Sadly I couldn’t make it to BarCamp London 7 this weekend, but thought it would still serve as a decent enough occasion to share some thoughts about the Rummble API via the interwebs. The API officially launched last month at Over the Air, however I was the first person to take it for a spin [...]

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In December I hinted of plans for Total Hotspots to build an slick new mobile app, but couldn’t reveal any details about the platform or planned integration. Since then I’ve been busier than ever making these plans a reality with the help of some extremely talented individuals. The big news is that Rummble and Total [...]

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It appears that I’ve committed a deadly blogging sin by not posting for a whole month, after starting with an average of one post per week. Hopefully my tweetings have provided the reassurance that I’m alive and well. So, what’s up? I spent some time working and playing in the United States – including my [...]

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There has been little talk of development on this blog, despite “development” featuring in the tagline. So, I thought it would be worth sharing some of the tools and methodologies used in building Total Hotspots and other projects. We use Agavi, a PHP framework based on the MVC (Model View Controller) design pattern. The project [...]

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This is the start of a couple of short posts that I’ve been itching to write about specific topics that interested me from FOWA London. Not suprisingly, there are a number of FOWA summaries and insights already circulating the blogosphere, including an account of two days camped out on the myspace bus with crates of [...]

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Well it certainly has been an interesting day for all things Apple. The anticipation that accompanies any Apple announcement seems to grow each time. Unfortunately there were no game changing announcements at Lets Rock, which primarily delivered evolutions across the iPod line, and my wait must continue for the long-rumored aluminium multi-touch MacBook. Expectations are [...]

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Earlier today a video interview with Facebook Lead Product Manager, Mark Slee, was posted by prominent tech blogger, Robert Scoble, on scobleizer.tv. It’s fascinating to hear Mark talk about the goals, features, priorities and thought processes that went into further centralising the feed, as a platform to consume and contribute social information. Back in July [...]

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I applied for the iPhone Developer Program just over a month ago and am still waiting for the application to be processed. It really would have been sensible to have applied earlier and I’m crossing my fingers for a positive response from Apple soon. Until then Total Hotspots is working on the specification and interface [...]

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After many years of procrastinating about starting a personal blog, I finally got my WordPress into gear and dived head first into the blogosphere. I’m actually amazed that it’s taken so long! Well, I actually created my first “home page” back in the dark ages of dial up connections, blinking marquees and dodgy animated GIFs [...]

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