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Public Roadmap

Luke — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 23:02:30 +0000

Here’s a roadmap for the development of CHARLES.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=t__njtrdxttvetJznTvRiWQ&single=true&gid=0&output=html

I’m working on an iPhone app

Luke — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:33:37 +0000

It’s going to be a take on something familiar – I think you’ll like it.

So far I’ve been having fun with:

Pulling a cross domain JSON file (can’t do it with XML I discovered) into my app
Experimenting with jQuery and $.ajax
Using some of HTML 5’s cool new features like LOCAL SQL STORAGE! (Can you believe it???!! Very handy)

I’m hoping to use Phone Gap to compile all my hardwork into a native app, so hopefully Apple doesn’t mind. I’m going to probably submit it by this time next week.

Stay tuned for more updates! Maybe even a sneak preview – email me if you want one.

Alarm now in beta!

Luke — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:42:22 +0000

I’ve finally released a beta of the Alarm program I’ve been writing.

Download it and take a look. It’s only been tested on Mac OS X 10.5, but there’s no reason it shouldn’t work in 10.4. There’s not, nor will there ever be, a windows version.

If you like it, please let me know. It’s free, not even donationware, all I ask is that you tell me that you like it. You can comment on this post if you like.

Please, also remember that it’s beta software, so if you find bugs (and you probably will), make sure you let me know what they are, as well.

So here it is, the DOWNLOAD LINK. Like I used to say to all of my customers when I worked for Uncle Tony’s Kebabs, ‘Enjoy’.

Latest Project – Top Secret (Door)

Luke — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:23:06 +0000

So here’s the idea for my latest project. It’s top secret. Don’t tell anyone, okay?

I know this doesn’t make a terrible lot of sense, but that’s all part of the mystery.

(click for a bigger picture)

What do you think?

Media PC (completed)

Luke — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:44:36 +0000

Okay, I’ve just about finished my media PC, just waiting on a few last parts from Umart. Here’s how things went in the end:

Gigabyte GA-8VD667K Motherboard: already owned
Pentium 4 3.0Ghz: $49
Socket 478 Cooling Fan & Heatsink: $11.77
512MB DDR RAM: (already owned)
750GB SATA 7200RPM 32MB HDD: (already owned)
SATA / IDE cross converter: $6.41
PSU: Included in case
Sony 20x DVDRW IDE: $36.50
Asus 802.11b/g Wireless PCI Card: $32
CoolerMaster RC283 Media Case: $116
Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers System: $90
BenQ G2400WD 24? Lcd Monitor: $350
EVGA PCI GF6200LE 256M Low Profile: $86

All up it came to a total of: $777.68, a little over budget, but not too bad when you consider the size of the screen and quality of the speakers.

Without the screen or speakers, the whole thing only cost 337.68, which is a hell of a lot cheaper than a mac mini. I hope you’re reading this, darling wife.

Media PC

Luke — Thu, 14 May 2009 05:00:49 +0000

I’m procrastinating from uni, so here’s the specs of the new media PC which I’m making for T & myself.

Gigabyte GA-8VD667K Motherboard (already owned) link
Pentium 4 3.0Ghz (approx. $50) link
Socket 478 Cooling Fan & Heatsink (approx. $13) link
512MB DDR RAM (already owned)
750GB SATA 7200RPM 32MB HDD (already owned) link
SATA / IDE cross converter (approx. $7) link
PSU (already owned)
Sony 20x DVDRW IDE ($36.50) link
Asus 802.11b/g Wireless PCI Card ($32) link
CoolerMaster RC283 Media Case ($116) link
Creative Inspire M5300 5.1 Speakers ($68) link
BenQ G2400WD 24″ Lcd Monitor with D-sub, Dvi-D & HDMI ($300) link

Some parts are a bit of a hack together, I know, but I think it will do the job. Comes to a grand total of $622.50, including 5.1 surround sound and a 24″ monitor as a screen.

I’m thinking I will run Plex on it. Motherboard hasn’t been test on OSx86 (quite old) but I’ll give it a shot, otherwise Ubuntu.