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Science in the Dock is open!

<![CDATA[For the past few months I've been working on IT exhibits for Glasgow Science Centre. What started out as a commission for two interactive exhibits turned into a project involving five exhibits. These ranged from relatively simple touch-screen video interactives to full-blown games and dual-screen applications. A few highlights… News Editor This exhibit allows visitorsContinue reading “Science in the Dock is open!”

New Flash game: Bang or No Bang

<![CDATA[I’ve just finished another online game for Glasgow Science Centre. The Bang or No Bang live show explores the science of risk though a series of demonstrations based on popular game shows. GSC commissioned me to develop an online Flash game to allow web visitors to experience one of the demonstrations from the show. TheContinue reading “New Flash game: Bang or No Bang”

Make your own Simpsons Avatar

<![CDATA[The Simpsons Movie website allows you to make your own Simpsons character. Here's my attempt at me… You can make your own here. A couple more of my attempts are below the jump…

Didier Pasquette's High Wire Walk in Glasgow

<![CDATA[I went down to the Red Road flats today to watch Didier Pasquette's attempt to walk a High Wire strung between three tower blocks. According to The Herald, the wire is 90 meters above the ground, and the buildings were 52 meters apart. He made an impressive start, covering the first quarter stretch is justContinue reading “Didier Pasquette's High Wire Walk in Glasgow”

Experiments with La Fontenna

<![CDATA[If you’ve read this blog in the past you might know that I’ve been a fan of the Fon social wifi project for a while. To be honest, I didn’t think much of the first gen hacked Linksys routers, but their more recent customised hardware, La Fonera, with it’s dual SSID is a much betterContinue reading “Experiments with La Fontenna”

Clarification on ReadyBoost performance tests

<![CDATA[I recently received an email from John Marshall pointing out that everyone was reporting sequential write performance on my ReadyBoost compatibility chart, whilst the official requirements were for random write performance. I couldn’t get to the bottom of it on the web, so I emailed Matt Ayers at Microsoft, the Program Manager who’s in chargeContinue reading “Clarification on ReadyBoost performance tests”

Our new TV ad for s1jobs

<![CDATA[The new TV ad for our recruitment site, s1jobs.com, has just gone on air. It's going to be shown on STV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 in Scotland. The ad is the work of The Leith Agency, animators Ink Digital, and our internal marketing team. It's a big departure from our old Lavvy Heid andContinue reading “Our new TV ad for s1jobs”

Speed boost for the ReadyBoost chart

<![CDATA[Anyone who's tried to use the ReadyBoost chart recently will be pleased to know that I’ve given the page a bit of a speed boost. When I first put up the page it listed the compatibility of about 32 Flash drives. That list now runs to 880 devices and increases daily, making the HTML pageContinue reading “Speed boost for the ReadyBoost chart”

Lunar Eclipse

<![CDATA[There was a total lunar eclipse, visible across Europe on Saturday, 3 March 2007. I took some photos from my garden in Scotland. Check the rest out here. The original high-res versions have been uploaded to StockPhotoX if anyone wants them. I’ve also put together a wee Flash animation of the time between 22:00 andContinue reading “Lunar Eclipse”

Two new mobile services for s1jobs.com

<![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago (but I forgot to hit publish in WordPress) This week we launched two new SMS services I’ve been developing for s1jobs.com. txt2apply – apply for any job advertised anywhere from your phone. The idea is quite simple, but we think it’s dead useful. Say you’re on the train and spotContinue reading “Two new mobile services for s1jobs.com”