The Bit Bucket: The Blog of Lucas Sherwood

Foursquare - will it last?

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:31:00 +1100

So I like cool apps on my iPhone just as much as the next geek so much so I have three Twitter clients that I switch between depending on how I am feeling so when foursquare launched down under I grabbed it and started to checkin everywhere. The trai...

Playing with Photosynth

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:20:00 +1100

Finally I have gotten around to playing with Microsoft's latest toy, Photosynth. What is Photosynth I hear you say? well it is a very cool combination of technologies that allow you to create a psudo 3D representation of something from 2D photos. ...

not broken anymore...

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:03:00 +1100

So it has been a while since i have posed anything here. So long in fact that things broke whilst I was away... In the last year or so twitter has basically substituted for this blog as 140 chars is easy and I was never the best writer anyway. ...

The Omnivore's Hundred

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:40:00 +1100

I am a bit of a sucker for these big list style memes,and I have not updated for a while so I thought this would be a little fun... What to do: Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions. Bold all the items you've e...

iPhone countdown widget

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:05:58 +1100

if you are like me and can't wait for the new iPhone 2.0 handsets to come out and need to know just how long you will need to wait, you need a desktop widget. I spent a bit of time tonight looking around for a good looking one but couldn't find one t...

Free flickr exporter for iPhoto

Sun, 25 May 2008 21:12:22 +1100

I just came across this very cool plugin for iphoto called FFXporter it makes life so much easier and the best thing is that it is totally free!

Any just thought I should share!

testing (please ignore this post)

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:50:04 +1100

just playing with ScribeFire it is a sweet little plugin for firefox that lets you blog from a panel in the browser...

Melbourne Summer Cycle

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:31:00 +1100

I have registered to take part in the 2008 Melbourne Summer Cycle. It is a ride to raise funds to help support of those affected by Multiple Sclerosis. This can only be achieved with your help. Please take a moment to view my online fundraising ...

Help me!

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:51:00 +1100

Apparently xobni is damn cool but I am not on the cool list :( Help me out and use this link to sign up to get it! Apparently it gives you stats in outlook on people you interact with..

Web Trivia Night

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:42:00 +1100

So I was hanging out with some cool geeks at the Aimia Intimates event last night and one of them told me about a trivia contest that I might actually be able to win! I am not sure if I can make it to Sydney again, but if you are in Sydney and kn...

Testing Testing one, two three...

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:34:00 +1100

I just came across the best guide I have ever seen on how to write a good bug... Reporting bugs - a how-to guide this is a must read for anyone working with support or doing any sort of testing!

Google Streetmaps

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:00:00 +1100

Google have built this really just for the voyeur in everyone... For me it has been really fun, checking out all the places I loved in San Francisco. I just spotted this great sight outside the Westin on Taylor st.. Yeah ok, ignore Victoria Secret...

You broke the build!

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:22:00 +1100

I am so glad someone put this in writing! Phil has a link to a larger version on his blog

Getting SSL running on IIS under Vista

Thu, 31 May 2007 08:50:00 +1100

I often use Self Signed SSL certs for testing to make sure that my SSL code is all good. Normally it is a bit of a pain but in the case of vista it is MUCH EASER (I know, shock horror!) Check out Scott's blog post entitled Tip/Trick: Enabling SSL...

Tower Defence

Wed, 30 May 2007 08:16:00 +1100

I am not normally one to post about great flash games but when Frank Arr twittered about Desktop Tower Defense, I had a few seconds to spare so I thought I would have a look. ... after about five minutes I realized that I would not put this dow...