I’ve written a little utility using the NPE Maps data, a great project designed to geocode the UK. I needed it for something experimental, but I’m happy to share my utility.
The idea of the utility is to take each of the records that is in the NPE Maps outward + 1st inward database and create […]
I’m more of a developer than a designer, so my needs for graphics tools are limited. It’s mostly resizing, making a large text image and perhaps a little image retouching. I don’t need Photoshop, and I find GIMP unfriendly.
So, I’m glad I came across Paint.net. It’s a Windows-based image manipulation tool that runs on Windows […]
A few weeks ago, I sat down and spent about 75 minutes watching a video presentation about Django by Jacob-Kaplan Moss. In case you don’t click the link, it’s a Google TechTalks presentation called "django: Web Development for Perfectionists with Deadlines". There’s a moment in the presentation where Jacob describes it as (I recall) "stupidly […]
I’ve been doing some work in Windsor. Very nice place to work. Lots of lovely shops like Montezumas and Carluccios. I suspect it’s got the highest density of coffee places per capita (I’ve tried about 1/4 of them so far) in the UK.
I’m looking out for scenes to photograph, and I’ll post ‘em as I […]
Today, I have put live the new weblog for Robert Buckland, Conservative PPC for South Swindon. You can view it at http://www.robertbuckland.co.uk. It’s version 1, so there’s a lot of changes to happen.
We had a previous site, but we’ve moved platforms to Wordpress managed by us which gives a lot more flexibility in design.
It’s been […]
Just replaced my old wired Netgear DG834 with a new wireless DG834G.
Compared to the old box, it’s tiny, about 1/4 of the size. It also seems to give better speeds in terms of initial downloads, and is much more stable for me (I’m having line trouble, but it’s much more tolerant.
It even comes with a […]
I’ve released a small python script called FetchM4 which gets live information about holdups on the M4 motorway using BBC Backstage information.
Checkout the release page here.
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