Category: devices

SUDS – Short URL Discovery Service

URL Shortening Services have been springing up all over the place since Twitter’s continued rise in popularity. The ability to use less characters to link to any webpage isn’t limited to short messaging platforms like SMS and Twitter. I’ve seen plenty of technical presentations include them to aid those taking notes not having to write… Continue reading SUDS – Short URL Discovery Service

Importing AVCHD movies to iMovie

At first, it appears that the AVCHD movie files that certain cameras use are difficult to import into iMovie without some sort of conversion software. Ignore all that, you can do it all with Disk Utility and your Mac without spending a dime/penny/whatever your local unit of currency is. Start Applications->Utilities->Disk Utility up. Click ‘New… Continue reading Importing AVCHD movies to iMovie

How to be one step ahead of UK Roadworks

Elgin is a UK government website that lists any roadworks currently underway or planned for the near-future. It’s custom-search option allows you to hand-draw an area and create an email or RSS notification; allowing you to be one step ahead on your commute!

XAuth

Meebo, the web-based IM service, have proposed a new standard called XAuth. Using a new feature of HTML5, similar to cookies, an authentication token is stored in ‘LocalStorage’ within the browser. Therefore this will only work with modern browsers (IE8+, Safari4+, Chrome3+, FF3+). You can see a demo of Meebo’s proposal at http://www.meebo.com/xauth and also there’s… Continue reading XAuth

Would Twitter’s user model help combat email spam?

As Twitter grows, so the number of potential spammers to my daily tweet stream increases. Twitter’s user model is the saving factor in all of this ‘noise’. It prevents me from being overwhelmed and could have important advantages over existing legacy internet services like email. In this blog post I’ll look at whether other internet… Continue reading Would Twitter’s user model help combat email spam?

Debugging iPhone application unit tests

I’ve been learning a whole raft of new things lately as I get back into developing for the iPhone in earnest. There is a series of blog posts I’ve been planning on setting up Continuous Integration and Test Driven Development for iPhone applications. However, this post is more of a “where I’ve got to so… Continue reading Debugging iPhone application unit tests

When did you last ask an Aardvark a question?

Not too long ago, companies chased the illusive ‘Web 2.0’ buzz-phrase which seemed to only consist of glossy icons and sticking ‘BETA’ somewhere on your new site design. These days it’s ‘social networks’ that is the ‘must-have’ feature for the success of any new online service. Social networks have their uses in finding out what your… Continue reading When did you last ask an Aardvark a question?