Software

From time to time I write software and related technical articles.

Thu, Aug 17, 2023

Developer tooling and boiled frogs

This is an article about software tooling and the developer experience.

Sun, Dec 15, 2019

Lightroom plugin for Tangent control surfaces

It’s all about speed. If you have a lot of interactive colour correction to do, it’s so much faster to use a hardware panel than it is to use the mouse.

Tue, Apr 10, 2018

Broadcast graphics package

This is a package for the CasparCG playout engine.

It comprises score bugs, a score lower third, generic lower thirds, and a count-up/count-down clock.

Fri, Mar 1, 2013

find-definition: a helper script for programmers

Opens up a new editor directly at the definition of a type, structure, function or anything else that ctags reports.

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

brot2: a fractal plotter

Revisiting the work of a great mathematician.

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

CurrentCost monitoring for RRDtool

Scripts to read data from a CurrentCost CC128 electricity consumption monitor and drop it into an RRDtool database.

Wed, Aug 11, 2010

chiark-cryptdisk: scripts for encrypted backups

This package is only available in source form for Debian systems.

Wed, Feb 10, 2010

Using the ZTE MF626 on Ubuntu and T-Mobile

The ZTE MF626 is a 3G modem stick resold by T-Mobile in the UK.

Wed, Nov 4, 2009

ThinkingRock Debian packaging

I realised I needed some software to keep track of all my various to-do lists.

Thu, Oct 18, 2007

Storming Ions screen saver

A friend approached me one day and asked if I knew how to write screen savers. Uh-oh, I said…

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The Road Less Travelled

Thu, Aug 17, 2023

Developer tooling and boiled frogs

Sun, Nov 15, 2020

Tensegrity table

Tue, Oct 6, 2020

Patio table

Sun, Dec 15, 2019

Lightroom plugin for Tangent control surfaces

Sat, Feb 16, 2019

Whakaari / White Island in 1 minute

Tue, Aug 28, 2018

How to Break Into a Cinema (short film)

Mon, Aug 27, 2018

Leadlighting

Mon, Aug 20, 2018

Worldcon reveal video

Tue, Apr 10, 2018