Phil's Ramblings

Link Wrench plugin for WordPress

I made a WordPress plugin to make it easier to decorate links in the way I wanted for StrawberryCat.com. You can get it from github if you wish. Continue reading Link Wrench plugin for WordPress

Serious Objective-C

There are some challenges to making large and/or complex software with Objective-C. The main thing I miss from other systems is levels of method protection. Continue reading Serious Objective-C

Syntax Highlighting Objective-C in WordPress

I have added support for Objective-C to the Auto SyntaxHighlighter plugin for WordPress; it is in the official plugin as of version 2.3.3. Continue reading Syntax Highlighting Objective-C in WordPress

Scrap Charities

Seriously, I mean it. Continue reading Scrap Charities

We just finished making a newsstand magazine app for Harrods. If you have an iPad you can get the app from the app store, once installed you can download issues manually and/or subscribe (for free) to have new issues delivered to you automatically.

I am most proud of the makeup tester feature which is linked from the model images on the beauty page. You can apply makeup to the models in what I am told is a realistic way.

If you don’t have an iPad the website is here.

If you like what you see and perhaps want something similar done, you can visit my employer’s website for more information on our work and to contact us.

DIY

I’ve been doing a lot of little jobs since we moved into our new house. This experience causes me to want to write down the things I wish I had known this time two weeks ago.

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Fscking hard-disks

Usually when I wake up I have three emails from cron on my home server. Two report the status of various automated processes to maintain strawberrycat.com and the other reports the status of backing-up this blog. If I get only two it usually means that this server has failed in some way; if I get one I am concerned that my corporate server has failed. Continue reading Fscking hard-disks

I want a Flightscope X2

I had a golf lesson on Saturday with my usual pro and the assistance of a Flightscope X2. I don’t know that I would want to have a lesson without it now that I’ve seen what it can do. Continue reading I want a Flightscope X2

Benefits cap

It is quite rare for something in the news to make me really angry, but the coverage of the proposed benefits cap has succeeded. In particular this BBC News article about a family that will be affected by the cap has vexed me considerably. Continue reading Benefits cap

Triptych 1

During my time off in December I acquired a cheap airbrush, some acrylic paint, 3 canvases and a can of air. I used them to create a triptych.

Continue reading Triptych 1