Noticings
A game of noticing things around you. A work in progress, over at noticin.gs.
Projects
A selection of things I've made that are fun, useful, both or neither. Some are experimental, an attempt at solidifying my thoughts and opinions into something real; something which can be pointed at and talked about. Some I've been lucky enough to be paid for. If you're interested in working with me, do get in touch.
Dopplr iPhone application
I was the lead developer on the Dopplr iPhone application, working with the Dopplr team to produce the first mobile Social Atlas application.
Clarke
Clarke is a small OS X application for updating your Fire Eagle location quietly, in the background. It uses Skyhook's API to triangulate your position from nearby wireless access points. It's free, and soon to be open source.
Where in the World is James?
A dashboard tracking James Bowthorpe's bicycle circumnavigation world record attempt, including live satellite positioning.
S3 FM
An incredibly simple tool for generating a streaming radio station, using any MP3s you like.
Simply throw your MP3s in an Amazon S3 bucket, and point S3 FM at it. It'll read the file listing, select the MP3s, shuffle them and begin streaming to the listener.
Microprinter
The microprinter is an experiment in physical activity streams and notification, using a repurposed receipt printer connected to the web.
Boundaries
A tool to visualise the shape of neighbourhoods, using the collective intelligence of Flickr's photographers.
Geoblogomatic
A machine for slurping in blogs and spitting out maps. The core of it has been abstracted into geo-spider, a Ruby gem. Very much a work in progress.
Low Flying Rocks
An experiment in astronomical discovery; a reminder of the celestial activity we never see. Scrapes the NASA Near Earth Object database, and twitters when an object passes within 0.2 AU of the earth. Seems to happen a few times a week.
iamnear
A tool for discovering things around you, from the useful (pubs, post offices and ATMs) and the vital (hospitals) to the fun (megaliths). Also supports Fire Eagle.
Magical Microformat Maker
A tool for quickly and simply generating geo-microformats, on a lovely big map interface.