July 31st, 2009
In order to make PHP developers lives a lot easier when coding for mobile, the dev team at Wapple has released a new package to PHP Classes.
The classes do all of the hard work for you – communicating with Wapple’s web services and providing functions to build WAPL for you. It’s up to date with the current schema too so by using this class it’s impossible to build invalid markup!
I’ve written a more comprehensive article over at Mobile Web Junkie – head over there and have a read all about it. If you fancy having a go without reading the manual, you can download the package from its homepage on PHP Classes: http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/package/5491.html
Tags: coding for mobile web, PHP Classes, php coding, php mobile class
Posted in WAPL, Wapple Architect | 
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July 30th, 2009
As discussed in previous cream cracker World Record attempt posts, I want to be known as the fastest cream cracker eater in the west. And in the east too because if you can’t conquer both, you can’t be a world record holder.
I’ve been practicing for a while to get my technique right but attempt #1 went pretty badly. The last time I checked the record was at 47 seconds and I stopped the clock as it went sailing past the minute marker. I felt that not only had I let everyone else down, but I’d let myself down. I’d done a Greg Louganis and that elusive world record just seemed miles away.
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Tags: 3 cream crackers, cream crackers, jacobs cream crackers, norris mcwhirter, Record Breakers, roy castle
Posted in Record Breakers | 6 Comments »
July 29th, 2009
So it turns out that there’s a little bug with script tags on certain blogs using my Wapple Architect Mobile plugin for WordPress.
Not a problem as WordPress allows you to release new versions that actually prompt an admin to upgrade, groovy!
So without further ado, version 1.2.1 is released. Here’s a link to the install guide so you can get cracking with your upgrade to make sure your blog is in tip top condition!
Your blog probably already works, it’s only when combined with an exceptional set of circumstances rarer than a Honey Badger that it’ll look a bit screwy!
Tags: mobile friendly websites, mobile web development, wapple architect mobile plugin for wordpress, WordPress
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July 27th, 2009
What’s the greatest music video?
It’s a question that’s been answered a million times – but lets make that a million and one because I’ve got a top 5 to vote on!
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Tags: boba fett, mr miyagi, no more kings, no more kings should win
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July 27th, 2009
Cue the drum rolls and roll out the red carpet as yesterday heralded the arrival of version 1.2 of the Wapple Architect mobile plugin for WordPress.
It’s got all of the bells and whistles that you’d ever need to create stunning looking mobile blogs and you’ve now got unprecedented levels of customization at your disposal!
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Tags: cactus, wapple architect mobile plugin, WordPress, wordpress mobile
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July 23rd, 2009
David v Goliath. Rocky v Ivan Drago.
You can now add another one to that list as I read in the news today that David Haye will fight Nikolay Valuev on the 7th of November.
Now David Haye is no small man, he’s 6’3″ and is built like a brick outhouse. But even then he’s 11 inches shorter than the Russian and some 8 stone lighter. We all saw what Ivan Drago did to Apollo Creed in Rocky IV, heaven only knows how Rocky beat him but it’s got to be seriously off-putting when your opponent steps over the top of the ropes because he won’t fit underneath.
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Tags: apollo creed, david, david haye, gigantico, goliath, ivan drago, nikolay valuev, queensbury rules, rocky
Posted in Boxing | 3 Comments »
July 19th, 2009
Tilt shift photography – it’s something to do with rotating camera lenses and the movement of the lens parallel to the image plane. If you’re like me and have only ever pointed a camera at something and pressed the “take photo” button, that’ll mean to you the same as it does to me – absolutely nothing.
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Tags: expensive lenses, greek port, Photoshop, tilt shift photography
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July 17th, 2009
Project Balti. That name won’t mean a great deal to anyone outside of Wapple HQ, but to those few in the know, it means just one thing – a video transcoding and streaming media solution.
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Tags: Darwin Streaming Server, Debian, ffmpeg, iphone, mobile, perl script, project balti, Video Transcoding, Wapple Canvas, Wapple HQ
Posted in DSS, Development, Linux, Wapple, Wapple Canvas | No Comments »
July 14th, 2009
This YouTube video found it’s way into my Inbox today.
I think it’s something a lot of people can relate to. I certainly can. And it’s all down to Metal Gear Solid.
It’s probably the most addictive game I’ve ever played. Call of Duty is a close second but it pales into insignificance compared to MGS. It should have a government health warning on the box or something. Either that or a free weekly pass to Gamers Anonymous.
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Tags: duke nukems disease, gamers anonymous, help i'm playing too much!, metal gear solid, solid snake
Posted in Games | 7 Comments »
July 12th, 2009
What cricket grounds in the world do you think are famous? Or you’ve been there and they mean something to you?
That’s a question I tried to answer a few years back when I created a list of the most famous sporting stadia in the world and since then, I’ve been on a Tom Cruise-esqe mission impossible to visit them all.
Last time out I explained why I’d chosen 8 football venues and why a few others didn’t make it. The Millenium Stadium might feel a bit left out but it’s not my fault it wasn’t built when I created the list!
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Tags: australia, brian lara, Cricket, edgbaston, england, graham dilley, lords, richard ellison, south africa, west indies
Posted in Cricket, Sport, Venues | 2 Comments »
