https://johnbnolt.com/ Project & Research Locker en-US https://johnbnolt.com/2025/08/25/drawing-on-a-blank/ https://johnbnolt.com/2025/08/25/drawing-on-a-blank/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:58:08 -0000 I made a blank page , using my awesome computer super powers. It's not as straightforward as you might think to just get an expanse of white screen to scribble on or whatever, so I made a page that I can go to whenever I need it. It goes hand-in-hand with Li'l Scribbler . https://johnbnolt.com/2025/07/30/the-home-tab/ https://johnbnolt.com/2025/07/30/the-home-tab/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 21:56:22 -0000 I made a Chrome extension that takes you to a browser tab that you designate. I typically have a lot of browser tabs open, and if I'm on a call with someone I invariably wind up needing to go back to the same tab over and over again. With a lot of tabs open they lose their labels and I kind of… https://johnbnolt.com/2025/05/28/bouncy-bells/ https://johnbnolt.com/2025/05/28/bouncy-bells/ Wed, 28 May 2025 01:18:25 -0000 Bellochet is a musical... toy, I guess, that lets you manipulate parameters to change the behavior of balls bouncing around a screen sounding tones when they hit something. There's a lot of stuff to mess with. Go ahead, tweak stuff. Zone out. Create evolving chord progressions, experiment with… https://johnbnolt.com/2025/05/20/lil-scribbler/ https://johnbnolt.com/2025/05/20/lil-scribbler/ Tue, 20 May 2025 15:59:19 -0000 I made Li'l Scribbler, a Chrome extension that lets you draw on pages and it mostly keyboard-focused so you can get really good and fast at it. Product Managers do a lot of screensharing and discussing of features and whatnot with developers and designers. At least I do. And none of the tools I… https://johnbnolt.com/2025/05/20/test-image-maker/ https://johnbnolt.com/2025/05/20/test-image-maker/ Tue, 20 May 2025 15:55:07 -0000 I made a chrome extension to make generating test images super easy, barely an inconvenience. At my day job I found myself needing test images of a specific size and type. So I'd find something on google, and put it into an image editor and resize it or crop it or whatever. Then I'd save it with a… https://johnbnolt.com/2025/05/20/15th-annivery-gyrus-ripoff/ https://johnbnolt.com/2025/05/20/15th-annivery-gyrus-ripoff/ Tue, 20 May 2025 15:37:59 -0000 It's kind of fun. You can try it. When my wife and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary, of course I made her a video game. Sort of. It's like gyrus except you never reach the center and you never die, and a song plays the whole time, and there's a cherub and unicorns and stuff. Oh hey and I… https://johnbnolt.com/2025/05/19/wave-maker/ https://johnbnolt.com/2025/05/19/wave-maker/ Mon, 19 May 2025 16:12:51 -0000 I made this tool that generates a video containing a waveform of the audio you've uploaded. It can be annoying to generate a waveform for a music video. If all you want to do is create a simple video that has a waveform in it, the internet will tell you to contort yourself in various ways up to and… https://johnbnolt.com/2025/05/19/mothers-day-2025/ https://johnbnolt.com/2025/05/19/mothers-day-2025/ Mon, 19 May 2025 16:02:32 -0000 I made my wife a digital card for Mother's Day. You water the flowers, the flowers bloom, you keep watering them, pictures of my son appear. https://johnbnolt.com/2025/05/15/qr-code-generator/ https://johnbnolt.com/2025/05/15/qr-code-generator/ Thu, 15 May 2025 14:25:22 -0000 I built a QR Generating tool. At my day job we use QR codes a lot. They let people access events, connect with each other, capture leads, complete challenges, etc etc. My little gizmo lets you generate a QR code, a batch of QR codes, or a batch that contains numbers in serial. https://johnbnolt.com/2023/10/09/the-sore-spot/ https://johnbnolt.com/2023/10/09/the-sore-spot/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:11:53 -0000 On a fog-laden night, a neon glow from a digital billboard flickers outside the large glass panes of the office. The city's hum is barely audible over the synchronized dance of raindrops and the whirring thoughts of a weary Product Manager trying to get to