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: TOOLS: 0:00 – Intro 0:53 –  7:50 –  15:22 –  18:50 –  Watch on   For show notes and transcript visit:   To sign up to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form:   ..read more

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. Josu ..read more

 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  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 –  9:44 –  16:33 –  (used with ) 21:57 –  Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rx09sOuX9Uk &nbs ..read more

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. TOOLS: 0:00 – Intro 1:22 –  7:20 –  12:47 –  19:47 –    For show notes and transcript visit:   To sign up to be a guest on t ..read more

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 . TOOLS: 0:00 – Intro 1:03 –  8:47 –  17:49 –  25:21 –    Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BSZNulvab54   For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/bud-thorpe-photographer/ To sign up to be a guest on the show ..read more

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 Strippe ..read more

Mike Harris legal assistant, bookworm and amateur photographer who likes the surreal and the silly. Mike writes a newsletter called , where he wrangles the week's wonders.   TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Fidget cube: 5:34 - MyNoise.Net: 11:46 - Inoreader: 16:44 - Periodically: 22:11 - ThinkTrove:   Watch on YouTube:   For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/mike-harris-legal-assistant ..read more

Casper Kelly is a writer/director of weird TV and movies including the viral short Too Many Cooks and the 2023 horror movie Adult Swim Yule Log. His website is and he's on Twitter and Instagram @heycasperkelly.   TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 0:43 - Chromadepth glasses: https://geni.us/cbvJf 4:53 - Mage.space: 21:51 - Tiny Habits; 25:04 - Focusmate:   Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mQ-ynOLZNgg   For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/casper-kelly-writer-director/   To sign up to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form ..read more

Marc Payne is an IT specialist working for the Federal Government. My passion is flipping items via thrift stores, yard sales and retail arbitrage on Ebay and Amazon. You can find Marc on Twitter @houseofpayne.   TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 2:24- Index cards: 7:54 - Box resizer: 12:34 - Scotty peelers: 17:12 - 3” packing tape dispenser:   Watch on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/uVCwU78XimE   For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/marc-payne-it-specialist ..read more

Miles Hunter is a UX researcher, based out of Seattle but originally a Brit. Learning to woodwork. I enjoy restoring things, everything from old tools to video and photos.   LinkedIn:   TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Evaporust rust remover: 5:29 - Incogni - personal information removal service: 10:17 - Japanese 'paper clam' for clipping together papers more securely than a paperclip: 14:34 - Topaz Video AI - video enhancement tool for slow resolution video: 22:35 - Miles Hunter’s Linktree:   Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XpUiFkeUGCY   For show notes and transcript visit: h ..read more