002023-04-12T12:37:22.208-05:00Computerized Machine Embroidery with the Brother Innovis VE-2200 using Inkscape and InkstitchBear with me, we are about to go down a rabbit hole that begins with a birthday present and ends with a slew of Wet Leg patches.Last September (2021), my husband gave me a most excellent birthday present. He found a second hand Brother Innovis VE-2200 computerized embroidery sewing machine. At that time, I was finalizing the Fred Lane, Elvis Costell and Peter Weller puppets I'd been making. The Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-32218689306815071112021-10-18T15:34:00.003-05:002021-10-18T15:34:29.625-05:00Elvis Costello and Paul Weller as Puppets!What happens when you catch me in the moment of being on a puppet making tear (having just shown off the newly minted Conny Plank puppet) and a dear friend says "IF I had any artistic ability whatsoever there would be Elvis Costello and Paul Weller ones. They could fight for my heart, like Karate Kid. Also if I wasn’t lazy. Also if it wasn’t your brilliant idea."Well, I said Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-65521427681290072702021-09-15T10:05:00.006-05:002021-09-15T10:08:51.851-05:00How To Make A Skydancer Tube Man (Tube Person)Perhaps you've always wanted your own custom Skydancer but didn't know how to make one? Look no further. I will tell you how I made this Skydancer and what all of the measurements are and where I sourced the fabric and fan.This drawing isn't exactly to scale, but it has all the measurements of the Skydancer you see pictured above. I also made one to model Wolfgang Flür from Kraftwerk. Here's the Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-65450057007217162112021-09-10T17:26:00.005-05:002021-09-11T12:01:22.160-05:00Rain Lamp Peak Plastic Fail and What You Can Do About ItWay back in April of 2019 the bottom of our rain lamp fell out and dropped 4 quarts of mineral oil on the dining room floor. The cleanup required a mountain of towels which will never come clean and will only ever be useful to turn sticks into torches. We were dismayed and uncertain as to how to fix the cracked plastic. The rain lamp base is the oil reservoir and attaches to the base of the rain Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-61506375505945898502021-09-07T09:32:00.000-05:002021-09-07T09:32:02.899-05:00The Reverend Fred Lane as a puppet!As I was thinking over who I know that would appreciate a puppet of themselves and is also visually iconic, I came up with none other than The Reverend Fred Lane. The Venn diagram of people I know and who can be unmistakably rendered in puppet form is admittedly small, but I digress.The Reverend Fred Lane as described by Wikipedia:Tim R. Reed, known by the stage name Reverend Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-78515182349827507282021-09-01T10:19:00.001-05:002021-09-01T10:19:16.260-05:00Adam Kreutinger's Small Fry Puppet Clothing PatternsI have been making Small Fry puppets from Adam Kreutinger's pattern and modifying doll clothing patterns to fit the measurements of the Small Fry. The Small Fry doesn't have a "neck" that is smaller than its shoulders, and as such, 18-inch doll clothing patterns require modifying to fit the Small Fry's proportions.This post is about the formal suit jackets and dress shirts I made for the Small Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-41233393708336356872021-08-06T10:22:00.003-05:002021-08-07T09:28:57.971-05:00Things I've Made That I Haven't Told You About YetI'm going to assume you're curious about the things I've made, otherwise, you wouldn't be reading this post!Scrolling back through the photos on my phone, I'll make my list chronological.Lenny 4 part spray paint stencil (4/19)Lenny was a magical feline who was FLV+ and lived a brief life of adventures, sunsets and I commemorated his portrait in a multi-part spray paint stencil. I used Sara Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-16193817689072864952021-05-18T11:25:00.018-05:002023-01-30T10:48:18.164-06:00Kraftwerk All The ThingsKraftwerking all the things started with the driver's license photo, then our wedding and our version of the We Are The Robots video All these led us to visiting Düsseldorf (several times!!) and meeting Harald Naegeli & Wolfgang Flür (bonus!!). Kraftwerk mash-upsThe Wolfgang Flür SkydancerMan Machine gingerbread cookiesGrace Jones & Kraftwerk = Yoga Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-37448566574259117802020-03-06T08:56:00.002-06:002020-03-06T08:56:17.130-06:00The Three Gates of Speech
I recently attended the Wireless LAN Professionals Conference in Phoenix and the conference itself was professional and informative on all things Wi-Fi. Many photos were taken, many groups gathered and did various activities. The women attendee count was up substantially since the last time I was at a WLPC (in 2018) and the ladies who wanted to be in the group photo for 2020 gathered on the Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-45514395528345757262019-11-19T15:01:00.001-06:002019-11-19T15:01:55.797-06:00Technology for Travelers
Navigating a new city can be pretty stressful. After spending 9 days in Tokyo & 4 days in Manchester (by way of Heathrow LHR), I can definitively say that having fast, free wifi can make a world of difference in the experience of navigating public transportation systems.
I was able to navigate with Google Maps all over Tokyo with no problems whatsoever. The PASMO train card kiosk was Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-48147386459182183512019-06-07T06:40:00.001-05:002019-06-07T06:40:32.262-05:00What Is A Predictive Survey?
It would seem that somewhere along the line the rumor got started that predictive surveys are magical, mythical things that are conjured out of thin air by the power of an 'easy' button.
If I had a nickel for every time I've had to level set someone's expectations on how long a predictive survey should take, could take or will take; the stack would be pretty high.
