ProjectX Technology

Last of the Summer of Code bootcamps tonight

On the menu is Introduction to PHP, .NET and Pizza.

Should be fun…

Xlinks is a collections of links as discovered by the ProjectX team.

NZ govt details HTML switch off plans
Added on 07/30/2008 at 02:19PM
The website is down heh
Added on 07/30/2008 at 09:06AM

Techcrunch on Cuil
Added on 07/29/2008 at 08:37PM

Dark Knight and Game Theory
Added on 07/28/2008 at 04:30PM

Firebug lite – Firebug for other browsers
Added on 07/27/2008 at 03:35PM

Ruby / Rails books for all programmer levels
Added on 07/26/2008 at 11:07PM

Paul Graham – Ideas we’d like to fund
Added on 07/26/2008 at 01:20PM

Batman sets new box office record in US
Added on 07/22/2008 at 07:42AM

Startups and the role of capital and investments
Added on 07/20/2008 at 08:32PM

Four reasons why most startups fail
Added on 07/20/2008 at 08:32PM

Does genuine tech innovation happen in a recession
Added on 07/20/2008 at 08:30PM

Why Silicon Valley should be worried
Added on 07/20/2008 at 08:29PM

GPS tracking device beats Radar gun in court
Added on 07/19/2008 at 12:53PM

AMD loses US1.2 billion and its CEO: Ouch
Added on 07/19/2008 at 12:53PM

Yahoo hires Blaine Cook
Added on 07/18/2008 at 11:23AM

Amazon / McDonalds a lesson in awful cross marketing
Added on 07/18/2008 at 11:22AM

15 resources to get you started on jQuery
Added on 07/18/2008 at 11:04AM

JQuery plugin for smartlines
Added on 07/18/2008 at 10:38AM

What to eat to make you smarter
Added on 07/18/2008 at 10:37AM

Radiohead data visualisation using canvas and javascript
Added on 07/18/2008 at 09:45AM

For the longest time, I’ve been using the concept of “Bus Theory” when talking to our team. ie. ‘What happens if someone gets run over by a bus’. It’s suppose to make you think about contingency plans and all that stuff.

Unfortunately on the weekend, one of my friends was hit by a bus while he was putting his young son into his car seat. Thankfully, he has been able to walk away with only  multiple fractures in his arm. Thankfully, his young son was completely unharmed.

Its humbling to when you think about the whole thing. Its a timely reminder that sometimes we take things for granted and that our relationships with our friends and family are what really matters.

I was just testing the new add place functionality on ZoomIn and I added the Hippopotamus Restaurant in Wellington to the site. Google crawled the page and put it in the Google index in only 12 minutes and it became the top match! A new record for ZoomIn ! (Previously down from just over 30 minutes)

We’ve completely overhauled the add place process on ZoomIn. Now, if you want to add a place to ZoomIn is as simple as 1, 2, 3.

1. Drag the Add place marker onto the map

Position the marker with X marks the spot. You can adjust the position by dragging the marker to the correct location.

2. Refine your address using the drop down box

We automagically figure out the closest address based on your location. All you have to do is refine the address in the dropdown menu to match your desired location.

3. Add your place content

You can add the name of the place / business, a description and tags .

And you’re done!