CakeFest 2009


Latest Photos

Recent Comments

Latest Blog Posts

CakeFest 2009 here I come!

Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Tagged: Website, General

I'd like to thank everyone that has donated to assist in getting me to CakeFest 2009. A huge update and some offline anonymous contributors have pushed the funds to a level that has allowed me to secure flights, and confirm my attendance to CakeFest!

Not only has the efforts and generosity of the contributors been overwhelming, but the support from the community at large has assisted in generating interest, links, chatter and ultimately the cash required to pay for the air fares.

0 Comments  |  Continue Reading >

iPhone 3.0 tethering with Optus - Update

Thursday, 18 June 2009
Tagged: Website, General

Goodness me! What a huge response I have been having to my previous post about tethering with Optus on the iPhone 3.0 beta 2 OS. More than I ever expected, really. Since the official release of the 3.0 OS, I am expecting more users to want a copy of the bundle, so a small update for you all on this...

Yes, the bundle still allows tethering for Optus with the official 3.0 iPhone OS. So you can request the bundle, install, and tether your phone for some awesome, cheap mobile computer net access. The process is simple...

18 Comments  |  Continue Reading >

Useful Testing Images for Cropping and Uploading

Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Tagged: Website, General

I find myself dealing with image croppers, resizers and all sorts of image manipulation, no matter where I am working and what I am doing. The slightest offset or miscalculation can cause some weird results.

In order to assist debugging and visual identification of errors in cropping, I have created a set of clearly Portrait and Landscape images in a range of formats, including a couple with alpha transparency. You can download the image set here. A preview follows:

2 Comments  |  Continue Reading >

Wildcard Subdomains for quick Virtual Host creation

Thursday, 28 May 2009
Tagged: Website, General

Being a developer of web applications, you are probably working on a number of sites at once. Its really handy to have them placed on their own subdomain or domain in order to provide separation. Linux systems will allow you to create a wildcard subdomain by placing a wildcard into the hosts file.

Since changing to OSX this is something I have missed. Fortunately, tonight I found a solution. It allows you to use as many domains as you like without changes to your hosts file. Just setup your apache virtual hosts, and off you go! Productivity++

1 Comment  |  Continue Reading >