Second day on the new job.
Another day of online courses, health and safety training and getting myself up to speed with the organisation.
God, I miss freelancing.
Feedbin for iOS is now available on the App Store.
Great to see Feedbin now have their own native app for iOS that matches the website, feature for feature.
NB reminds us to embrace the simplest of movements, walking
I’m starting to wonder if running a side product is worth the hassle, given the amount of regulation on privacy and payment processing there is now.
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Trailer
I can’t wait for this.
I remember watching this as a kid. Everything about it was amazing. And judging by the trailer, it looks like it will retain the sense of magicalness when it lands on Netflix on the 30th of August.
Playing with the Dark Sky API and the Bootstrap card component
As part of a side-project I’m working on, I’ve been trying to build an informative weather widget that gives current and forecasted stats for the next few hours.
I’m using the card component from Bootstrap to structure the widget. The card component is excellent for this, as it allows me to structure the widget but will enable it to have different styles for different websites. I’m surprised by just how much I’ve been using the card component, as it’s quite versatile.
Dark Sky provides all the weather stats that I need. I have a background worker that fetches the stats from the Dark Sky API and saves it to the database. I can then query the database for the stats as well as cache the widget for a short period.
The Dark Sky API is excellent as the forecast request gives you minute by minute forecasted weather for the hour, as well as hourly and daily forecasts for the next seven days.
The Dark Sky API also includes descriptions for icons that you can use. These standard descriptions can then be used to map to whatever icon you want. I’m using Font Awesome for my weather widget’s icons. I have a helper method in my application that maps the icon description from the Dark Sky API to the correct Font Awesome icon.
So far I’m pretty happy with the results.
Nicholas Bate reminds us to do the right things.
Drew’s first hit on the course
Drew’s played his first six holes on the course today from the shortened blue tees we have for our younger players. Despite the pouring rain, he played well and picked up some tips from Ethan.
It’s great to see the boys share an interest. Even with the age gap, they can always do it together.
We spent the day exploring the beaches and grounds around Culzean Castle today. It was such a great place to spend the day, and we also got lucky with the weather!
Had a great time yesterday at St Andrews. Got the boy’s picture on the Swilken bridge, walked along the beach, had one of the best fish and chips ever, and finally wandered around the ruins of St Andrews Cathedral. Next time we visit, we’re bringing the golf clubs.
