Comments on: What I did at Hack Day http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= General geeky postings Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:08:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Blog What I Made » A weekend getting Mashed http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/comment-page-1/#comment-13908 Blog What I Made » A weekend getting Mashed Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:54:28 +0000 http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/#comment-13908 [...] by the BBC. I went to the similar “Hack Day” event that they ran last year (and blogged about it) and had a great time. This time I’ll actually be there in a vaguely official capacity as [...] [...] by the BBC. I went to the similar “Hack Day” event that they ran last year (and blogged about it) and had a great time. This time I’ll actually be there in a vaguely official capacity as [...]

]]> By: john http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/comment-page-1/#comment-8963 john Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:56:50 +0000 http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/#comment-8963 Hi Michael, depends partly on what mobile technology you would want to use. I generally use J2ME so here's my suggestions for that: <a href="http://www.unteh.com/products/mobitrack/" rel="nofollow"><del>MobiTrack Pro</del></a> - Unfortunately not available any more. Not OSS, but pretty good and cheap. I regularly use it for sending my position to a server script. <a href="http://www.substanceofcode.com/software/mobile-trail-explorer/" rel="nofollow">Mobile Trail Explorer</a> - Can't update a server script but can send SMSes. <a href="http://www.linuxtechs.net/kruch/tb/forum/index.php" rel="nofollow">TrekBuddy</a> - Also can't update a server script but can send SMSes. So, unfortunately I can't recommend any OSS for what you need, but perhaps you could look at modifying one of the apps mentioned above to add it yourself? (By the way, no idea who Tim McAloone is) Hi Michael, depends partly on what mobile technology you would want to use. I generally use J2ME so here’s my suggestions for that:

MobiTrack Pro – Unfortunately not available any more. Not OSS, but pretty good and cheap. I regularly use it for sending my position to a server script.

Mobile Trail Explorer – Can’t update a server script but can send SMSes.

TrekBuddy – Also can’t update a server script but can send SMSes.

So, unfortunately I can’t recommend any OSS for what you need, but perhaps you could look at modifying one of the apps mentioned above to add it yourself?

(By the way, no idea who Tim McAloone is)

]]> By: Michael Hummel http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/comment-page-1/#comment-8942 Michael Hummel Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:58:56 +0000 http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/#comment-8942 woow - what an idea to use a DNS-extension to transfer the current position. I just don't dare to ask my infantile question but ... come on .. everybody started small. I am looking for an open source mobile app that sends the current position to a php-script. We would like to modify / add / try out our ideas of a mobile game. Any help? Cheers Say hello to Tim McAloone if you see him in downtown. woow – what an idea to use a DNS-extension to transfer the current position.
I just don’t dare to ask my infantile question but … come on .. everybody started small.
I am looking for an open source mobile app that sends the current position to a php-script. We would like to modify / add / try out our ideas of a mobile game.
Any help? Cheers
Say hello to Tim McAloone if you see him in downtown.

]]> By: Hans Persson http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1781 Hans Persson Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:33:41 +0000 http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/#comment-1781 That looks like something that could interest people interested in <a href="http://openstreetmap.org/" rel="nofollow">OpenStreetMap</a> and similar things. That looks like something that could interest people interested in OpenStreetMap and similar things.

]]> By: ecmanaut http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1778 ecmanaut Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:05:50 +0000 http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/#comment-1778 <strong>Users drift, time zones vary</strong> I have still not seen any web site or service that groks that time zone is not a per-author (or sometimes even per-visitor) configuration setting, but a function of present location, which in turn is a variable entity over time. [...] Users drift, time zones vary

I have still not seen any web site or service that groks that time zone is not a per-author (or sometimes even per-visitor) configuration setting, but a function of present location, which in turn is a variable entity over time. [...]

]]> By: the multimap twitter bot & what we did at hack day « colmmcmullan http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1740 the multimap twitter bot & what we did at hack day « colmmcmullan Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:40:39 +0000 http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/#comment-1740 [...] all ties in with hackday (see my photos)… it seems the done thing to blog about what you hacked so here [...] [...] all ties in with hackday (see my photos)… it seems the done thing to blog about what you hacked so here [...]

]]> By: Johan Sundström http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1732 Johan Sundström Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:29:53 +0000 http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/#comment-1732 I'd definitely use it, especially if coupled with (or linking to) a few "user level" applications for various platforms, to cater the hairy bits that go between having location coordinates and sending them your way by dns query. I’d definitely use it, especially if coupled with (or linking to) a few “user level” applications for various platforms, to cater the hairy bits that go between having location coordinates and sending them your way by dns query.

]]> By: mmb » Blog Archive » links for 2007-06-19 http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1731 mmb » Blog Archive » links for 2007-06-19 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:18:14 +0000 http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/#comment-1731 [...] updating your location using a DNS query which is free over non-free wifi (via http://simonwillison.net/2007/Jun/19/blog/) (tags: geography dns hacking gps) [...] [...] updating your location using a DNS query which is free over non-free wifi (via http://simonwillison.net/2007/Jun/19/blog/) (tags: geography dns hacking gps) [...]

]]> By: Ryan Kennedy http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1727 Ryan Kennedy Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:17:56 +0000 http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/#comment-1727 That's freakin' awesome. Put it up for sure. That’s freakin’ awesome. Put it up for sure.

]]> By: Mor http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1708 Mor Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:33:56 +0000 http://blog.johnmckerrell.com/2007/06/17/what-i-did-at-hack-day/#comment-1708 Yes! this is absolutely brilliant. Put it up... If you build it, they will come. We'll feature a gallery pretty soon, so someone may discover your service there and try it. Mor Yes! this is absolutely brilliant.

Put it up… If you build it, they will come. We’ll feature a gallery pretty soon, so someone may discover your service there and try it.

Mor

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