Tim Parkin http://www.pollenation.net/journal/tim Some software http://www.pollenation.net/journal/tim/83 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:21:45 GMT The next few posts will cover a few bits of software I use on a regular basis. I'd like to think we're very productive for a small company and the reason for this is a combination of our experience, skills and the choice of tools which we use. Blogroll Aggregator http://www.pollenation.net/journal/tim/84 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:23:19 GMT I was fed up of working on lots of different systems and not having easy access to my aggregator. I didn't want to use a website (mostly because i didn't like how they worked) and so I added my own in. Tools - Filelight http://www.pollenation.net/journal/tim/87 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:34:55 GMT In the process of clearing out old temporary data and reorganising folders, I was looking for a tool to show me where all my disk space had gone. SVN and Tortoise http://www.pollenation.net/journal/tim/88 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:37:09 GMT One of the things I learnt quickly when working with computers is that an undo feature is quite handy. The amount of times you added or deleted something you didn't mean to is embarrassingly large. An undo feature is now included on most programs and I'm sure a lot of people wish they also came as a birth right(I know I'm spent many times wishing for one). Google Updates Gone Wild http://www.pollenation.net/journal/tim/89 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:38:34 GMT Google appears to be undergoing a major upheaval at the moment, our rankings have globally got better but some indivual terms have been up and down like a yo-yo. Unicode http://www.pollenation.net/journal/tim/93 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:51:06 GMT Not many posts for a while, we've been busy creating a website back-end for the Super League. In doing so we had to handle some legacy content and work out the ins and outs of unicode encodings and some practical issues in applying all this to Python. New Scientist CSS Layout http://www.pollenation.net/journal/tim/98 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:59:47 GMT It's always nice to see new sites adopting CSS layout and the latest one to add to the list is `New Scientist`_. plpython http://www.pollenation.net/journal/tim/99 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 13:01:42 GMT We've been using plpython stored procedures for postgres recently and, after seeing a post about someone else using them, I thought I'd put a very rough script up that I use to help in their development. Google Circles & Microsoft http://www.pollenation.net/journal/tim/176 Sun, 02 Apr 2006 09:29:15 GMT Google have purportedly added a new feature called 'Google Circles' that takes aggregate data from certain domains or regional groupings and provides a list of top searches made. This is vagueley boring until you see that microsoft.com are one of the 'circles' Macroloft Loft Conversion http://www.pollenation.net/journal/tim/184 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:52:41 GMT We're getting new office space created by opening up the loft. A company called Macroloft are carrying out the work and I thought it would be interesting to keep a diary of what happens. The Macroloft website was a big influence on why we chose them as a company. So far things have been slow to get going but with Macroloft relying on word of mouth for 60% of their referrals, I'm sure they'll make up the time well.