Posted in Open Source Software, the web, Coding, e-commerce on July 2, 2010 at 9:14 am
Make some money developing for (your) phone.
If you know Java Script (I don’t) and have some experience developing for the web (I don’t) and fancy a bit of fame (I don’t?) and money (I don’t??) then get yourself over to http://developer.palm.com/
Click on Building you first app “Learn more” then “Install the webOS SDK” then go back and follow the Hello World app. The SDK includes an emulator so you don’t need a phone (yet - see below).
To do clever stuff you’ll really need to know the webOS as well as Java Script - you may need to buy a book but you can find a lot of info with google! Basically the Palm runs java script but exposes it’s API so you can make a lot of other calls as well.
Before you invest hours writing the app that will make your fortune though have a look at
http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1840&Itemid=34
to tell you what is involved in publishing it.
And if you are serious, register as a developer and look through what you need to submit an app. (submit a dummy one and then remove it?). They want company names, tax details, support emails and web sites and the app must be tested on actual hardware so just using the emulator isn’t enough for submission.
Anyway, for now at least, registration as a developer is free (future costs of $99?) and publishing your app is free (was $50 for a chargeable app, free for open source) and money apart how cool would it be to see your app on peoples phones?
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Posted in In the news, the web, Security, e-commerce on June 11, 2010 at 12:40 pm
I’ve been told that hackers can redirect a tab that has been left open so that although you navigate to a valid page, if you then switch tabs for a while and then go back and enter (say) your bank details the page is no longer the valid one and you’ve been scammed.
Sounds a bit far fetched but I haven’t seen any “it’s a hoax” information either - not on here or on snopes which is my usual first port of call when “I don’t believe it!”
Do your own search or check out http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/06/10/tab-napping-the-new-kind-of-phishing/
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Posted in Ope Source Software, the company, the web, e-commerce on May 25, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Wow! I’ve bought a PC! You may think that’s the kind of thing I do a lot but I’ve been working from home (on and off) for 20 something years so initially having a PC at home (albeit a work one) was more than most people had. That first unit was very much “mine” - it shared home and work duties.
In 2000 and a bit I went back into an office so bought a decent PC for home. Having trawled the net for the cheapest I ordered it only to have the company go bust the next day. Fortunately I got the cash back as it was a credit card order and I went for safety and bought from the company I was working for. However, it came pretty much bare bones and I had to install my own memory as well as software. That PC (a P3) with various disk (60G), OS (dual booting 98 & XP) memory upgrades (maxed out at 256M) has staggered on until now. The lack of memory being the real issue.
I’ve built PC’s out of work cast offs for various family members and ended up keeping a laptop ebayed for the in-laws but beyond their eyesight and co-ordination to use. Unfortunately a dodgy power connection on the laptop (battery was dead from day one) meant you could lose your work at any time and as it was also maxed out with 256M of memory the chances of doing anything before it died were minimal.
So I’ve bought a new laptop. New, from a shop, with software installed, legal paid for software and everything - not just some old bit of kit I’ve reformatted and put a collection of freeware and borrowings on. It took it out the box, turned it on and it worked - spooky.
And where did this ageing techie go for his hardware? Having considered another ebay purchase, having price checked the company’s staff discounts and special offers, having perused the many el cheapo sites I’ve squirreled away over the years my arcane knowledge took me to….
..Tesco.
Yes, my local supermarket had a good basic laptop for not much over £300 (£329 but double points traded up gives me effectively another £25 off that and you can get a £10 off on line purchases). http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.207-0318.aspx is not quite what I’d have chosen given days to pore over specs but it was close enough to both the price and performance I had sketched out in my head and easy to get hold of and to take back if it was DOA that it was a no brainer in the end.
If you’d have told me 25 years ago I’d buy a laptop along with the weekly shop….
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Posted in the company, the web, Microsoft on May 18, 2010 at 8:31 am
http://www.itpro.co.uk/623338/microsoft-calls-ie6-spoiled-milk
Well that’s the only browser my company allows…
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Posted in Open Source Software, the web, music, Blogs, e-commerce on May 11, 2010 at 10:28 am
Back at http://www.itpro.co.uk/blogs/davef/2010/01/08/free-songs/
I was enthusing about capturing streamed audio. Seems I’m not the only one to see this as a good way to “acquire” music.
Roxio have just spammed me with:
“Capture free, high-quality digital music from the Internet
There are millions of great music tracks available to play for free from Internet music sites, Creator 2010 makes it easy to capture1 hi-quality streaming Internet audio, to add to your music library, burn onto CD and DVD, and convert to enjoy on iPod or other music players.”
I’ll stick with free Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ but Roxio are here http://www.roxio.com/ if you want to spend money.
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Posted in In the news, the company, the web, Security on May 7, 2010 at 11:39 am
Well it’s a small and coincidental world but my company’s election for works council members finished yesterday and as I am yet to receive a ballot paper I have some fellow feeling with http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/england/8666457.stm
Mistakes organising a company ballot aren’t good but surely as a country we are capable of allowing our citizens (subjects?) a chance to use the vote they have?
It could all be done on line but would I trust it? The problem is computer cock-ups tend to be more major and anyway if it was a government IT scheme you can be sure that it would cost a fortune and wouldn’t be ready on time…
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Posted in the web, Uncategorized on April 27, 2010 at 10:07 am
Sorry, this blog is starting to look like a series of adverts (mainly for stuff that looks interesting but I don’t have time for so I think someone else should look at it!). However, the idea of tweeting your tech support seems so bizarre to me that I can’t help but give a link to
http://learn.gotoassist.com/forms/EMEA-031810-NA-G2A-WBRARC-L1?ID=701000000005MHA
maybe it makes sense to you, I just don’t get twitter!
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Posted in media, the web, e-commerce on April 24, 2010 at 8:13 am
As an avid reader and an addictive collector running out of shelf space (again) I was attracted to
http://www.readitswapit.co.uk/Questions.aspx?Section=Swappingbooks
Anyone tried it?
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Posted in the web, Blogs on April 21, 2010 at 1:35 pm
I’m on Wendy Churchill’s email list, the mails are quite jolly and maybe, on occasion, profound. They aren’t for the cynical, unless you enjoy being cynical in which case you’d be happy!
I got one today and here’s a quote that struck me:
Many years ago when I visited my Grandfather in hospital a few days before he died, the nurse came in and asked him whether he would like a coffee or a tea.
“Tea.” replied my grandmother.
“Coffee.” Said the dying man.
“But you never have coffee.” carped his tiny cross wife by his side.
“And that is why I am going to have it now.” he replied.
It made me think anyway! Everything can be significant in the right (or wrong) situation.
You can check her out at http://www.bagofrevels.co.uk/
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Posted in Funny, media, education, the web on February 9, 2010 at 10:22 am
Legal disclaimer, this is a joke, do not take this seriously, quoting this in your exams may result in a fail.
Sorry if you’re looking for genuine information, well funny tho’
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