Personal projects, technical notes, and field reports from Justin Nel.https://cyber-lane.com/enhttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/building-a-local-first-document-workflow-prototype/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/building-a-local-first-document-workflow-prototype/A high-level look at a recent client project: turning messy document intake into a structured, auditable workflow without exposing the client details.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/finding-my-feet/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/finding-my-feet/Settling into Japan properly: new friends, better health, too many crane games, and personal projects coming back to life.Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/a-long-overdue-update/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/a-long-overdue-update/Catching up after a few quiet years, from Sweden and Cyber Lane AB to Japan and Cogent Labs.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/kidspeak-in-lund/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/kidspeak-in-lund/Announcing the KidSpeak Lund event, with signups now live, a Stockholm event coming soon, and more plans around Leetspeak and personal projects.Wed, 12 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/another-site/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/another-site/Separating personal, professional, and project content across Cyber-Lane, Justinel.com, and future Kidspeak updates.Wed, 22 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/why-cloudflare-gives-me-error-522/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/why-cloudflare-gives-me-error-522/Debugging Cloudflare error 522 on a self-hosted Node.js app and discovering why port 80 still mattered for HTTPS traffic.Mon, 08 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/cloudflare-dynamic-dns/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/cloudflare-dynamic-dns/A small Node.js script that checks a public IP address daily and updates a Cloudflare DNS record for dynamic DNS.Thu, 04 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/finding-msbuild-with-windows-batch-file/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/finding-msbuild-with-windows-batch-file/A quick Windows batch-file trick for finding the installed MSBuild executable instead of hard-coding a version-specific path in build scripts.Thu, 28 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/blogging-with-octopage/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/blogging-with-octopage/Trying Octopage as an iOS app for writing Jekyll blog drafts offline and publishing a test post from the phone.Sun, 03 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/nancy-local-request-only-modules/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/nancy-local-request-only-modules/A small NancyFX helper for hiding admin modules from non-localhost requests in production, with examples for module-wide and route-level use.Thu, 30 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/fiddler-proxy-trick/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/fiddler-proxy-trick/A localhost debugging trick that makes ElasticSearch requests pass through Fiddler without hard-coding proxy hostnames.Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/parallels-shared-mac-drive/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/parallels-shared-mac-drive/Fixing trust errors when a Windows Parallels VM accesses Mac project files over a network share, using a mapped drive and CasPol FullTrust.Tue, 07 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/forwarding-uploaded-files-to-another-service/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/forwarding-uploaded-files-to-another-service/Receiving uploaded files from Nancy and sending them to another web serviceWed, 06 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/scaling-images-in-csharp/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/scaling-images-in-csharp/Cropping and scaling images in C# with GDI while keeping file access predictable and avoiding large dependencies.Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/accessing-mongodb-remotely-with-mac-osx-host/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/accessing-mongodb-remotely-with-mac-osx-host/Configuring MongoDB on macOS so another machine on the local network can connect during prototype development.Mon, 28 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/iis-url-rewrite-to-self-hosted-services/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/iis-url-rewrite-to-self-hosted-services/How to use IIS URL Rewrite and Application Request Routing to send public API paths through to a self-hosted NancyFX service on localhost.Tue, 22 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/mini-review-optimum-nutrition-caramel-frappe/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/mini-review-optimum-nutrition-caramel-frappe/A mini review of Optimum Nutrition Caramel Frappé protein powder, covering nutrition, easy mixing, creamy caramel-coffee taste, and availability.Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/implementing-payex-with-episerver-extendedprice/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/implementing-payex-with-episerver-extendedprice/Debugging EPiServer and PayEx integration when ExtendedPrice excluded VAT, triggering AmountNotEqualOrderLinesTotal after checkout.Wed, 18 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/struggles-of-moving-abroad/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/struggles-of-moving-abroad/Honest notes on the harder parts of moving from Brighton to Lund, including lost maker communities, language barriers, money stress, and lifestyle changes.Tue, 27 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/nancy-metadata/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/nancy-metadata/A NancyFX metadata experiment showing how I mapped route metadata into separate modules and used it to build ordered navigation links.Mon, 26 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/taking-a-break-from-social-media/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/taking-a-break-from-social-media/What happened when I paused Twitter, Facebook, Skype, Slack, Hangouts, and IRC, and why a contractor's social network can still be part of the job.Fri, 23 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/making-things-happen/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/making-things-happen/A personal progress roundup covering obstacle races, travel, language learning, conferences, NancyFX, Python, EPiServer, open source, and future plans.Thu, 22 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/settling-in-sweden/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/settling-in-sweden/Early reflections on moving from England to Sweden, joining tretton37, and dealing with personal numbers, salary, banking, ID cards, and bureaucracy.Mon, 27 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/multcloud-saved-my-data/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/multcloud-saved-my-data/How MultCloud helped rescue years of data from Bitcasa after pricing changes, broken promises, slow downloads, and the loss of unlimited storage.Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/brighton-mini-maker-faire-2014/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/brighton-mini-maker-faire-2014/A Brighton Mini Maker Faire 2014 recap covering flower badges, Space Buddies Lite, late-night soldering problems, custom kits, and future workshops.Mon, 08 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/space-buddies-on-kickstarter/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/space-buddies-on-kickstarter/Launching my first Kickstarter for Space Buddies, an open source electronics kit teaching soldering, circuits, RGB LEDs, infrared, and C programming.Sun, 13 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/progress-reports/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/progress-reports/A reflection on why regular progress reports help personal projects stay visible, motivating, and easier to finish.Thu, 03 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/playing-with-scalable-vector-graphics-and-css3/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/playing-with-scalable-vector-graphics-and-css3/Experimenting with CSS3 and SVG by rebuilding my logo three different ways, then sharing a quick note about upcoming Espruino projects.Mon, 24 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/furniture-design-with-openscad/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/furniture-design-with-openscad/Designing a custom TV stand and bedroom furniture in OpenSCAD using variables, modules, colors, and code instead of a traditional CAD package.Sun, 12 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/openscad-is-amazing/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/openscad-is-amazing/Discovering OpenSCAD while planning bedroom furniture, then modelling my IKEA bed frame in code before designing a custom TV cabinet.Thu, 09 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/teardown-of-poundland-solar-lantern/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/teardown-of-poundland-solar-lantern/A teardown of a £1 Poundland solar garden lantern, looking at its solar cell, LED, Ni-MH battery, switch, diode, resistor, and black-blob IC.Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/improvements-for-xp500-headphones/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/improvements-for-xp500-headphones/Planning a rechargeable Li-ion and USB charging upgrade for my Turtle Beach XP500 headset so it can run without constantly swapping AA batteries.Thu, 26 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/making-electronics-is-risky/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/making-electronics-is-risky/Lessons from taking real financial risks on handmade electronics kits, from flower badge PCBs to Christmas workshops and simple LED projects.Wed, 18 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/new-batch-of-flower-badges/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/new-batch-of-flower-badges/A quick note that more flower badge PCBs are finally back in stock after ChinaPost delays, ready for the next batch of soldering kits.Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/brighton-mini-maker-faire-2013/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/brighton-mini-maker-faire-2013/A Brighton Mini Maker Faire 2013 recap after selling out of Soldering Is Easy kits, with flower badge plans, contact details, and instructions.Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/a-new-blog/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/a-new-blog/Due to popular request, I have decided to add a mini blog to my websiteMon, 18 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/mistakes-made-in-a-rush/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/mistakes-made-in-a-rush/Everybody makes mistakes, including me. Especially when I am in a rushTue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/wiring-up-the-sta013-dac-and-pic-part-1/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/wiring-up-the-sta013-dac-and-pic-part-1/Starting the STA013, DAC, and PIC16F1825 wiring, with programming headers, crystal timing notes, and a plan to finish the MP3 circuit code.Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/minor-update/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/minor-update/I have 40 MP3 decoder chips along with 40 matching DACs and ready to goTue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/sd-card-reader-with-pic16f1825/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/sd-card-reader-with-pic16f1825/An introduction of an SD Card Reader I am working on with a PIC16F1825Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/jquery-copy-xml-from-one-object-to-another/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/jquery-copy-xml-from-one-object-to-another/A jQuery and XML tutorial showing how to copy address nodes from one XML document structure into another.Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/an-introduction-to-jquery-and-xml/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/an-introduction-to-jquery-and-xml/Introducing a short tutorial series on using jQuery with XML, based on repeated questions and reusable code snippets.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/jquery-cerate-an-xml-document-object/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/jquery-cerate-an-xml-document-object/A jQuery and JavaScript tutorial for creating XML document objects across Internet Explorer and modern browsers.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/rackspace-reports/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/rackspace-reports/How I built a small C# command-line tool to audit hundreds of RackSpace domains, subdomains, servers, and where everything pointed.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/big-update/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/big-update/A broad project update on CartoLogix, an XNA RTS game, a WordPress parser, forum software, and other ongoing work.Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/progression/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/progression/A personal progress update covering .NET training, ReSharper, server savings, fitness, and plans for more freelance work.Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/learning-curve/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/learning-curve/Reflections from my first month at William Reed, learning jQuery, LINQ, MVC, nHibernate, ReSharper, and planning my own user controls.Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/silverlight-clouds/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/silverlight-clouds/Experimenting with Microsoft Silverlight, AJAX, and a possible web version of CartoLogix while starting a new developer role.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/nearing-completion/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/nearing-completion/A progress note on finishing the early ASP.NET cyber-lane website, including the home, blog, portfolio, and CMS plans.Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/a-fresh-start/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/a-fresh-start/An introduction to Justin Nel, early programming experience, and the software projects behind the first cyber-lane blog.Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/contour-logic-second-update/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/contour-logic-second-update/A second Contour Logic update covering CSV import, editable points, labels, contour lines, and the next tasks before exporting to DXF.Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/contour-logic-first-update/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/contour-logic-first-update/A progress update on my Contour Logic application, adding x/y/z coordinates, contour lines, labels, and a clearer list of DXF export tasks.Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMThttps://cyber-lane.com/posts/contour-logic-project-started/https://cyber-lane.com/posts/contour-logic-project-started/Starting on a new project which helps the building industry with contoursWed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT