Leaflet for Maps

I've just finished coding a new dashboard component using the Leaflet library and jQuery to provide GeoJSON support. Really impressed that with so little code, quite a lot of functionality can be added to a webpage. Need to play with this a bit more, but really pleased with it so far!

New run4charity.net Sponsors

We are pleased to announce that payme.co.uk and quicklegalquotes.co.uk have sponsored our charity event - run4charity. Please visit these sites to find out more about our sponsors. Many thanks to both companies for your generous support.

OS X Mountain Lion

Trying to download it for the third time. A slow internet connection, shared with a house of other consultants and the connection dropping every so often - makes this a very frustrating thing to try and do!

Sourceforge.net

I've found the sourceforge.net site a fascinating place to visit when looking for inspiration. Maybe looking for a pre-written piece of software that can be used to implement a requirement quickly...a place that can let you see what good work is being done by others....or just something to spend some time inspiring me to produce better work.

run4charity.net

With the passing of Sadie Rose Clifford, the run4charity.net site was taken down and a simple announcement page put up in its place. Having spoken to Neuroblastoma Alliance UK, who have spoken to the Cliffords...we have updated the main site and brought it back up. We have restarted the drive to collect money for Neuroblastoma and SANDS.

In memory of Sadie Rose and Freya.

2 x SSD

ThinkPad T61 + 2 SSD + HDD Caddy = Happy user

ThinkPad Revisited

So, having started to configure the T61 for testing web based applications...the upgrade bug bit. Going on eBay, I found a hard disk drive caddy and mounting kit for under £25. I bought a second SSD and will be upgrading the machine to two SSDs when the parts arrive. I have been very impressed by the machine and how it runs under Windows 7.

But would I give up my Mac Book Pros? Absolutely not!

IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad T61

I ordered a T61 Thinkpad from Morgan Computers to be used as a cheap test machine for web development. The basic specs of the machine are 1.8ghz core duo processor, 2GB RAM, 100GB hard disc drive and Vista business.

I wasn't expecting much, but I am genuinely impressed by this four or five year old machine. For £175 we have a very usable test machine that can be tailored to the specific setings that we need. I have popped in 4GB of memory already and intend to drop in a 128GB SSD as well. The whole machine zips along nicely.

I've purchased from Morgan Computers for many years and I highly recommend them for nearly new equipment.

Flash Builder 4.6

So having paid for a licence...time to start coding with Flash Builder in anger. The first project has come along that I think will suit this development environment and framework perfectly. Nothing quite like learning on the job...a job with deadlines!