Archive for 'Computing'

In search of THE twitter protocol to RULE them all

In search of THE twitter protocol to RULE them all

Here I am at the first WarbleCamp (a barcamp style twitter unconference) in the heart of the Guardian’s offices in Kings Cross.

I’ve always been interested in protocols and find them really coool, useful & helpful. So for my first warblecamp session I decided to call out for a discussion on creating a twitter:// protocol – [...]

SVN Collaboration

SVN Collaboration

I’ve got to start collaborating with 2 developers on a single codebase that has 2 unique branches. Its been quite a headache working out the best way to manage this.
So far we’ve all opted to use Netbeans, and are using the excellent Beanstalk service. So it remains to see how we can keep the system [...]

2010 – starting out in the new year

2010 – starting out in the new year

I had intended to draft a post over Christmas, but as usual the inevitable drama of visits and unwinding from a very hectic 2009 accelerated time.
As I type this, a lot has happenned and it makes me wonder about the pace of development we have all set ourselves, that and perception of time. What are [...]

Breaking Through The Tweet Barrier

Breaking Through The Tweet Barrier

TweetStats analysis for @ketan
Twitter is usually a fascination, addiction, or a complete enigma to many. Unlike Facebook whose growth and popularity seems to boil down to virtual farms, quizzes and questionnaires, the twitter model is more based around direct communication with chosen group of individual streams that you subscribe to.
On the most basic level you [...]

Freakshowcial Media Mania

Freakshowcial Media Mania

Dramatic blog post titles aside, I’ve been quite busy this weekend attempting to get an OK’ish mix of 3 tracks online for the band.
I’ve been using Cubase since buying the Saffire unit, and am very happy with the results it gives me, but still find it incredibly challenging to get the mixes done satisfactorily with [...]

QR Code that links to a mobile version of this feed

QR Codes will be my geek passion for the next few weeks I think, expect to see them everywhere !

Veggie Vision TV

I finally cashed in all my spare time credits and put this superb theme from http://www.studio7designs.com/ to launch a new look for VeggieVision (a veggie oriented internet video station).
The project started many years ago, and hopefully it will have a chance to flourish and provide some interesting factual and gastronomic video for everyone.
If you get [...]

Leopard (OS X 10.5) Apache, MySQL, Virtual hosts and MacPorts

Even though I’ve had Leopard installed months ago, I just grew comfortable having all the apps and drivers I needed on my 10.4 machine. It wasn’t until this weekend where I took the leap to get things working.
Its been blogged quite extensively and was pretty straightforward (except for needing to use MacPorts to install [...]

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