You can click on the mockup above, to see a full screen view of the mockup. This mockup is part of a submission that Guy Dickinson of Participo and I are submitting for the UK Government’s “Show Us A Better Way“Â competition to create innovative and socially useful applications with Government data. Update: You can see …
Author Archives: simonwheatley
Phew. My calendar is synced to my phone again
My phone used to sync with iCal several times a day, but when I upgraded to Leopard it wiped my cron tab file and all that goodness stopped. (Your crontab file is a way of scheduling tasks on your Mac using the Terminal application.) I’ve just googled around for the solution and found it again:Â Use …
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Why do the trains have to stop?
Fantastic idea from China for a transport system where the trains don’t stop at stations, but where people still get on and off. Most of the energy in public transport is spent in getting the train/bus/tram moving again only shortly after you’ve stopped it at a station. So how do we remove this wasteful but …
Velocity Markup documentation
Velocity is a Java centric template markup language/syntax, and the documentation for using it seems a little Google shy for some reason… so, here it is, for me as much as anyone: Velocity markup documentation.
Attention difficulties
When you’re lying across the front seats at the top of the bus, it’s really easy to miss your stop. #
Different tongues
I really feel the different languages one hears in this country are beautiful. Beautiful and embarassing, as I don’t speak them. Damn. #
The excitement of a Megarider
Now I have to buy a Megarider, all bus routes are open to me. I’ve just got overexcited and boarded an 84. I think we’re going via Wigan. #
Sharing with Opera Mini
I wish there was a way of sharing links on Opera Mini. I do a suprising amount of my reading on Mini these days. #
Northern welcome
Very warm welcome to the North @cubicgarden (Ian Forrester), I’m a southerner too and they treat me passingly well, so don’t worry too much. ;) #
GeekUp Leeds
Disappointed not to have made it over the Pennines for GeekUp Leeds, although plenty of good work has got done. Off for fish & chips now. #