A bit of a rant on Smartphone platforms
So reports have it that the RIM/Blackberry issue which has taken Blackberries worldwide out of service, was down to “unidentified technical debt”. According to software experts at CAST, the reason for the problem is down to ‘unidentified technical debt’. While not the same as financial debt, it is likely to have the same effect on RIM. Now, for a normal person …
Read MoreNearest Bus, my latest iPhone app, is out.
My latest iPhone app is now available in the AppStore: Nearest Bus: Nearest Bus is a simple application to answer one question: Where is my nearest bus? Nearest Bus uses the TfL Countdown prediction service to show you when the next bus is coming at the stops near you, so you know when to run for the stop, or when to think …
Read MoreApple Pundit’s R US: “the next iPhones” edition.
Righto, everyone else is doing it… so why not * Mac Rumours: One. Two. Three. Cult of Mac: One. All things D. So, being I have an ar*ehole like everyone else (and opinions are like ar*eholes), here’s my take. All this is sourced from sources close to a situation. ie, my Google Reader account and Twitter, so it can’t be …
Read MoreRiots in London Town
Stella Duffy sums it up very well here, and here (same article, on her blog and public address). My reply from PA System is below. — When we first arrived in London, we live in Brixton, and our closest bus stop was right by the Curries / Halfords which was looted. It was a strange way to start in a …
Read MoreCoffee in Antwerp
Leonie and I just had a lovely weekend in Antwerp with Di. I’ll let Leonie show you what it looked like thru her lens, but one of the best places (aside from Di’s place ) was Caffènation. (Their site is “down” for updates. The owner blogs here tho) The place was humming, and nearly full all the time. The coffee …
Read MoreLondon Bike App and Data Quality
I’ve put up a quick “open letter” type post for London Bike App users, regarding the data quality in the app (and in the Barclays Bike system in general) It’s over here. Comments / emails appreciated, as always.
Read MoreTFL release a proper data feed for the Barclays Cycle Hire program
… with proper updated data (well, 3-5 mins out of date, vrs up to 20 or so for the current ones). London Bike App uses this feed now. The current version still works out docks free / bikes free based on the old method, but the latest version (4.0) properly takes broken docks and broken bikes into account. From the …
Read MoreiPad 2 – this time it’s WAR!
Nearly 12 months ago, I looked at the original iPad and came to the conclusion that it really wasn’t the computer for me. Since then – in November just before we went to NZ – I bought one with the intent on using it in NZ for tech books and reading, but I just couldn’t bring myself to like it …
Read MoreThe UK gets to decide how to vote – and how we did it in NZ
Yup, today is the day the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) get to decide how to vote in the next elections. [Update: this is also worth a read. Esp the H2G2 quote at the start] I missed a lot of the background, not owing a TV or reading the news paper much, but it appears it’s First Past the …
Read MoreThe uncanny valley of web vrs native apps: Xero Touch
First, a little disclaimer and statement of potential bias. I develop MobileAgent, which is a native iOS client for FreeAgent, a SaaS accounting package we use for Big Ted. I am also a shareholder in Xero, and I know a lot of the people there, including the CEO, Rod Drury (who was also the CEO at AfterMail, where I worked …
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