http://www.simonbuckle.com Random thoughts for random people Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:18:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well wherever it is you want to go chances are you aren't going to get there using Google Maps. I thought I would break my hiatus from blogging with a rant. Over the last couple of months every time I viewed a site with a Google map, it wouldn't load ... http://www.simonbuckle.com/2008/07/09/where-do-you-want-to-go-to-today/ For information on Internet bingo games and the best online bingo sites on the web visit the following online bingo sites below: Bingoplayeronline.com Bestbingosites.net These bingo sites provide online bingo reviews, news, tips, and information for you to make the correct choice in a bingo site. http://www.simonbuckle.com/2008/01/15/online-bingo-sponsor/ A friend of mine, Chema, filmed a documentary about social injustices a while ago and he has just put the video online. You can view it here: No Con Mi Silencio, which translates as "Not with my silence", or something like that. It's in Spanish and can be viewed ... http://www.simonbuckle.com/2007/09/02/no-con-mi-silencio/ http://www.simonbuckle.com/2007/07/31/201/ I just tried sending an email from my GMail account but I got a response back pretty quick saying that delivery had failed; I was pretty certain the email address was valid. Looking at the response in greater detail I noticed that it had failed because a relay somewhere along ... http://www.simonbuckle.com/2007/07/11/wednesday-11th-july/ Alfresco uses Open Office to convert documents to PDF but by default it doesn't generate tagged PDF. This note describes how to configure Alfresco so that it does produce tagged PDF. So what is a tagged PDF? Well, it's a PDF that contains structural information about the content, e.g reading order, ... http://www.simonbuckle.com/2007/06/16/tagged-pdf/ BBC News: "But they all maintain their innocence and lawyers observing the trial have suggested acquittals may be more likely than convictions because while turning Swissair's $3bn cash balance into multi-million dollar debts in just a few years may be very stupid, it isn't necessarily a crime." http://www.simonbuckle.com/2007/06/07/thursday-7th-june-2007/ Brief note that explains how to set-up Alfreso to transform various document formats to PDF. I am writing this because I didn't find it particularly easy to track down how to do it; it involves a lot of digging around in the wiki. Hopefully, this note will make it easier ... http://www.simonbuckle.com/2007/06/06/converting-to-pdf-with-alfresco/ This just has to be seen: Darth Vader Rap. Streaming vs Downloads I have been thinking a lot recently about methods of delivering large media files, e.g. video, mp3 etc, and playing them online. Think YouTube. You can either stream the file or use HTTP (progressive) download. My question is this: ... http://www.simonbuckle.com/2007/06/05/tuesday-5th-june-2007/ Due to popular demand - well, one person asked for it - I have added (reverse) geocoding to my map application. In plain English, this means that you can enter your address and the application will zoom to that location on the map; hopefully, this will be less painful ... http://www.simonbuckle.com/2007/05/14/monday-14th-may-2007/