SheffCam Released

I’m pleased to announce the availability of a new iPhone/iPod touch WebApp for the Sheffield area.

Produced in conjunction with Sheffield City Council, SheffCam gives you access to the 30+ traffic cameras in around around the Sheffield area all within an easy to use interface.

Please visit sheffcam.com on your iPhone/iPod touch to start (as a bonus you can also FULLY access it on the desktop using Safari for Mac or PC, even better you can make it into a dashboard widget on a Mac using the web-clip feature from within Safari).

I plan on making a native version for the Apple app store in the future with lots more features so if you have any feature requests please let me know.

Thanks to all those who beta tested the WebApp…Enjoy.

SheffCam: My first venture into iPhone development

I said a while ago that this year would be the year to do some serious programming in the form of iPhone development and while this is still the case I’ve not got very far (Yeah Yeah I know).  What I have managed to do is dip my toe in the iPhone development pond ocean in the form of Dashcode, and while not technically coding (it uses existing web technologies to produce dynamic web apps), it has allowed me to start with an idea for an application which I hope to development into a full blown native iPhone app.

The idea for SheffCam came to me whilst viewing the Sheffield City Council traffic cams which cover 34 sites in and around the city.  Although really useful they arent much good if you are out and about and want to see what the traffic is like for your journey home. Viewing the councils website on the iPhone is possible but a pain as it requires lots of zooming in and out and downloading of superfluous data.  Hence the need for a streamlined iPhone compatible version of the site.

After approaching Sheffield City Council they were interested in an iPhone version of the site and I was given the go ahead to use the camera images in my development.

SheffCam is in early development (beta) and doesnt have all the features I’d like included but I’ve decided to release it to get feedback from potential users.  Please leave suggestions, bugs and feature requests in the comments below.  In the meantime please feel free to take a look at SheffCam on your iPhone or iPod touch.

Enjoy

Hopefully not a fleeting glipse.

I know I’m jumping on the musical band wagon here (no pun intended) but for those who haven’t heard about them I thought I’d just mention how good the album Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes is.

Check them out on Spotify here.

For the god of graze!

Ever get the munchies during work time? ever wish there was an easy way to get a healthy snack while your sat slaving over your keyboard?  Well Graze.com has the answer.

This fantastic new online service will send you a box of fresh snacks right to your door. From fruit to nuts the choice is astounding and you get to choose what and when they send it using the very intuitive and well thought out website.  Don’t like something then just let them know using the food selector and you wont be sent it again.

My First Graze Box

I tried the service out or the first time today and was very impressed as were my colleagues, the packaging designers have gone to town on the whole look and feel of the box you really feel like your getting a quality product.  As for the contents they come vacuum sealed for freshness and include a personalised nutritional guide for the contents of your box…. verdict? very tasty.

How much does this service cost I hear you say? £2.99 (delivered) a box which, considering what you get, is great value for money. For an even better deal use the code GM2VXZQC when signing up to receive your first box FREE.

Grazing has never been so easy or healthy.

Do be Daft

Just been catching up on Diggnation after my sabbatical and thought I’d share this cool link for all you Daft Punk fans.

iDaft