Structured Procrastination

Just saw this article on "Structured Procrastination" courtesy of Edd on the Daily Chump. Fits my working style also. This week I've refactored the FOAF-a-Matic to allow me to internationalise it very easily, have been hacking on Mark 2 to get ready for another beta, and have been exploring how jpegrdf works with a view … Continue reading Structured Procrastination →

FOAF-a-Matic In Japanese

The title says it all. The Japanese version of the FOAF-a-Matic was made possible by the kind efforts of Masahide Kanzaki. Big thanks to Masahide for his swift turn-around of the translation. Masahide has also created a Japanese introduction to FOAF. Danny has links to other recent FOAF activities

Translating the FOAF-a-Matic

As I mentioned recently I'd like to get the FOAF-a-Matic translated into other languages. The aim is to make the creation of FOAF files as easy as possible for as many people as possible. While the app doesn't support all of the various properties that can be added to a FOAF document, I think it … Continue reading Translating the FOAF-a-Matic →

People Nearby

I added the magic META markup to get myself into GeoURL today and now that they've harvested my co-ordinates I've been amusing myself by cruising through the list of sites geographically near mine. It makes for interesting reading. Surprisingly there aren't any sites at all in Bath. But there are certainly plenty in and around … Continue reading People Nearby →

FOAF-a-Matic Progress Update

I've been hacking on the FOAF-a-Matic Mark 2 again this week after some gentle (and much needed) prodding from Phil Wilson who got so fed up with waiting for me to release another version, he went ahead and did some work on the code himself. (And why not, its Public Domain after all). So during … Continue reading FOAF-a-Matic Progress Update →

Adventures in Home Gadgetry

In which a quest to purchase a breadmaker unlocks the secret of the latest digital advances in home technology... In my lunch-hour I dutifully trot off into town to buy my wife a bread maker for her birthday. I wouldn't dream of buying her a kitchen appliance normally but in her own way, bless her, … Continue reading Adventures in Home Gadgetry →

Reading To Some Purpose

...and that purpose is "Keep Leigh Away From The Computer". Getting a bit fed up with programming and web surfing recently, so I decided it was time to pick up my reading habit once more. Here's where my paper-surfing has been taking me. In case you're interested. Have recently finished: Gibson's Pattern Recognition: excellent as … Continue reading Reading To Some Purpose →

Strange Banana

Further proof to myself that my design skills could easily be replaced by a small shell script: Strange Banana: computer-generated webpage design. I've been idly clicking through this for a couple of minutes and seen layouts that were quite reasonable. Better than I could have produced anyway, but that's not saying much really. Maybe someone … Continue reading Strange Banana →

Ultrasound Scan Photos

Thought I'd share these photos with the world as I'm feeling pretty proud at the moment. We've just come back from the 20 week ultrasound scan of our new baby. The good news is that everything seems perfectly normal! In this photo you can see the babies face. Or rather I should say her face! … Continue reading Ultrasound Scan Photos →

Refer a Friend to FOAF-a-Matic

Norm Walsh emailed me to note that the "refer a friend" link from the FOAF-a-Matic is broken. D'oh! It's pretty simple, so thought I'd jot it down here. Basically the javascript code will read three additional parameters in the URL: name -- your full name email -- your email seealso -- location of your FOAF … Continue reading Refer a Friend to FOAF-a-Matic →