Author Archives: jebw

PHP Data Factory

Posted on January 4, 2011 by jebw

I’ve recently written a super simple Data Factory for PHP, called FactoryLib. This can be used to create test data when unit testing your PHP code. Including this in your tests is very simple ?View Code PHP1 2 require ‘factory_lib.php’ … Continue reading →

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Hot and Cold

Posted on December 22, 2010 by jebw

Its been a busy couple of weeks, its been pretty cold and icy here in Cumbria, the same as much of the country and I’ve managed to take advantage of the ice and have got a few good ice climbs … Continue reading →

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Using Git and FTP to manage Webservers

Posted on October 13, 2010 by jebw

One of the clients I work with use FTP to deploy software to their servers, but when I do the development work I’d rather keep my changes in a local copy, managed under the Git version control system, hence my … Continue reading →

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The web without a webserver

Posted on August 10, 2010 by jebw

Desktop software seems to be becoming more and more of a niche requirement when it comes to bespoke software. In comparison to web based software it tends to be slower to develop, and more time consuming to roll out updates, … Continue reading →

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Hacking gstreamer in C

Posted on June 15, 2010 by jebw

C has never been my strong point but I’ve just been playing around with gstreamer, and have managed to write a super simple audio player. Its using decodebin (not playbin) so can handle the various audio formats which gstreamer supports. … Continue reading →

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Awesome week on Skye

Posted on June 13, 2010 by jebw

Just had an awesome holiday on Skye. Met friends up in Glen Brittle and spent a day on the ridge and a day climbing on the Cioch in stunning weather. Woke up to rain the next day so headed to … Continue reading →

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My First Talk

Posted on March 31, 2010 by jebw

I’ve not had much time for hacking lately but I did my first talk the other day for the newly formed GeekUp in Lancaster. They were scouting round for someone to do a talk and in a fit of enthusiasm … Continue reading →

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FTP Bundle for Textmate

Posted on March 8, 2010 by jebw

I’ve just added a very simplistic Bundle for Textmate which will upload files when you save them. Its got two commands, one to set the FTP settings, which are just held in a YAML file in the TM Project root … Continue reading →

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A2DP on the cheap

Posted on January 28, 2010 by jebw

Wow, its been a while since I last blogged – oh well first new years resolution, start blogging again. I’ve been wanting a way to broadcast music/film audio from my laptop to my stereo in the living room. I could’ve … Continue reading →

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Weird

Posted on May 27, 2009 by jebw

I’m busy writing a Rails plugin, following good Test Driven Development practices, ie Writing tests, checking they fail, then writing code to make them pass. This time though the tests passed straight off, without me writing the functionality – hmm, … Continue reading →

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