Bell End
Blog URL http://doogalbellend.blogspot.com/
Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags C#, .NET, BPM, programming, development, software
C#, .NET, BPM, development in general.
Latest Blog Posts
- Using OGC functions in SQL Server 2008 part 3 on Nov 15, 2009
It’s been a while since I last tried to do anything with the spatial features in SQL Server 2008. My next plan was to query the database to see which postcodes were in a particular county. To do this I got hold of the boundary data for some countie...
- Legal action against free postcode lookup on Oct 17, 2009 in Postcodes Google Maps
I only discovered the Ernest Maples website today. Ernest Maples was the man who introduced the UK postcode system. The website was providing a useful service that took a UK postcode and returned the latitude and longitude of that postcode, which see...
- Google Maps tools on Oct 12, 2009 in Google Maps
This is an interesting tool to see what is possible with the Google Maps API. Something I feel missing is real-time update of the shapes being drawn as the user moves the mouse around, something our mapping tool will provide when we ship the next ver...
- Zopa – 18 months on on Oct 11, 2009 in Web Finance
About 18 months ago, I started to siphon some of my savings into Zopa in an attempt to get a slightly better return on my money. So I thought now would be a good time to look back on how well it has gone. First up, it certainly provides better return...
- Micro Men on Oct 11, 2009 in ZX Spectrum TV
BBC3 and BBC4 often have some interesting programmes that are easily missed. I remembered to record Micro Men, a dramatisation of the work of Clive Sinclair and Chris Curry who produced the ZX Spectrum and BBC Micro respectively. It was good fun, alt...
- Checking a latitude/longitude is in the UK on Oct 1, 2009
I found quite a lot of duff data appearing in my incomplete database of UK postcodes, so thought I’d better filter out some of the rubbish. So the obvious thing to do was figure out which latitude and longitudes weren’t in the UK and stop them be...
- OS OpenSpace API on Sep 29, 2009 in GIS Virtual Earth Google Maps
I’m pretty new to the world of GIS but one thing seems blindingly obvious to me, maps are becoming commoditised. With Google Maps and Virtual Earth already on the block, who is ever going to pay for maps anymore? New to the fray is the OS OpenSpace...
