wp-reactions Project Update
I’m sad to admit that I’ve somewhat neglected my wp-reactions WordPress Plugin over the last few months. All the usual reasons apply: Work, real life, laziness. It seems though that there is still...
View ArticleIntroducing: Lighthouse Keeper
Update: Oops! It looks like there is already a Lighthouse-related app called Lighthouse Keeper (it can be found here). Future versions of my app will have a different name to avoid confusion....
View ArticleLighthouse Keeper is now called Limelight!
As stated in the update on my previous blog post, there is already a Lighthouse-related app called Lighthouse Keeper. Bummer. Still, not to worry. To avoid confusion and general awkwardness, I’m going...
View ArticleLimelight v0.3
Here’s a new version of the Limelight app! The name is now changed, and it has a new icon. In terms of functionality, I’ve updated the API requests to grab all the tickets for a project, instead of...
View ArticleReactions plugin end-of-year update
Last time I posted about the wp-reactions plugin, I said that I planned on having a new version released by the end of the year. The good news is that I’ve made considerable progress over the last six...
View ArticleLimelight Now Open Source
I’ve had a couple of queries about the lighthouse ticket exporter tool (Limelight) that I wrote a while back. Seeing as I have no further plans to develop the project, I’ve put the source code up on...
View ArticleThe Flying Developer Eats His Own Dogfood
There’s a term in the software industry called ‘Dogfooding’, or “To eat one’s own Dogfood”. It refers to the practice of using the products you develop. The term was coined in 1988 when: “Microsoft...
View ArticleGeckoboard Weather Widget (Wot I Made)
Back in December, this happened: #shopify Christmas party was a blast. As evidence, I am typing this on my new iPad 2— David Underwood (@davefp) December 18, 2011 I’ve been wanting to do something...
View ArticleDashboard Update
Previously I wrote about creating a weather widget for Geckoboard. Here’s the current state of things: Calendar: Built in widget, with custom text size to make it more readable Date and Time: Another...
View ArticleWho Goes First? An App to Entertain Boardgamers
I still consider myself to be a relative ruby/rails novice, so every now and again I build ‘toy’ projects to teach myself more about the framework. Usually these don’t end up going anywhere, but my...
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