Web services

Web services

I just registered with Amazon to use their web services API. I have to confess that I have not done any web services work before, but I am quite excited by the idea of hooking into some existing sites to play with their data. I have a few ideas at the moment for what...
Web services

Dog Cam

Having the pooch around the house has called for some clever thinking. We have been wanting to leave him outside to play while we are in the house, but felt uncomfortable, just in case he eats a badger or something. So, I have set up the dog cam: It is a wireless...
PHPWM

PHPWM

So, I finally managed to get the Mailman setup working with Exim. This comes as quite a surprise, particularly given my relative inability of using Exim. Nonetheless, I have got it working, and I can officially announce the West Midlands PHP User Group. The aim of the...
Web services

Dog shoes

Today my first print copy of php|architect arrived and it is pretty darn good. I have been waiting for this for ages, and although I have bought a few of their PDF back issues, it is far more satisfying having a print copy to leaf through. I found this particularly...
Evolution plugin

Evolution plugin

I am working with a client to possibly get funding for a SugarCRM plugin for Evolution, and it struck me today that I don’t instantly know who to ask to code this. Sure, I could possibly contact Novell, Red Hat or maybe Sun, but I thought there must be some...
Bits and bobs

Bits and bobs

So, SugarCRM 3.0 has been released. This is great news. As the CRM boy at OpenAdvantage, I have quite a fondness for Sugar. Although very much a corporate and sales driven CRM, it does satisfy many of the needs of organisations. What does concern me however is the...