Posts tagged with "website"
Sunday, 21. December 2008, 16:43:59
mobile, gadgets, website, pleasures
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Those following me on Twitter will have noticed my new obsession, GPSed.com. The GPS on my phone is actually pretty good, and I've started to discover some decent applications that make use of it.
With GPSed not only can you post your current position to Twitter, and other networking sites sites (a lazy man's Plazes, if you will), but you can also save the journeys you make.
These can then be uploaded to the site and displayed in all their glory on Google Maps. Whilst these are probably of limited interest to anyone, I can't help being impressed. It's a simple process, and when you upload your journey to Google Earth to see it in glorious 3D, it's very cool.
There are some problems, however. Apparently I did this journey at an average speed of 75mph, which is impressive, seeing as I was stuck in traffic most of the way. My manic driving might explain the manner in which I tackled the roundabout above...
I guess it's mainly meant for walks, and it does work better on pedestrian journeys. It also makes use of the geotagging feature of my phone, so it can pin pictures I take along the way to the map.
It's a very nice idea, and although I have some security concerns (maybe I shouldn't be displaying my movement in such a public manner), I'm very impressed with it.
Wednesday, 29. October 2008, 18:31:59
website, opera, pleasures, life's little
I saw this pic on Idiot Toys, and thought that it needed a lick of red paint. Who's up for a trip to Grizedale Forest? 
Tuesday, 19. August 2008, 16:26:59
bean, website, baby, pleasures
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Khadgar introduced me to Twitter, and I am slowly coming to the conclusion that it's one of the best things on the web. I love the concept of micro-blogging (if that's the right term), and it's ideal for my random thoughts. The fact that it integrates so well with other blogging platforms makes it a great centre to my online world.
I was dubious at first (not being a fan of this social networking malarkey), but what sold it for me is the ability to send updates by text messages. This is going to be a major part of Operation Baby Watch™, which is potentially going to begin very soon. I'm trying to get friends and family to sign up to Twitter so that I can update them on Holl•E's arrival. It's not because I'm being a cheapskate, sending one message to update several people at once, but I daresay I'll have other things on my mind when the day arrives, and the ability to broadcast news with one message is going to be very handy indeed.
I also love the ability to send picture message updates via Twitpic. I doubt Wifety will be in a very photogenic mood, but it's going to be nice to be able to share photos quickly. On a sidenote, whilst MyOpera has this ability, it never manages to remove my operator's signature (even though I tell it to), which is a little frustrating. MyOpera is still the best blogging platform that I've come across, and it makes me happy that my posts get sent to Twitter via Twitterfeed.
I don't know how many people will be involved with Operation Baby Watch™, but those who are currently following my Twitter updates don't really have a choice in the matter... muhahahahaha!
Sunday, 10. August 2008, 16:08:56
website, games, pleasures, life's little
It's like Scrapheap Challenge, but without Kryton. Check out the
multi-wheeled tank I made - it's no match for a puny wall.
Thanks to DustyButtons for the find.
Saturday, 19. July 2008, 14:36:58
website, pleasures, life's little
A superb Internet mini-series, free to watch until midnight, Sunday 20th July. So go watch it. QUICK.
Ta to Ace Jon for the link.
Tuesday, 11. March 2008, 18:25:46
bill murray, website, flash, pleasures
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I saw this flash animation today, and thought it was pretty amazing. As on comment states, it certainly is the best Bill Murray flash ever witnessed.
Saturday, 16. February 2008, 17:13:40
Writing, The Charming Monkey, N+, website
It was a real shock to come home from work on Friday to see that I'd been made My Opera's Member of the Week. I was genuinely surprised, as although I'm quite an active poster over on N+, I tend to neglect my own blog. It's something that I had wanted to address this year, and with the MOTW award, I intend to try and make more regular posts. A lot has happened already this year: I've moved house, and passed my legal exams. There are some major happenings going on, which I will no doubt blog about. I just hope they will be as interesting for others as they are for me!
I will finish The Charming Monkey (or at least do some more chapters!), and maybe add some more of my story ideas. I love using My Opera, and find blogging is so easy that I shouldn't really have an excuse for not updating my blog more often 
I do think my main focus will always be N+ however. Seeing the group grow is immensely satisfying, and I really do enjoy contributing. It is evolving into a fantastic group, and I think it can only get better in the future.
I just hope people have enjoyed joining My Opera as much as I have. I have met so many great people through My Opera and N+, and I hope to meet many, many more.
Friday, 20. July 2007, 18:16:30
technology, website
I don't mean to belittle people's achievements, but I read this today, and can't help feeling that the resources involved could have perhaps been used for a more important purpose.
After almost two decades, a dozen University of Alberta researchers using hundreds of computers have created a computer program that always wins or ties at the game of checkers.
OK Checkers (or Draughts to me) is a good game, but I never really thought that finding a "solution" to the game was necessary.
Checkers is now solved: perfect play by both sides leads to a draw. This is the most challenging popular game to be solved to date, roughly one million times more complex than Connect Four.
Again that's very good, and deserving of a pat on the back, but was it really worth it? Maybe I'm looking at this from the wrong angle. It is a very impressive feat to get "hundreds" of computers working together to solve the huge amount of permutations and possibilities involved.
The researchers' success will hopefully open people to the concept of solving problems by inventing new techniques to search for the optimal answer, instead of just randomly looking for a needle in a haystack.
It all reminds me of the film War Games where the world is saved by the computer playing itself at Tic-Tac-Toe - a game that also ends in a draw if played perfectly by both sides. Well if this discovery today is used in the same way, then I guess yes, it would have been a very worthwhile use of 2 decades time and effort.
Thursday, 19. July 2007, 18:11:46
my opera, website, work
Every cloud has a silver lining, and someone's misfortune is another's joy. That's two ways of looking at the fact that My Opera has now been blocked by my work. For me this is not a good thing. I love being able to check my blog at work, and (more importantly) being able to update and monitor N+. Although pretty much all gaming sites are also blocked, it was nice to know that if a decent piece of news occurred whilst I was at work, I could write about it at lunch, or sneak it in during the quieter moments of the day.
I'm an optimist. There is usually a bright side, in my opinion. My Opera was blocked because it is classed as a "Social Networking and Personal Site". As I mentioned above, it was not previously blocked, but other similar sites such as MySpace and Facebook were. I like to think, therefore, that as the community reaches 1 million members, it's getting more awareness, and becoming a greater force in the social networking world. Although I don't really compare My Opera to these sites (it offers so much more), it can (and quite blatantly is) being seen this way by my work. There is probably a more technical and realistic reason why it has eventually been blocked (I've been expecting it for a while), but for now I like to think my loss is Opera's gain.
I'm probably more disappointed that N+ is blocked for the same reason, and not because it's a "gaming" site. If that were the case I'd be dead chuffed that it's become such an authority in the gaming world
Tuesday, 6. March 2007, 12:37:34
seaempty, website, photos
I have a strange fascination with ginormous man made structures - feats of engineering that take your breath away, and just make you stand in awe.
This happened to me whislt reading this blog.
The photos are excellent, and made me go "wow". Go, see for yourself.
WIDGETIZE