the end of another late day. His bloodshot… https://johnbnolt.com/2023/09/25/capability-usability-beauty/ https://johnbnolt.com/2023/09/25/capability-usability-beauty/ Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:39:52 -0000 The Product Manager sighs and ignores the elements as he leans against his wooden desk, hands pressed flat against the surface. Outside, the rain runs in rivulets down the glass, each drop a reminder of the relentless push and pull of his job. Shadows oozing around the office are broken by the… https://johnbnolt.com/2023/09/06/tools/ https://johnbnolt.com/2023/09/06/tools/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:45:46 -0000 It was one of those nights, the kind that makes you question every choice you ever made. The neon glow from the sign outside casts a sickly light over the Product Manager's cluttered desk. He's staring down an empty bottle of bourbon and a computer screen filled with the hopes of an entire company.… https://johnbnolt.com/2023/08/21/stay-in-your-lane/ https://johnbnolt.com/2023/08/21/stay-in-your-lane/ Mon, 21 Aug 2023 02:09:05 -0000 The glow of computer screens flickers like the distant fires of a city under siege as a Product Manager watches rain carve a path down the window of a filthy conference room on the 31st floor. The team calls it the war room, and they've all been here long past when the H-VAC automatically shuts off… https://johnbnolt.com/2023/08/13/sir-hugo-and-the-fart-machine/ https://johnbnolt.com/2023/08/13/sir-hugo-and-the-fart-machine/ Sun, 13 Aug 2023 20:17:43 -0000 In the far-off Kingdom of Gigglesnort, where the rivers gurgled with laughter and the trees swayed with the rhythm of a chuckle, lived King Guffaw. The kingdom wasn't just a place; it was a personality - lively, playful, and ever-ready with a wink and a grin. Gigglesnort was like a jovial old… https://johnbnolt.com/2023/08/11/the-new-roof/ https://johnbnolt.com/2023/08/11/the-new-roof/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:06:32 -0000 Alright, pal, come on in and have a seat. Don't mind the springs in that chair, they probably won't give you tetanus. This is it, livin' the dream. Take a big whiff. Smell the must, old paper, and that half-forgotten coffee cup over there with its own ecosystem growing in it. And if you see… https://johnbnolt.com/2023/07/24/the-i/ https://johnbnolt.com/2023/07/24/the-i/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 20:44:26 -0000 https://youtu.be/EmLxPDcUxxM Who can resist the enchanting pull of the 'i'? We are but pawns in a game of celestial scale, our doom silently echoed in every innocent ringtone, every blithe text message, and every picture captured in digital perfection. https://johnbnolt.com/2023/07/24/the-3-legged-stool/ https://johnbnolt.com/2023/07/24/the-3-legged-stool/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:34:21 -0000 In the high stakes poker game of product management, the house always deals the same cards: Quick, Good, or Cheap. Pick any two, but don’t fool yourself into thinking you're holding a royal flush. Welcome to the three-legged stool of product management, where each leg bears the weight of a… https://johnbnolt.com/2023/07/19/testing/ https://johnbnolt.com/2023/07/19/testing/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 08:29:00 -0000 The patter of rain against the office window sets the rhythm of the product manager's thoughts. He leans back in his worn leather chair, running his fingers along the brim of his hat while he stares out at the neon haze of the city. His mind chews on a topic that's done a lot for his ulcer: QA.… https://johnbnolt.com/2023/07/16/different-better/ https://johnbnolt.com/2023/07/16/different-better/ Sun, 16 Jul 2023 09:53:15 -0000 In the labyrinth of SaaS, the pulse of product management beats a steady rhythm. I've been at it for two decades, caught in the crosshairs of armchair critics and would-be virtuosos. U X Designers, Tech Writers, and we product managers are the usual suspects on their list. If you've been on the… https://johnbnolt.com/2023/07/12/secret-war-entry-7/ https://johnbnolt.com/2023/07/12/secret-war-entry-7/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:36:49 -0000