Rumours abounding (nice example here from John Gruber) that Apple may be about to announce an updated Apple TV operating system with apps support, possibly integrated into an Apple-branded TV set rather than being available only as a separate box as at present. (How would you control it? Through a separate iOS device like an… Continue reading This could be bad news for games consoles
Small conclusions about APIs and testing
In my previous post I explained a small but significant API change for v0.9 of the Dataquay library. Although there was nothing very deep about this change or its causes, I found it interesting partly because I had used a partly test-driven process to evolve the original API and I felt there may be a… Continue reading Small conclusions about APIs and testing
Details of the Dataquay v0.9 API changes
Dataquay hasn't seen a great deal of use yet. I've used it in a handful of personal projects that follow the same sort of model as the application it was first designed for, and that's all. But I've recently started to adapt it to a couple of programs whose RDF usage follows more traditional Linked… Continue reading Details of the Dataquay v0.9 API changes
Dataquay
Dataquay is my C++ library for RDF datastore management using the Qt toolkit. It's a library for people who happen to be writing C++ applications using Qt and who are interested in managing data that fit well into a subject-predicate-object graph model (as in the Linked Data paradigm, for example). It uses Qt classes and… Continue reading Dataquay
SkyDrive: OK, let’s face it, it’s a bit pants
This is the second time I've been forestalled in writing a positive note about Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud storage and apps service, by going to the site and finding it isn't actually working at all: I hadn't asked for Hotmail. This is just where the site redirected me when I tried to log in to SkyDrive… Continue reading SkyDrive: OK, let’s face it, it’s a bit pants
A Good Time Not to Get Sick
This is our local NHS GP surgery. I've no idea what the background is here, but the notice says it's had a visit from the bailiffs and the office has been secured for non-payment of commercial rent. I know NHS practices largely have to run as independent businesses these days, but even so, it's kind… Continue reading A Good Time Not to Get Sick