I made an informational Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-11717526054910889242019-04-15T10:43:00.000-05:002019-04-15T10:43:03.198-05:00Combating Lying While Being Civil
I recently became aware of several people in the wireless industry who have been besmirching the character of someone I care about. The things being said are fabrications, lies, character assassination and outright slander. The things that are being said are intended to undermine the character of my friend and perhaps the people spreading lies are also attempting to disrupt my friend's Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-25624062915644017422018-10-01T10:00:00.000-05:002018-10-01T10:00:07.224-05:00Outdoor WiFi is Smaller, Sleeker and Faster #HPE #Aruba #MFD3 #AP387
Once upon a time, I found myself doing a lot of outdoor WiFi. Not the type of outdoor WiFi you hear people talking about now (stadiums or arenas), but college campuses, outdoor mesh and point to point links.
Recently at Mobility Field Day 3, I ran across this sweet little access point by Aruba. They call it the AP-387. I call it tiny, portable and FAST. It's their new flagship 802.11ac/Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-68328693794639495192018-09-26T09:00:00.000-05:002018-09-26T09:00:08.885-05:00Meraki's LittleTable Isn't So Little Anymore #MFD3
Way, way back in 2013, I attended Wireless Field Day 4 and I heard a presentation by Sean Rhea of Meraki about their backend database LittleTable, how it was developed, how it worked and how it grew. A few highlights of Sean's presentation covered the server redundancy with data-center redundancy, service provider redundancy and location-redundancy. At that point, the scale per server Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-77716724812829933352018-09-04T12:12:00.000-05:002018-09-04T12:12:28.007-05:00Mobility Field Day 3 Approacheth #MFD3
Mobility Field Day is coming sooon. September 12-14th I will gather with 11 other MFD delegates in San Jose to take part in Mobility Field Day 3! I haven't taken part in a full length Tech Field Day event since Wireless Field Day 8 (and that was a long, long time ago!). A lot has changed since then and I'm looking forward to hearing the latest news from the participating sponsors: Arista, ArubaJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-52381313669827198382018-05-07T13:30:00.000-05:002018-05-11T08:40:48.833-05:00Düsseldorf Sights and Sounds 2017
It's been a long time since I've put words down on the Interwebs. Yes, it's true. Last year, David and I were invited to Düsseldorf by Düsseldorf Tourismus and Rheinische Post to see Kraftwerk play a concert in their home town and the concert coincided with the Tour de France Grand Depart.
We joined up with a press junket to tour the city, check out some shops, museums and galleries on Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-6839205501311732252017-06-27T11:46:00.001-05:002017-06-27T12:08:01.345-05:00Düsseldorf, Tour De France, Kraftwerk, Air, Friends, Adventure, YES PLEASE!
Photo by @puthoor_photo via Flickr
In just a few hours, David and I will be boarding a plane to Frankfurt & then taking the train to Düsseldorf. Our wild Kraftwerk adventure is leading us to their home town to meet Jan Wiefels who wrote about our wedding in the Rheinische Post! He extended a pair of tickets for us to see Kraftwerk & Air & we booked our travel immediately.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-11337595537088973222017-03-30T12:33:00.000-05:002017-03-30T12:33:34.426-05:00A Confluence of Divergent Interests - Interop ITX 2017
I'm inordinately excited to announce that I will be speaking at Interop ITX 2017 and leading two morning yoga classes this year! I couldn't be happier to combine my love of Wi-Fi and yoga at Interop.
You can find me Wednesday May 17th discussing "Wireless Security Gotchas to Avoid" and leading morning yoga classes (poolside) Wednesday and Thursday morning 7am to 8am.
You can save 20% offJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-17749300774968318562017-03-30T11:00:00.000-05:002017-03-30T12:34:14.952-05:00Comparing the Power Output
So many 'news' sources online will compare the UV radiation of an incandescent lightbulb to the radioactive output of plutonium as if the output levels of these two things can even be indicated on the same data chart. The "radiation" power output level of the incandescent bulb is infinitesimally small when compared to legitimately dangerous radioactive particles.
I will attempt to chart the Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-62953831296686530962017-01-08T20:03:00.000-06:002017-01-08T20:03:04.167-06:00The Making of a Kraftwerk Wedding
Photo - Jon Wolding
It all started with a challenge to take a memorable (and awesome) driver's license photo... I donned my platinum wig & got an excellent glamour shot. David decided to dress as Kraftwerk for his driver's license photo and the rest (as they say) is history...
Knowing we were going to have a Kraftwerk themed wedding, I came up with the "weddingbahn" concept, created Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-47742657236472468382016-07-05T16:21:00.000-05:002016-07-05T16:21:00.555-05:00HPE Discover - Las Vegas 2016
I was invited to take part in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Discover event in Las Vegas recently. This event was overwhelmingly Data Center focused and as a result, a lot of the content was not something I could apply in practical terms.
After walking the show floor and participating in several demonstrations, my take-away was that HPE does not appear to be making the best use of the Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-71324503893484793842016-04-05T11:35:00.001-05:002016-04-05T11:35:15.555-05:00DIY Copy of Houzz Consigned Chinese Black and Red Moon Face NightstandPeople need a horizontal surface to put things on next to the bed. Not having nightstands was a glaring omission from our AirBnB. I did some googling to rectify this situation and found a set of nightstands that would match the overall Japanese/red-black theme of the apartment.
Well, I found these gorgeous nightstands on Houzz, but there's no way I'm willing to pay $900 for two (let alone $450 Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-83100866162640294882016-03-09T12:59:00.000-06:002016-03-09T12:59:56.503-06:00From Concept To Reality - Queen Size Shadowbox HeadboardSay for example you've decide to join the bandwagon and turn the vacant apartment over the garage into an AirBNB (primarily because you don't want to be a full time landlord). All the AirBNB advice online says to make your place stand out, make it different, make it INSTAGRAM WORTHY. No pressure, right? Suure.
Through hitting up great estate sales, we'd settled in a Japanese theme for the Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.com0