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Improved London Tube Status
I live in London and cycle most places, mainly to avoid using the tube. Does it ever bother you when they claim to be operating a “good service” when what they really mean is just normal service?
iPhone Tap Counter
I made a very quick iOS app for my iPhone to allow me to measure the frequency of things by recording the time period.
University Final Year Project (CBIR)
I’ve put up my University final year project (Scalable Visual Descriptors for Content Based Image Retrieval), which I wrote in LaTeX.
MS Office File Shrink Tool
I created some software which reduces the size of Microsoft Office 2007+ files (.xlsx, .docx, etc.) called Office Shrink. It’s written in batch and makes use of 7-Zip, but was mainly an excuse to play with NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System).
Coffee Order Template
I made this coffee order template for taking orders when doing a coffee run. It’s designed for Costa but should work well at other coffee shops too.
Energy Saving Plug and Water Widget Review
I applied for a free Energy Saving Plug and Water Widget through a government sponsored scheme and here are my thoughts.
Bank Holiday Calendar File
The next 2 years are a bit special, as in the UK we get a couple of extra bank holidays (Royal Wedding and Diamond Jubilee).
Home-made Soldering Iron Holder
I made this soldering iron holder a while ago. Here’s how to make one yourself from things you probably have lying around.
Remote Desktop Max Connections Fix
If you have the problem of not being able to log on to a server because it has exceed the maximum number of connections (usually 2) here is an easy fix.
Outlook 2010 Email Delayed Send
Ever sent an email then instantly regretted it or hit ctrl+enter when you actually meant to hit ctrl+k (check names)? You could just add a gibberish recipient to a draft email to prevent it sending, but there must be another way.
MonitorES (Energy Saver) Tool
I came across this tool and think it’s awesome. I’ve been using it for a while and it works well.
Spotify Playlist Generator
I’ve made a Spotify Playlist Generator that uses Last.fm to find songs by similar artists. Download the Playlist Generator or as a zip with the instructions.
London Tube Status - Updated
I’ve updated the mobile London tube status at unop.uk/tube by tidying the code up a bit and using the official API.
GitHub
I’ve started using GitHub to share my code, although I’m more of a Mercurial person and even use TFS when I have to.
Raspberry Pi Electricity Monitor
Maplin have discontinued the electricity monitor used here. Indeed, Maplin themselves have been discontinued. ☹️ I have a couple of these spare that I got for a bargain price when they were heavily discounted.
Sweden Solar System Photos
On a recent visit to Stockholm I geeked out for a day and went on a hunt for planets in the world’s largest permanent scale model of the Solar System.
Spark Core Shower Room Door Sensor
UPDATE: I’ve got a newer post on an improved version of this project with lots of LEDs and 11 times more awesome.
Spark Core Xmas Tree Lights 10 Minute Hack
The office is being refurbished, so before the Christmas break I took down my shower room door monitor and used my spark core (with relay board) to do a very quick hack and remote control the Christmas tree lights from my phone.
Process Funnel Diagram
I made a sales funnel inspired digram of how we do devops where I work. You can read the full post here: backstage.
Huxley - Rail API Proxy
Update: Huxley 2 is out now. I recently hosted another Cleanweb London event and the theme this time was transport.